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On-the-land-contest – July 31

Amazing on-the-land stories - July 31, 2020

WINNER: Crystal Natanine
Arctic Bay
Tagoo Willie seal hunting and camping around Arctic Bay. Four big seals came up for air at the same time after this one.

ᑯᕆᔅᑐᓪ ᓈᑕᓇᐃᓐ
ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ
ᑕᒎ ᐅᐃᓕ ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖕᒫᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ. ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᓂ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓂ ᐳᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ.

 

 

 

 

 

Tracy Okhina
Cambridge Bay
Canada Day swimming in Cambridge Bay, taken while there was still ice in the bay.

ᑐᕋᐃᓯ ᐅᒃᕼᐃᓇ
ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ
ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐳᐃᔾᔪᕋᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᓕ ᓯᑯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ.

 

 

 

Kuki Eetuk
Coral Harbour
My son Jace Eetuk sleeping on a drying rack for mikku while the family is cutting up more meat at our campsite, June 2020.

ᑯᑭ ᐃᑦᑐᖅ
ᓴᓪᓖᑦ
ᐃᕐᓂᕋ ᔭᐃᔅ ᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᓂᒃᑐᖅ ᐸᓂᖅᓰᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᒥᒃᑯᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐋᒃᑐᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᔫᓂ 2020.

 

 

Annie Aleekee
Taloyoak
Leanna Lena Mungumashluk Aleekee caught her first fish with a rod and she was so proud and happy! Taken in Taloyoak on July 12, 2020.

ᐋᓂ ᐊᓖᑭ
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ
ᓕᐋᓇ ᓖᓇ ᒧᖑᒪᔅᓗᒃ ᐊᓖᑮ ᐃᖃᓗᒋᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᑦᑕᐅᑎᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐱᐅᖅᑲᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᖢᓂ! ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊ ᔪᓚᐃ 12, 2020−ᒥ.

Jamie Maghagak
Cambridge Bay
My 2-year-old Daughter Gracelyn Oniak recently went on her first camping trip, and she loved it! She had many firsts during our trip, one being helping me to pluck a goose her Dad caught.

ᔭᐃᒥ ᒪᒃᕼᐊᒐᖅ
ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ
ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐸᓂᒐ ᒍᕋᐃᔅᓕᓐ ᐅᓂᐊᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑕᖕᒫᕆᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ! ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᕆᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᖑᕐᒥ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ.