Northern Life
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Traditional Clothing Contest
Alright, I'm finally getting around to posting Leah's photos from the Traditional Clothing contest from the Nunavut 10th birthday celebrations up here April 1st. There are a lot of photos to post, so I'm going to just post them and not a lot of narrative, I'll be happy to try and answer any questions you
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One-legged high kick
While downloaded images from Leah's camera I came across these shots that I hadn't been aware that she had taken. These were taken during the Christmas games and are all of the one-legged high kick. Here is how it works. The contestant stands on one foot. Jumping up he kicks a object suspended above his
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Qapiq
I'll post more when I get the photos on to one of my computers, and organize them, but here is a teaser from the Traditional clothing contest on Nunavut's 10th anniversary celebrations. This is Qapiq, at 88 our eldest elder, and one of my favourite people. She's wearing skin clothing that she made herself. The
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Scenes from a celebration
It was a gorgeous day for the 10th Anniversary. Minus ten with a warm sun feels incredible after last weeks -36C. Brand new Kamiks The best place to observe the action, definitely from an Amautiq My girl mingling in the crowd My boy, moments before the "get that camera out of my face" paparazzi push.
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The future is so bright
Happy 10th Anniversary Nunavut!
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Inuksuit
Inuksuit, in my opinion, are vastly overexposed as a cultural symbol. From a huge one in Hay River (not the tundra) to the Olympics, to every cheesy souvenir that has Nunavut written somewhere on it, they are impossible to avoid. Which is too bad really, because they should be iconic, they are a perfect symbol.
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Coffee, clones, and cartography
I heard of a writer, whose name I don't recall, responding to a question about writer's block something along the line of "You know, my father was a trucker but he never had 'trucker's block'". And I suppose its true to a point, but just like there are days when his father probably rued climbing
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Where the Gyrfalcon isn’t (Conclusion)
Link to Part one After leaving the Gyrfalcon Aerie I headed west towards Admiralty inlet, paralleling the cliffs. I kept one eye on the cliffs, looking for that telltale flash of white against the red rock. As I neared the end of the cliffs I noticed the black stain where the water falls down the
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Where the Gyrfalcon isn’t
Although it is difficult to imagine temperatures in the mid minus twenties as springlike, Friday saw the arrival of the Spring Equinox. The world tilted so the equator was on the same plane as our orbit around the sun, and all the world enjoyed the same photoperiod (briefly). Now as the pole begins to point