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Describe one land- based activity and explain how the activity is connected to Inuit culture, health and wellness.

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We like to go ice fishing in Panniqtuu, enjoy the outdoors with friends and family. Providing Arctic char to the elders in the community. In this picture we are hoping the ice forms this winter so we can go fishing in Spring.

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Berry picking out on the land in fall. Walking and climbing in mountains, picking berries with a berry picker, or with hands. The berries we pick we freeze them in the freezer for all year round, and make aluk, with tunnuk caribou fat, or Crisco lard, etc. and share the berries we picked for our close family or for an elder.

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Karol;

Exploring plants (science)

Looking at plants and what the name is and what we use them for, the children would love this activity because they like to pick flowers/grass and we can teach them about the specific plant if we have the book about Nunavut plants.

This activity will connect us to the land and our ancestors because we are learning about how they would use every little thing on the land as they barely have access to what we have today, for example; Fireweed flower can make jam.

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I love hunting, this is me and my father when I was about to catch my first caribou, since then I haven’t caught any since then… I forgot what year this was but it was during spring time, I’d love to go hunting more often but I don’t have my own ride lol… me and my family loves eating caribou, we eat it raw, cooked, frozen, dried….we also love giving out free caribou when we have a lot in our freezer :)

Also we use the antler for jigger, for ice fishing.. I love fishing also

Inuit culture connection by giving out free meat to the community.. we usually think of elders first then we finally tell the community..

-krisy

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White hills.

Every spring a lot of families goes to white hills to go fishing.

We start going out spring til fall. I get to see my kids happy. My kids loves to climb up the hill and slide down ever fast. Seeing my kids happy makes me happy. While they slide i fish and wait til i catch one. Catching fish makes me happy cause I love the feel of feeling of tug. Seeing other families being out and enjoy the beautiful weather and getting tan.

We connect because all our lives and our ancestors lived on the land. We learn from our parents or grandparents about land and how to survive on land. ESP when we get stranded out there. Walking is health and wellness because we can walk anywhere we like but we have to be careful from wild animals. Seeing beautiful sunset or sunrise. Refreshing to our mind when all we can hear is quietness.

-Holly Kayuryuk

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Polar Bear Fishing.

For this game, you’ll need a bucket and toy fish, you will lay the toy fish anywhere on the ground covered in snow or nuna and the kids will act like polar bears as they look for fish while swinging their arms from side to side and once they find them they will carry them to the bucket and continue looking for more.

Verna

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We love going to the point to go fishing/sledding. We love to climb the hill explore the land. We love fishing. When we catch fish we give it out to people or dog food. Share our catch. 

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We love going to the point to go fishing/sledding. We love to climb the hill explore the land. We love fishing. When we catch fish we give it out to people or dog food. Share our catch. 

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Connect to our land by. Sharing explore our tundra.

Look for rocks

Karen

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one land based activity that my family and I do is during spring season we go on the ice near nuvuuttuaq or further and do ice fishing and my mother and uncle will talk about what they did as children while growing up on the land and talk about what they did with my late grandpa with hunting or help fix/make their tools.

This is connected by them telling me/us how they used to do things with traditional tools and how they would survive while living on the land. To me it makes me feel more connected to my culture on how vivid they’re describing how they worked or on how they hunted animals.

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This berry picking activity is connected to Inuit culture, health and wellness; it is a foundation of Inuit identity and way of life. For generations, Inuit have relied on the land for food, knowledge and survival. These activities pass down traditional skills, language and respect for nature from Elders to younger generations. Being on the land helps make our cultural pride and belonging stronger.

Connection to health:

land-based activities promote movement, strength, endurance and coordination through walking. harvesting traditional foods supports healthier diets that are culturally appropriate and nutritious.

Connection to wellness:

Mentally and emotionally, time on the land supports a lot of healing, reduces stress and improves positive feelings. The land provides a sense of calm, purpose and connection.

-Angel A.

