Visit to Quaqtaq: Jennifer

By Jennifer Williams

December 3 2009 Quaqtaq, QC

Spending time in Quaqtaq was an amazing experience. We visited the school there and did presentations to the teenagers, an Elder also participated in giving a presentation and it was a very great addition. The teens were very shy during the presentations but came out of their shell as we took a break to head down to the water to see a beluga whale hunt. The town was beautiful and the people were very nice. In the end of my presentation we went around the circle to ask the youth who their favourite role model was and passed out t-shirts to each person. One of the last girls said that I was her new role model and that made me feel very happy!

In the afternoon Karin and I went around to the lower grades and did drum-dancing and throat-signing demonstrations for the youngers
children. They really enjoyed it and it was a lot of fun. We also walked around with Bruce and visited each classroom which the kids and teachers both loved. It was a great visit and I really enjoyed my time in Quaqtaq.

Visit to Quaqtaq: Asivak

By Asivak Koostachin

December 3 2009 Quaqtaq, QC

This was my second community visit. It was an amazing experience and I saw the Arctic ocen for the first time. The presentation was easy and fun. The youth were friendly but alot of them smoked. I think something should be done and in the future I am going to try to deal with it, by telling them facts and stories of long term smokers. Overall the visit was an extraordinary experience.