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The photo shows a woman in Jim Koe Park skinning a seal in front of on lookers.

The photo shows a woman working on skinning a seal in Inuvik, with a crowd watching her.

The photo shows a seal skinning competition in Inuvik.

The photo shows a woman skinning a seal with a man next to her with a camera, as well as a crowd of people watching her.

The photo shows a dead seal liad out on a plastic sheet, most likely for a seal skinning contest. We can also see a lady bending over preparing to do something to the seal with an audience around her.

A photo of Father Tardy holding a pickaxe beside several seals in Ulukhaktok.

A photo of Fred Carpenter and Peter Esau standing by a bearded seal that they caught. Photo by Peter Sydney.

A photo of Fred Carpenter and Peter Esau with a bearded seal they caught about seven miles south of Sachs Harbour.

A photo of Tivuana (Fred Carpenter's mother), Susie Wolki, and Roy Wolki butchering a bearded seal.

The image shows Robert Kuptana and Peter Esau skinning seals on the shore.

The image shows Peter Esau and another man in rubber boat going hunting for seals at an open crack about 10 miles out.

S/Cst. Peter Esau skinning seal ugyuk.

The image shows Peter Esau posing with a seal ugyuk he got from hunting.

A photo of a seal skin ornament picture frame.

A photo of sled dogs resting at a seal hunt camp. Six people and a tent are in the background. One person is carrying a crate.

A photo of Maureen Hunt and Jimmy with a seal on the frozen ocean.

Buster Kailek is storytelling about their travels including traveling to Tuktoyaktuk getting supplies at the Hudson Bay, and the many schooners that were there, of their traveling challenges, of a child’s death, of hunting and trapping, of their…

Buster Kailek is storytelling about how Inuvialuit lived prior to European contact, about how they made fire long ago, about fishing, about caribou hunting methods prior to modern guns with his uncle and others, about all the many uses of caribou for…

Mary Kailek is sharing more memories of her younger days of when she gave birth to her son, of her siblings who were on their way to residential school when her younger brother Donald Kaglik got hurt, of when her dad started trapping after he was…

Mary Kailek is storytelling of her many travels, of various people, of the types of animals harvested, of her concerns of the new wildlife officer’s regulations and governance during that era, clothing and other items made from animal skins, of…

Frank Kuptana is sharing more memories of his lifestyle after getting married, of when he and his wife’s travels and living on the the land, hunting, trapping, fishing, getting ice and wood, and tells stories of living the traditional life,…

Frank Kuptana is telling old time stories of how people lived long ago of how people hunted, fished, and gathered for their food long ago, living a totally traditional lifestyle compared to today with help now a days from the government, with people…

Frank Kuptana is storytelling of his younger days, of when people were arriving to Aggie Bolt’s land to purchase supplies from the store, of the Sunday services and games, of when they were unloading the trading supply ship that arrived, of…

Frank Kuptana is storytelling about the way of life long ago with fishing, hunting seals, caribou, and polar bears, traditional clothing that was made, the clean snow houses that were made, the traditional food, homemade storage containers for the…

Frank Kuptana is storytelling about his earliest memories of traveling alone with his mother who was packing him, of hard times and good times, of his mom remarrying, of the gatherings, games, visiting, and dances, of their homes built, of hunting,…