Jonathan and Julie in the North

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The Overview

Just in case you missed parts 1, 2 & 3, here is a somewhat complete overview of our adventure in the North so far…
Jonathan and I arrived in Puvirnituq in early August, 2005 so that’s where this story begins…

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Photos

Puvirnituq
View of PUV and the PUV Bay, WEST

Puvirnituq - East
View from the Small docks

Puvirnituq - South
View of Dog Island, where the Inuit keep their sled Dogs during the summer months.

Fauna and Flora
Before the Snow...

Fluffy Flowers
When we got here, this plant was everywhere. It's cottoney soft ;}

Northern Blackberries
Here are the local Blackberries that the Inuit use in their bannock bread and in their favorite desert
fish, seal fat and of course
Blackberries. It tastes better than it sounds. Really.

Tundra in the Fall
Where we are in PUV it's very flat____

The Tundra Rocks!!
There is an abundance of rocks here of all shapes, sizes and colours. And did I mention it's very flat...

Jo Rocks!!
Jo in the Tundra

Jonathan's fishing trip
Jonathan went fishing with one of the Inuit teachers, Paulusie.They went fishing about 60 km. North of PUV near Akulivik. They went by boat via the Hudson Bay with an 18 foot canoe in 5 ft. high Hudson Bay waves. They caught 60 Artic Char, 1 seal,6 geese and 1 Caribou. Paulusie feeds many families in PUV.

Some Wildlife
A Caribou or two

More Wildlife
Look Closely...an Artlic fox.

Halloween in PUV
Halloween is very popular here, we had over 150 kids show up at our door for candy.
In a village of 1600, with 60% of the population under 20 years old
150 kids isn’t so bad!?!

Halloween Party
After the Trick or Treating, there was Halloween party in the school Gymnasium. This little girl won the costume contest.

Beluga's Come in
The beluga whales come in only once a year. It is every Inuit’s favorite day because fresh Beluga skin/fat is their all-Time favorite food. Every village only gets a limited amount of whales as they are an endangered species.

Supporting the Whale Hunters
As you can see, all the village comes out to not only grab some of their favorite grub, but also to support their local Beluga whale Hunters.

Try some Muktuk
Muktuk is the Beluga skin in Inuktitut. Jo and I tried it and we agreed that it tasted like raw almonds, and that it is very, very, very chewy.

Before the Blizzard
This is the view from our first house before the blizzard

The Blizzard
When a Blizzard hits, hard snow dunes, some measuring up to 5 ft high, appear everywhere. The snow here is very fine and very hard.

Julie's Classroom
In PUV, Im an in an IPL (Individual Path of Learning)Teacher.One of their favorite activities is leatherworking.