Traditional Life

Our Ancestors moved with the seasons, hunting and fishing, gathering berries, plants, and eggs, visiting, preparing skins, sewing, making tools, telling stories. They worked hard to ensure they had everything they needed to survive and thrive.

This drawing by Helen Kalvak, titled The Land Around Holman, shows many of the traditional seasonal activities of the Kangiyuarmiut. Photo credit: Tales from the Igloo, told by the Holman Elders, translated and edited by Father Maurice Métayer, 1985.