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This picture was captured in 2021 of October, where my partner and our friends went out to go caribou hunting, they all had a successful hunt but when we were going back to town, we ended up being stuck overnight. Long story short, my partners can am was stuck in mud & our friends never left our side till daylight (to inform search and rescue where we were). This is hunting, one of the main food source’s for our older generations growing up, hunting gives us patience and time with walking, hunting is great for our men’s mental health, as well as women. This is culture, to keep skin and dry, then make caribou clothing - I’m not sure if it matters but I heard that fall caribou skin is better or recommended for outer wear clothing.

Hunting has been a land based activity for a long time and it is still, hunting caribou contains, butcher and moving around for their health and well-being.

-Hattie Aningaat

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My parents, siblings and I grew up going out ice fishing every spring. This is connected to Inuit culture because Inuit use their fishing skills for survival back then. They’d eat the fish that they caught for their meals. Eating fish offers a lot of health and wellness benefits such as the high quality protein, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, and minerals, which supports heart health by reducing disease risk, boosting brain function, improving mental well being, aiding vision and strengthening bones.

-Lisa Parker:)

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One land based activity is caribou hunting. Caribou hunting is connected to Inuit culture because Inuit use the caribou for food, clothing and supplies with the bones. Some examples for supplies that are made with the bones are:

-sewing needle

-ivalu

-fishing jigger

Inuit use the amiq for clothing.

All these are used for health and wellness because without the caribou food would be scarce and some clothing would be worn out. Inuit need caribou to hunt to be healthy.

-Robin

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When i was in high school and middle school we would go out on land trips. In September ish I usually berry pick during the land trip.

Berry picking has been done for many generations in Inuit culture, for our ancestors it was a part of their food source when the time was good to pick berries.

-Harriet

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My dad Casey and Grandfather Hugh Tulurialik 

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This was taken in May, 2023.

We were out spring fishing as a family, but this photo is my all-time favourite.

We were just a couple miles outside of my hometown, fishing at a land we call Prince River. There is always Arctic char here at prince river, best time to fish there is spring time. Middle of may or beginning of June. There is always lake trout too but we love to eat arctic char.

To me, going out camping/fishing for the day as a family is really soothing and refreshing, always a good workout and exercise for my body.

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I love in the fall time being out on the land, were the berries are good to pick, and the caribou are nice and fat to hunt, and the weather is beautiful to be out all day were the black flies aren’t around that much anymore, BONUS is to be around family out in the campground gathering together, and eating together, and going for walks exploring the mountain were the berries are, in the evening picnic with children. Seeing the priceless smiles is the best thing to see, that’s what I love being out on the land

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Annie

For me out on the land is my best therapy. If i could i don’t mind living out there it's very peaceful to my mind and soul like i belong out there, i love being I’m my cabin just relaxing, when berries are ready for picking. When men’s go hunting and us woman get dropped off where there’s berries and spend our day berry picking while men’s spend the day hunting. And during spring time i love going ice fishing.

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for me out on the land it's my best therapy if i could I wouldn’t mind living out there, its very peaceful to my mind and soul like i belong out there, i love being in my cabin and just relax in there, when berries are ready for picking we usually get dropped off where there’s berries when men’s go hunting for the day, during spring time i also love going fishing i don’t mind going fishing every chance i get, its also my therapy just jigging and enjoy the beautiful scenery and listening the birds.

Annie

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Berry picking is a fun calming experience, from the fresh air to being on land & mountain and enjoying the scenery. Harvest some berries and share to our friends and family. Going as a group or going alone is calming, nature connection. Going by boat or just walk into the mountain, I my self enjoy picking them on the cliff. Going everyday or every other day before the snow falls to the ground. After picking berries you can eat them as they are or make desserts from them or make jam, basically anything we can think of that we might like.

Samantha

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Berry picking out on the land, i grew up always going berry picking and stock up for winter, i grew up in a outpost camp about an hour and a half away near Pangnirtung through boat, it is very calming to me and helps a lot with my mental health, when I’m berry picking I don’t worry about everything around me