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A child learns how to tan a caribou hide in SDFN in August 2020. Credit: Stephanie Thorassie, SDFN.

Hide Tanning Workshop Connects Youth to Family Traditions

Children as young as 10 held their history in their hands as they used bone tools, logs and metal washers to prepare caribou hides for tanning.

Youth Share Interest in Hide Tanning With 60 People in Arviat

Four youth from Arviat helped their community engage in traditional practices by organizing a caribou hide tanning workshop.

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