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Owen Willie, 18, hunts
snow geese on his
family’s remote camp
in the Canadian Arctic.
Willie joined the camp-
ing trip shortly after
his high school grad-
uation and spent the
spring tracking the
goose migration.

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Darcy Enoogoo, 36,
and his wife, Susan,
take off work each
year to bring their
children on seal hunt-
ing trips. The ringed
seal has vitamin-rich
meat, fat that burns
well, and skin to turn
into warm clothing.

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Marie Naqitarvik, 30,
wasn’t taught extensive
hunting or camping
skills as a child. She
learned after marrying
a professional hunter.
Now they hunt with
their children on ances-
tral lands in spring.

PASSING DOWN


ANCESTRAL


HUNTING AND


SURVIVAL


SKILLS IS SEEN


AS CRUCIAL


AT A TIME


WHEN SUCH


KNOWLEDGE IS


DISAPPEARING.


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