December 2011
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Cousin's half way across the world from home....
Dec. 4 sunday 2011
Jordan and I are really close cousin’s we grew up together. we have same friends. We hang out most of the day and spent time with our family. We like to work together and help each other.
Jordan and I Are in Durban for the last 2 days now. On our way to Durban we had like 30 Hours of flight, We spent time in london UK. for 10hr. We stayed in the air-port and chill...
November 2011
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September 2011
3 posts
Interview with my Grandpa, James Konek about...
I Interview My Grandpa. James Konek about Inuit Health and Climate change. James has been telling me stories about his life time when he was a young boy even before i join this Project he has told me some stories How inuit lived and survived in the arctic. My grandpa had said that Inuit use to be healthy, but they also be hungry at times. Inuit Survived by folloing the Animals around them mostly...
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About COP17 in Durban South Africa.
What i have learn about COP17 in Durban South Africa by reading the website is that The COP17 is all about Climate change and Health it’s all about trying to do better with our environment. there are going to be a lot of people from all around the world sharing their own perspective and knowledge from their own Tradition and culture, some are going to talk about what they have learn about...
August 2011
6 posts
Inuit traditional food diet.
curtis, konek.
aug, 19, 2011
Inuit have been eating traditional food for a very long time and have been hunting them for a centries. When inuit were nomadic inuit survive from eating traditional food and by follow the herds of caribou and hunt any small animals such as pitarmegin, rabbit, and fish, beluga whale, seal, and warlus and any other animal. Inuit from up north above the arctic...
July 2011
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The Importance of doing this project in Arviat, Nu
Arviat Nanisiniq History Project is a great way of bonding with our elders and to colloborate with our elders and youth to talk about our history and listen to their knowladge. Our Elders have a lot to say, like my grandparents have told me that they can talk for hours and hours about how they survive and what they have done to survive in the arctic. So don’t be affard to talk to our elders...
June 2011
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Interview with Peter Irniq
by Curtis Konek
May 24 2011
On may 14, 2011 I interviewed Peter Irniq about Inuit living in the past and living the ”modern life” which is today, with new technology, and about the residential school. Peter said a lot of things about Inuit who used to live out on the land, and what they thought when their kids were taken away from their parents, when they had no choice to let them go. Peter...
May 2011
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Interview with Timothy Taleriktok, about the...
On Tuesday May 2, 2011, we interviewed Timothy Taleriktok about working in the Rankin Inlet Nickel Mine. Timothy was a young man when he worked in the mine in 1958. He was a 19 year old back then. Timothy worked with his father Aiyarani. Timothy had three job positions at the mine. His first job was as a janator. Then he moved to the mill and he started working underground. Timothy made 75 cents...
April 2011
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History project in Arviat with, Tester and...
In the past few months i have been really interested about this Ninisiniaq project. this project will touch a lot of youth in the future, the youth will know more about their history, and about how Inuit lived before the new environment began in 1957, (nickel mine.) before the mine opens Inuit survived by hunting, trapping, fishing and hunting small animals to survive in the Arctic. I know that...