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.

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

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

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

Look for rocks

Karen

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.

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.

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

-Lisa Parker:)

-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

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

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.

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.

Annie

Samantha