The men spend many hours fishing, waiting for warmer weather and the return of the caribou, enduring as they always have. I moved here five years ago, and after countless journeys on the land, I'm still captivated by its stark beauty and isolation. I marvel at a culture that enabled Inuit to thrive for centuries in this challenging environment using only animal products, stone and snow.
Elders welcome visitors to the community, and relish the chance to retell the old stories.
As they talk, their warmth and joy fill my spirit. Bay Co. The bowhead whales of the Inuktitut name ply these waters no more. In 1968, the Canadian government transported 32 prefabricated houses into Pelly Bay. Until then, the Arviligjuaqmiut lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Occasionally, groups would come together to hunt and fish.