This is an Ulu. It is a metal blade with a wooden handle. This tool is often referred to as "a women's knife". It has been used by Inuit women for decades to cut animals skins and meat. It is deeply connected to Inuit culture and identity because it was used traditionally; however it is also used today all the time in kitchens, outside and when sewing. Uluit come in different shapes and sizes and have different purposes. If I were to share this cultural item with students I would make sure there was a class set of wooden ulus because a "real" ulu has a sharp blade. The wooden ulus could be used outside by a big group of children during "pretend play" when children pretend to harvest. It IS however important for young kids to learn about ulus and how to carefully use one. It would be appropriate to use an ulu with a metal blade with children in a 1:1 setting. For example, perhaps meat could be shared outdoors, and each child could take turns cutting with an ulu (with a blade).

Then

• Share a photo of the item 

• Write a short description of the item  

• Write a short description of how the item is connected to Inuit culture 

• Then describe how you would share this item with children OUTSIDE 

My best friend stayed by my side at all times, I hung out in our qamutik - inuit-made sled. My brother told me to go off the sled so the dog and go potty, I didn’t want to but I went off and so my dog went to potty. My uncle tried to kunik (Eskimo kiss) me but my dog was protective of me so my dog hit my uncles face with his nose.

-Angel A.

-Lisa

From the age 5 to 10 years old, sports was just for fun and we learned how to dribble, pass and shoot the ball to the basket. When i turned 11 (in grade 6) and transferred to the middle/high school we started actual basketball practices, learning more how to dribble, shoot and different types of passes.

I also started playing futsal when i turned 11 and started playing volleyball when i was in grade 8.

I think that same year i started playing volleyball i got picked for nationals for futsal when it was just me and one other girl playing futsal so we were surprised when we both got picked for nationals.

The next year i tore my acl and mcl playing futsal and couldnt play for a year and a half. I had to gain my range of motion so i could relearn how to walk properly, regain the strength in my leg and knee and learn how to trust my knee again. So far its been almost 3 years since my injury and im still struggling to trust my knee sometimes and keeping the strength in my leg and knee so it lowers the chances of re-tearing the ligaments.

The past couple of months its been hard to get back into my old routine of working out and sports and keeping a routine. Without being able to play sports or work out like i used to it felt like i was somebody else without the two things that make me, me. But slowly i am getting back and better than i used to be

- Harriet

This is me and my dad when he took me out hunting, it was my first time to shoot with a g.u.n and my first time to catch a caribou, I’ve never ever caught again, but the caribou I caught that time had a lot of fat (tunnuq) some of us Inuit love eating those, I could go overboard for those lol, but I used to enjoy going hunting every weekend with my family, I never use to try and catch cause I was scared to try a rifle during those times I was a child, caribou is a traditional food we Inuit enjoy so I used this photo.. :)

-krisy

~Shania

• janaya