NWT ON THE LAND - Key Persons

"I remember each year when school was done in June, my parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins would head 40 miles up the Peel River to Road River, YT where we would spend the whole summer. Those were the best memories: picking berries, making dry fish, checking nets, boat rides, hauling water, packing wood, re-setting brush in the tents, doing laundry on a washboard, and waiting on the shores to meet canoeists paddling down the Peel. We all enjoyed bush life all summer. Unfortunately, now, that is not a common occurrence like it used to be, but I still make it out to camp when I can as I just love being out there."

"Being on the land is such a big part of who we are, who I am. Getting out on the land or spending time in the bush calms me. It also reminds me of the simpler things needed to be whole. The land helps to secure my identity; allows me to rest and relax; it challenges and teaches me."