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Getting ready to watch the slide show with pictures of their northern
trip.
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Farewell Dinner at the School
Our final dinner together was held at the school the
night we returned from our camping trip. It was great to be together
as a group for this last time. Two parents put the dinner together and
we ate like we had never eaten before. Turkey, char, salads, vegetables,
rolls and more! We saw another slide show with the photos of our trip
in Taloyoak. It was really fun to watch the pictures of our friends
as they were bundled up for the winter weather. There were some funny
shots too!
After the dinner, we played more Inuit games but this
time they were party games using dice. We sat in a circle and passed
the dice around. We chose a number, say 7, and the person who rolled
this number had to either pick up as many sock rings or pop tabs (depending
on the game) as they can before the next person rolls the key number.
It was a fun race and some of the students were getting really agressive
in a fun way.
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Cam playing a dice game with socks.
Rebecca - a winner for the least socks to be slid over her hands.
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Playing a dice game that uses popcan tabs to resemble berries. The
person who picks the most berries when they roll the correct number
wins.
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Skiing and Sliding
Our last morning together was spent skiing and sliding.
Deborah took her three huskies out for us to try skijoring - that is
skiing while tied to a dog! We had a great time even though we ended
up on our bottoms some of the time. It was a great day and the last
time we would be outside in the Arctic. It was fun!
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Playing a dice game that uses a Sears Catalogue.
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Rebecca and Koonook share a cushion in the tent.
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Skiing and Sliding
by Natalie
On our last day, before we left on the plane, we went
to a big hill just outside of town, to go sliding. Most people walked
to the hill but Rebecca and I got to try cross country skiing with a
dog pulling each of us. It was so much fun, but neither of us could
stay on our feet for long, and the dogs weren't impressed with our clumsiness.
We sledded from the top of a big hill, and flew down to the bottom.
We donŐt have hills like that (without the obstacle of trees) in Invermere
for sledding, so it was a really neat experience.
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Matt, harnessed up and ready to do some skijoring.
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Using the dogs for skijoring to the hill
Cam gets ready for a bit of skijoring. The dogs will pull him while
he skis along behind.
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Sliding can be done in many ways. This time the student use a large
sled. Most sliders just use their bottoms or a good tobaggon.
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Megan on the skidoo.
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