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November 18– On-the-land contest

Winner: Bobby Ukaliq
Gjoa Haven
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. Lights can be seen in the night sky lit from the street lights and light from buildings as well seen above them is the Big Dipper. Rarely see all the lights light up the night sky how it's shown here from the light snowfall.

ᐹᐱ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ
ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ
ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᒃ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2, 2019 6:45 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ
ᖃᐅᒪᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᒥ ᕿᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᖅᑯᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑯᒪᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖁᓛᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᕐᔪᖕᒥ. ᑕᑯᒐᔪᖕᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᒪᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᕿᓚᖕᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᑎᑐᑦ ᖃᓐᓂᒐᓛᒃᑐᒥ.

Julia Saumik
Naujaat
Johnny seal hunting in winter.

ᔪᓕᐊ ᓴᐅᒥᒃ
ᓇᐅᔮᑦ
ᔮᓂ ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᒥ.

Kale Koaha
Cambridge Bay
Here is a picture of my 1-year-old son Edward, eating raw tuktu meat. He prefers raw and not frozen.

ᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᑯᐊᕼᐊ
ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ
ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᕐᓂᓐᓂ ᐄᑐᐊᒥ, ᓂᕆᔪᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᒥ ᒥᑭᒐᕐᒥ. ᒪᒪᕆᓂᖅᓴᐅᔭᖓ ᐆᑦᑎᓯᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᐊᖑᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ.ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ – ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 15, 2019—ᒥ.

Jason Hainnu
Clyde River
Walking with the northern lights on Sunday night, Nov. 3, 2019.

ᔭᐃᓴᓐ ᕼᐊᐃᓐᓄ
ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᒃ
ᐱᓱᕋᔭᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓈᑦᑎᖑᔭᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 3, 2019.

Nina Tassugat
Pangnirtung
My 11-year-old daughter caught her first seal this summer when we were out camping outside of Pangnirtung.

ᓃᓇ ᑕᓱᒐᑦ
ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ
11-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐸᓂᒐ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓇᑦᑎᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᖕᒫᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ.

Kendra Totalik
Taloyoak
This is Martina, she went caribou hunting for the first time in August and enjoyed every bit of it.

ᑭᓐᑐᕋ ᑑᑕᓕᒃ
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ
ᐅᓇ ᒫᑏᓇ, ᑐᒃᑐᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ.

Dody Qiyuk
Baker Lake
3-year-old Ayapiq helping his cousin Micah skin her catch in Baker Lake, Oct. 30, 2019. He enjoyed helping out, so amazed at all parts of the caribou too.

ᑑᑎ ᕿᔪᒃ
ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ
ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐊᔭᐱᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᒪᐃᑲᒥ ᐋᒃᑐᐃᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ, ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 30, 2019. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᓂ, ᑲᒪᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᒃᑑᑉ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ.