(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, Members. I would like to talk about being a hunter, about hunting and how to treat animals. I would like people to know in the early 60s I lived in an outpost camp and I am happy that I am an Inuk to this day. I am trying to say that when we lived in an outpost camp and if there was no game, we could not survive. My father and mother used to tell us that we have to respect the game and take good care of the game whether it is caribou, or seal, or any kind of animal. If I killed an animal, I would be very happy and I would make sure that the animal is killed before I start skinning this animal. Before I came to Yellowknife, I would go out hunting on the weekends for my family and relatives. When I went hunting and caught an animal, we would say a prayer to give thanks. Mr. Speaker, I would like to tell the people that we have to respect animals that we kill. We have seen footage on animals being slaughtered. I would like people to know that this is not our practice. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends)
Tommy Enuaraq on Inuit Hunting Methods
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Inuit Hunting Methods
Item 3: Members' Statements
February 10th, 1997
Page 523
Tommy Enuaraq Baffin Central
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