Makivik Magazine Issue 72
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engine and I had no choice but to leave it behind. I never learned<br />
where exactly the problem was.<br />
The only way to retrieve it was by dogteam. Whenever the<br />
spark plugs became dirty the machines didn't want to go anymore<br />
and the fuel hoses would freeze and we would end up leaving<br />
the snowmobile behind since we didn't really know the problem<br />
at that time.<br />
I never seemed to be aware of the snowmobile’s noise that<br />
much although whenever animals hear any noise, they scram away.<br />
Also, animals will always run away whenever they see something<br />
unusual. I'm sure some people had complained that the noise of<br />
the snowmobiles had a negative impact on their way of hunting.<br />
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MM: You didn’t totally give up dog teaming, did you?<br />
Maatiusi: That's right. Still I was starting to use the snowmobile<br />
more often and at first it was difficult to go on the proper<br />
trail while we were out hunting as I had to pay attention to the<br />
snowmobile as well as the trail I was on, which made me lose<br />
concentration as to my direction. There was now a tendency to<br />
become lost using this new type of transportation.<br />
MM: Did you have to concentrate more on the snowmobile's<br />
performance as well as the direction it was heading?<br />
Maatiusi: Most of my attention was now turned towards my<br />
immediate environment; what I was sitting on and the machine I<br />
was handling. You might travel in a general direction but you can't<br />
always turn around to look back on your trail. For instance, if you<br />
happen to spot caribou tracks and you start to follow them, you<br />
may not be aware of the direction you are heading in since you are<br />
only concentrating on the direction of the caribou tracks. And if it<br />
happens to be on a day when the trail you were just using is almost<br />
immediately covered by blowing snow, you tend to lose your sense<br />
of direction if you are not concentrating on the area of your trail. I<br />
think this can happen to anyone, especially the young people who<br />
tend to become lost more often. You don't think too often about<br />
your exact location because it is not the same as travelling by<br />
water. The snowmobile is a very enjoyable machine to use and to<br />
travel with and I believe that this is one of the factors why some<br />
people become lost. Today they are being taught better and are<br />
not becoming lost as much as they used to. They are also better<br />
equipped with new technologies that [I know less about].<br />
MM: When you went out hunting, what was it like on your<br />
expenses?<br />
Maatiusi: It didn't seem to affect my expenses in any way and<br />
that was mainly due to the Inuit helping out each other. Whenever<br />
we lacked anything, other people would always try to find a way<br />
to get it. Nowadays, we are starting to feel the cost of it. We now<br />
have to spend money on gas and parts for the snowmobiles and<br />
people are not helping each other out as much as they used to.<br />
The custom of helping each other out is fading fast and you don't<br />
have the feeling of expecting assistance anymore.
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