Local Utilidor System. Due to the permafrost, the sewage and water have to be transported above ground in a duct system. All of the village waste dumps into a lake appropriately called “Sewage Lake”. ??What happens when the lake freezes???Or the Utilidor breaks???
The buildings are all built up on pillars that have been driven deep into the permafrost. A large space is left between the permafrost and the bottom of the building to prevent melting of the permafrost. Thus preventing sagging and warping of the structure. There is standing water frequently throughout the city from the top layer of the permafrost melting with no where to go but to the surface of the ground.
Aboriginal Day events included the traditional Drum Dance. This little guy out of costume is a future Drum Dancer. I just wandered up on the stage and jumped right in to the performance. He was the star of the show.
The Inuvialuit people of Inuvik held Aboriginal Day while we were in town. This lady above is 88 years old. The people were very friendly. Made us feel as if we belonged. We ate Inconnu Fish (white fish)cooked over open fire, Reindeer Meat soup (Very greasy). Norm and I shared a rib of Reindeer. It is very tender and tasty. Not gamey as I expected. However the dried reindeer meat was flavorless and bland. It had an odd taste of blood.
I also hear they eat whale blubber. It is considered a delicacy. Apparently it is the hide of the whale with a large amount of fat attached. It is then bar-b-qued and eaten. Whale season is not upon us yet so we were not able to obtain a sample.
We tasted Eskimo donuts. This is a sweet dough fried in lard. The Eskimo donut was greasy and bland.
Very interesting post. I enjoyed reading about the traditions that are very different from my own.
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