Jimmy Kalinek soars high in the sky during a blanket toss demonstration that was hosted during Inuvik’s National Indigenous Day celebrations on June 21. The blanket toss is a traditional Inuvialuit activity that was used primarily for hunting. A community would surround and hold the edges of a blanket made of walrus or seal hide, and a hunter would climb into the centre of the blanket and would then be tossed into the air to scout the land for caribou, whales or other animals in the distance.
Aaron Hemens 