Robin Aupilaq Avaala talks to Eye on the Arctic about hunting, traditional tools and the importance of country food for his community. (Eye on the Arctic)

Eye on the Arctic video archive: Arctic Hunting Now

Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North

This week on Eye on the Arctic, we’re dipping into our video vault for a look at hunting culture in today’s Arctic

The last time Eye on the Arctic was in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, we ran into a young hunter named Robin Aupilaq Avaala.

Or maybe more accurately, he found us.

We were shooting a story in the community of Baker Lake, and Robin asked us if we wanted to know about how his family hunted and fished out on the land, as well as the tools they used.

When he finished showing us around and we shook hands to say good-bye, Robin told us he hoped our audience would find it interesting to learn more about his family’s way of life.

We’re sure you all will.

Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca

Related stories from around the North:

Canada:  Canadian Inuit blast ruling on continued EU seal ban as ‘morally reprehensible,’ Eye on the Arctic

Denmark: Reinstilling pride in the Inuit seal hunt, Eye on the Arctic

Finland: Indigenous rights under fire says Finnish Saami leader, Yle News

Greenland: What the EU seal ban has meant for Inuit communities in the Arctic, Eye on the Arctic

Iceland: Feature Interview – Hunting culture under stress in Arctic, Eye on the Arctic

Norway:  Finnmark introduces strict regulations on grouse hunting, The Independent Barents Observer

Russia:  More protected lands on Nenets tundra in Arctic Russia, The Independent Barents Observer

Sweden:  Sami villages under-report elk hunt kills in Sweden, Radio Sweden

United States: When Alaska fishing village residents can’t fish, normal life comes to an end, Alaska Dispatch News

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