Introduction-E

When you caught your first bear, was it a cause for celebration?
Pauloosie: I don’t remember if there was a celebration.
Saullu: Those days were not like today.
Pauloosie: I finally caught a bear when I was an adult.
When you caught your first animal, like a seal, did camp members
come for a feast?
Pauloosie: Only if it was one seal. When the camp was quite big, seal meat tended to be
given out. Our first catch was never just ignored. If we had a midwife, she would keep
the sealskin, or if it was a ptarmigan, she kept the skin as well. Probably because of joy.
Saullu: The midwife would keep something from the first catch. The beak, the spine.
Which animal did you enjoy hunting the most?
Pauloosie: I enjoyed hunting them all. Caribou have always been my favorite. Today, I
just sit in the house. I have even gone to Nattilik because I wanted to go hunting for
caribou and fox, alone with my dogs. I would be gone for up to two weeks. You could
only get there by dogteam. I’m only talking about it now. I’m not living like that any
more. I’m just reminiscing now. I’m not living like that any more.
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