"When we were children we lived off the meat and the food we got from the land where we lived. That was the way we were raised. There weren’t many complications in our lives in those days. It was enjoyable to live that way."
- George Kamookak
In this interview, Mary and George describe life in their time, and the differences between the past and today. The video shows important lessons they learned from their parents, of working in the fox fur trapping industry, and of Mary's father, William "Paddy" Gibson - the first trading post manager of the Hudson's Bay Company in Gjoa Haven.
Interview by Nena, Ray, and Marnie
Edited Nena