It's been 27 years today since the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) was signed. At that time, it was the first comprehensive land claim agreement made north of the 60th parallel and only the second in the entire country. The goals of the IFA are to 1) Preserve Inuvialuit cultural identity and values within a changing northern society. 2) Enable Inuvialuit to be equal and meaningful participants in the northern and national economy and society. And 3) Protect and preserve the Arctic wildlife, environment, and biological productivity. (Information taken from the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation website).
On Friday, the town celebrate Inuvialuit Day with a huge feast, including muskox burgers, muskox meatballs, fish patties, rabbit stew, salads, traditional donuts, home-made cranberry sauce (every family has their own secret cranberry sauce recipe!) and many many other delicious things! I think the last time I ate that much was my farewell dinner at home! It was fantastic, and there were so many people out to celebrate! Looking around you, you could really see the cultural diversity that has settled into this far corner of Canada! We even got to enjoy a performance by the drum and dance group, clad in traditional clothing, chanting and dancing to the beat of their drums. Very cool! Check out some of the pictures and video clips! Inuvik June Photos Also note that I've started a new photo album (this album) for the month of June as the last one was getting a bit big! Also, check out my snow melt time series photos to see just how fast the snow melted! Snow Melt Time Series
Today is our day off and we had a luxurious lie in before cooking up a big eggs/bacon/hashbrowns breakfast! It's a gorgeous day outside.. might go for a hike later.
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