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Lasalusie Ishulutaq speaks about the past and sings traditional songs.

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The ice is not that solid anymore and it's no longer good for spring camping. We can't get to our spring fishing place anymore. The ice wants to breakup sooner.

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Teaching how to live well amongst people. If I see any fellow man poor, give them something small, even if it's small. I was told to help others with food. I was told to watch the sky, but I never learned anything. But I tried to use the teaching and predict the weather when I have to go hunting.

Peter Kanayuk from Pangnirtung speaks about his childhood and hunting bears. "The most enjoyable, my favorite hunt, is the polar bear. You have a different feeling when you're after the bear. It's fierce and you're feeling happy. Not every day you catch a bear. Those were my favorite times."

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Susan Avingaq from Igloolik speaks about climate change.

Sometimes I don't believe myself. I thought our sky was blue. But today, I notice it's lighter and more pale than it used to be.

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We weren't supposed to make fun of animals because they are our only food. Even insects. We weren't supposed to have make fun of them. I don't know about mosquitoes. There were strict rules regarding animals. If you're not going to kill them for food, don't bother them.

There used to be a lot of mosquitoes and it was warm.

Papak Malliki of Igloolik speaks about climate change.

Therese Mattaq of Pond Inlet speaks about Inuit teaching: "They wanted me to know the environment. They wanted to me to know the stars. Things that are not made by Inuit but made by things we do not know. God made them from the beginning. That was our teaching."

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Abraham Ulayuruluk of Igloolik speaks about changes in polar bear behaviour.  "In the past, polar bears weren't around that much. Once in a while, they would come from the floating ice, and we would catch them.  Back then, in summer time, when someone got a bear, they were all healthy and fat.… Uqalimakkanirit

Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change - Interview with Deborah Qaunaq.

I think sometimes our earth has tilted. When the fall comes and ice should be forming, it doesn't happen right away. In the spring, when it should be melting, it stays cooler. It now seems to stay cooler longer than in the past.

 Apea Sowdluapik from Pangnirtung speaks about environmental health problems linked to climate change.

Apea Sowdluapik from Pangnirtung speaks about the impacts of climate change.

"These days the wind changes direction quickly.  Weather would be good and then bad all of a sudden.  That's how it is today.

In the past, spring would have good and long weather.  It didn't change suddenly.  Now the wind changes suddenly.

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We were out boating and egg picking and we saw a strange bird. It had long legs, it was grey, and we thought it came from the south.

She saw something round with wings, it was very small, she didn't know what it was. It was the first time she had seen it.

Alukie Metuq from Pangnirtung speaks about changes in the weather. "In February, last year, they had bad weather, and the land melted and the temperature was even plus five. Last year, I really noticed, it was different. The ice went early. It was really hot. When the summer came, it was even hotter.… Uqalimakkanirit

 Alukie Metuq from Pangnirtung speaks about climate change.