Hamlet Day: April 1st

It is a holiday today in Igloolik and it is also the day that Nunavut became it's own territory. We have the day off of school today and there were some activities organized by the community.


The was a seal carcass brought to the ice and people could eat as much as they wanted.


One of the locals cutting up the meat.


People eating the raw seal. Pay special attention to the lady in the white coat. That's not ketchup!


There was also a 2-snowmobile parade. Apparently, somebody forgot to advertise so only 2 snowmachines showed up. This is Mary, a teacher at our school, with her sled all decorated.