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On-the-land contest: Oct. 30, 2020

Winner:

Christine Neeveacheak
Taloyoak
Samuel Neeveacheak, 4 years old, caught his first caribou at German Lake on September 5 with his .22. His atata Darren Ogruk wounded the caribou by the leg and Sam killed with a headshot.

ᑯᕆᔅᑏᓐ ᓂᕕᐊᑦᓯᐊᒃ
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ
ᓵᒥᐅᓪ ᓂᕕᐊᑦᓯᐊᒃ, 4−ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ German ᑕᓯᖓᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 5−ᒥ .22−ᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᑖᑕᖓ ᑎᐊᕆᓐ ᐅᒡᕈᒃ ᖁᑭᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ ᑐᒃᑐ ᓂᐅᖓᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓵᒻ ᑐᖁᖦᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᓂᐊᖁᖓᒍᑦ ᖁᑭᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ.

George Aklah
Taloyoak
Myself and my son Andy Aklah holding the 47” lake trout on our May fishing. At our spring break camp.

ᔪᐊ−ᐊᒃᓚ
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ
ᒪᓕᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᔾᔨ ᐅᕙᖓᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᕐᓂᕋ ᐋᓐᑎ ᐊᒃᓚ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅ 47” ᐃᖣᕋᕐᒥ ᒪᐃᒥ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ. ᐅᐱᕐᙱᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᕗᑦ.

Joseph Quqqiaq Jr.
Taloyoak
Late Inagayuq Quqqiaq went to Spence Bay at the time from Thom Bay walking 50 plus miles then back to Thom Bay to go pick up heating fuel at the time. He is my namesake and Late Grandfather. Photo was taken in the 1960s.

ᔫᓯᐱ ᖁᖅᑭᐊᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ
ᐃᓇᒐᔪᖅ ᖁᖅᑭᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐃᑐᐊᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᓱᒃᖢᓂ 50 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᒪᐃᔪᔅᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᑐᐊᑕᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒐᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ. ᐊᑎᕆᕙᕋ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᐸᕋ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯ 1960−ᖏᓐᓂ.

Taliq Ningeocheak
Coral Harbour
My 4-year-old, Scarlet Ningeocheak sipping tea on the qamutik 71 miles northwest of Arviat, spring 2020.

ᑕᓕᖅ ᓂᖏᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅ
ᓴᓪᓖᑦ
4-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᔅᑳᓕᑦ ᓂᖏᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᑏᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒧᑎᖕᒥ 71 ᒪᐃᔪᔅᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᐱᖓᓐᓇᖓᓂ, ᐅᐱᕐᙶᖅ 2020.

Renee Rose Nakoolak
Rankin Inlet
Northern lights with a little bit of cloud in Rankin Inlet.

ᕋᓇᐃ ᕉᔅ ᓇᑯᓛᒃ
ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ
ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᓄᔪᔭᖃᒐᓛᒃᖢᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ.