National Geographic USA - 09.2019

AS ICE THINS IN THE

CANADIAN ARCTIC,

THE INUIT USE

CAMPING TRIPS TO

TEACH THE YOUNG

HOW TO LIVE OFF THE

LAND—AND PRESERVE

THEIR CULTURE.

STORY AND

PHOTOGRAPHS

BY ACACIA JOHNSON

When sea ice ages, the salt sinks into
the ocean, leaving fresh, drinkable
water on top. Charlotte Naqitaqvik
collects a teapot of water at her
family’s hunting camp in Nuvukutaak,
near the community of Arctic Bay
in northern Canada.

BEFORE

IT

MELTS

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