bcrockhound
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Post by bcrockhound on Sept 21, 2018 12:29:24 GMT -5
Yay self-promotion excuse  Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/Tusaayaksat/And you can see our online magazine here issuu.com/tusaayaksatmagazineThe print version is super high quality, very proud of it. I was recently in the town formerly known as Barrow, Alaska covering the Inuit Circumpolar Council, so I met a lot of Inupiat people there. The Inuit world is pretty cool and a small one so it's like being part of a community up here. My girlfriend is Inuvialuit from Sachs Harbour, NWT. It's near Paulatuk but even more remote. Town of about 75 people! Can only fly on a little plane to get in or out, on an island in the Arctic. She has found some cool rocks there as well, like red jasper. I need to hunt up there but it's hard finding the money to justify that kind of trip. Barrows is where my uncle lived. He was married to a Inupiat for awhile. Her and my cousins are still there as far as I know. 75 people? How in the world did you meet her? Going to read your magazine Thank you for the kind words! The people in Barrow were really nice. Because it was a big Inuit event, every night we had cultural performances by Inuit from all over the world. It was awesome. She moved to Inuvik, where I live (3,500 people and the hub of the region), so I met her there. Hard to stay in your home communities in a lot of these places, or even in the North at all. Not a ton of job opportunities. |
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Post by MsAli on Sept 21, 2018 12:37:09 GMT -5
Barrows is where my uncle lived. He was married to a Inupiat for awhile. Her and my cousins are still there as far as I know. 75 people? How in the world did you meet her? Going to read your magazine Thank you for the kind words! The people in Barrow were really nice. Because it was a big Inuit event, every night we had cultural performances by Inuit from all over the world. It was awesome. She moved to Inuvik, where I live (3,500 people and the hub of the region), so I met her there. Hard to stay in your home communities in a lot of these places, or even in the North at all. Not a ton of job opportunities. I cant imaging there are a lot of opportunities for them. |
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Post by bcrockhound on Sept 21, 2018 12:55:51 GMT -5
Thank you for the kind words! The people in Barrow were really nice. Because it was a big Inuit event, every night we had cultural performances by Inuit from all over the world. It was awesome. She moved to Inuvik, where I live (3,500 people and the hub of the region), so I met her there. Hard to stay in your home communities in a lot of these places, or even in the North at all. Not a ton of job opportunities. I cant imaging there are a lot of opportunities for them. The region is pretty boom and bust with oil. It's held together by government right now in this bust period. Otherwise, the smartest and most ambitious kids usually go south for school and most of them stay there after. There are some decent government jobs but not a lot else going on right now, especially without oil. |
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Post by MsAli on Sept 21, 2018 13:16:20 GMT -5
I cant imaging there are a lot of opportunities for them. The region is pretty boom and bust with oil. It's held together by government right now in this bust period. Otherwise, the smartest and most ambitious kids usually go south for school and most of them stay there after. There are some decent government jobs but not a lot else going on right now, especially without oil. I thought the oil production was up right now? Or are the focusing more in the Alberta territories now? |
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bcrockhound
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Post by bcrockhound on Sept 21, 2018 13:34:24 GMT -5
The region is pretty boom and bust with oil. It's held together by government right now in this bust period. Otherwise, the smartest and most ambitious kids usually go south for school and most of them stay there after. There are some decent government jobs but not a lot else going on right now, especially without oil. I thought the oil production was up right now? Or are the focusing more in the Alberta territories now? Oil is dead in the NWT currently. Not helped by the fact they put a moratorium on new licenses in the Beaufort Sea without consulting the Inuvialuit. Prices would have to keep going up for the industry to come back. |
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Post by MsAli on Sept 21, 2018 14:26:09 GMT -5
I thought the oil production was up right now? Or are the focusing more in the Alberta territories now? Oil is dead in the NWT currently. Not helped by the fact they put a moratorium on new licenses in the Beaufort Sea without consulting the Inuvialuit. Prices would have to keep going up for the industry to come back. Chances are that wont happen for a while. |
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bcrockhound
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Post by bcrockhound on Sept 21, 2018 19:52:45 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Sept 21, 2018 20:23:52 GMT -5
There is only the thinnest strip of beach still exposed. And the threat of polar/grizzly bears if I venture too far from town. ^^ this ^^  |
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Post by MsAli on Sept 21, 2018 20:37:53 GMT -5
Those are fantastic! I'm glad you didnt run into the Grizzly either! They are fattening up right now😂
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bcrockhound
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Post by bcrockhound on Sept 21, 2018 20:44:01 GMT -5
Those are fantastic! I'm glad you didnt run into the Grizzly either! They are fattening up right now😂 I'd rather run into a grizzly than polar bear though. Grizzlies would only hurt you to defend their territory/cubs (as I understand), but polar bears actually hunt and stalk people. Barrow has a 24/7 polar bear watch and a lot of these communities have people always on the lookout. |
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Post by bcrockhound on Sept 21, 2018 21:04:06 GMT -5
Here's a pic of the town.  Interesting life in these remote places. It's like if you grew up with your primary school and all stayed together throughout life. Everyone knows each other. There are benefits to that, but also drawbacks. You can't escape your past. It actually kinda scares me to think about. Finding love is somewhat hard when half the town is related to you too! |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 21, 2018 21:18:13 GMT -5
Maybe call it an "Ice Agate," lol.
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Post by MsAli on Sept 21, 2018 22:32:42 GMT -5
Those are fantastic! I'm glad you didnt run into the Grizzly either! They are fattening up right now😂 I'd rather run into a grizzly than polar bear though. Grizzlies would only hurt you to defend their territory/cubs (as I understand), but polar bears actually hunt and stalk people. Barrow has a 24/7 polar bear watch and a lot of these communities have people always on the lookout. Neither bear would be fun to run into. Be careful out there on your own |
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Post by NRG on Sept 22, 2018 15:23:14 GMT -5
That looks like "Midnight Sun Agate" to me.
Coolio!
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