Northern Life
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Another Nunavut Blog
I know that many people come to my blog to learn more about Canada’s Arctic, and there is a great interest out there on our lives in the North. I’ve just come across another Nunavut blog – Nunablog which is written by two teachers new to Nunavut this year. You should probably go visit them
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New Years – Eskimo Icecream and other food you eat on the floor
Okay, before you start, I know that eskimo is a derogatory word for most Inuit. Eskimo Ice cream, though, is the only thing I’ve ever heard anybody call alu. But more on it later. New Years here is celebrated in the High Arctic’s inimitable style. New Years eve, like most evenings this time of year
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Christmas in the High Arctic, continued
Each night, following the games, there is a dance. Generally it lasts until 2 or 3 am but on some days (for instance Christmas and New Years) it goes all night. Usually it features Inuktitut dancing. Inuktitut dancing originated in the arctic with Scottish Whalers, and has evolved into its own dance. How to describe
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Christmas in the High Arctic
I’m not quite sure what happened to my Christmas this year, I, sort of, let it mostly pass by. Pre-occupation with finances and the business is mostly to blame. I like Christmas, now that Travis is here. After Janice’s death all the joy had left what had always been a joyful time for me. I
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Winter Solstice
Today the sun begins its journey back into our lives here in the North. The next six weeks will see the twilight lengthen noticeably every day until February 6th, when we’ll get our first glimpse of the sun in three months. Right now, as I get ready to go to the house, the sky is
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Narwhal Podcast
Ah, I love that title… Well, seeing that Narwhal have been in the news lately for the discovery that the male’s tusks contain millions of nerve endings (I have issues with it being called a sensory organ, mostly around it being a male only attribute), I thought that I’d share a little movie of Narwhal
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The Moon by Snowlight
Yesterday was a dull day. A light snow fell for much of it from a heavily overcast sky, dulling what little light we had. But as I drove down last night to Leah’s mom’s to pick up her and Travis, the sky had cleared and it was a crisp, bright evening, calm and calming. The
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Remembrance Day
They grow not old, as we who are left grow old.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,We will remember them. Remembrance Day is by far one of the most important days of my year. A day which holds so much meaning and emotion