All heating is done by diesel fuel stoves and heaters, which are very quiet, compared to furnaces. Although aided by modern hunting tools such as snowmobiles, GPS receivers, boats, motors, guns and scopes, Inuit here continue to lead traditional lives. The head of each household still harvests food for the table, most of it from the land, and the wives tend to family needs in addition to their daily chores. Most days are busily spent hunting for food and gathering pelts for trade in order to purchase gas to operate new equipment. Evenings are filled by carving life's experiences into soapstone, a commodity that is in abundance not far from the community.
Families still call each other over for a cup of tea or coffee, and a chat.
You need a good set of lungs and a keen sense of hearing. It's polite to heed the call as soon as possible if you want to fit socially into this small community. Here, even in small ways, everyone contributes to the survival of all. Country food is shared with those who are less fortunate or unable to go hunting. In fact, as long as there's enough to go around, you can share anything, knowing that kindness will be rewarded later on.