ABOVE
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.RIGHT
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.OPPOSITE PAGE
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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