Our First Taste of Maqtaaq
Yesterday, we shared our experience with Annie, a Rankin Inlet elder who showed us how to light the qulliq. After the lamp was lit, we ate. We ate whale!
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Yesterday, we shared our experience with Annie, a Rankin Inlet elder who showed us how to light the qulliq. After the lamp was lit, we ate. We ate whale!
This is Annie. She’s an Inuk elder living in Rankin Inlet, and she and her niece Veronica very kindly agreed to meet with us one afternoon. Annie, who’s nearly blind, slowly and carefully climbed the stairs up to the local fishery’s office, while Veronica followed behind, carrying a heavy bag.