Baker Lake Young Hunters Program receives grant for winter hunting

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This winter, 17 youth in Baker Lake will learn traditional hunting knowledge through the Young Hunters Program. According to instructor John Etegoyok, “We teach them everything from scratch… teaching as we go — and they’re learning.” Along with fellow instructor Peter Tiktaalaaq, a typical day consists of a group of about six youths who head out until about 4 p.m. for “some travelling looking for caribou, and when we’re not hunting, we’re fishing,” said Etegoyok. Thanks to donations from the Bak