Drive across the Island
Although Summer has transformed the landscape in a multi-coloured scene, there are still certain geographical points, vistas and landmarks that seemed familiar to me as we drive around the island.
Asking Leonard, he confirmed that some places had indeed been on the route he took me out on to hunt caribou in March 2020.
There are a couple of people in the community that have been assisting with setting up the remote TEK interviews last year.
Get a better sense of their involvement with the research, and who they are.Drinking Coffee in the Community
Although we were only in Coral Harbour for 5 days, I tried to go out and meet as many people from the community as I could.
Without the same 15-year pre-established community immersion that was present in Gjoa Haven, though, the options were a lot more limited, and centered around Leonard.
This visit is quite exiting, as it will be the first opportunity to meet the Gjoa Haven HTA board members in person.
After months of ongoing remote conversations on how to write an academic article on their "Voices of Thunder", you will have some possibilities move forward in person. And talk about some of the other creative research outputs.
Return to Cut 3 to visit Gjoa Haven