I know, I know, the title of this post is tricky, and sort of a stretch from the truth, but with the help of @conorgoddard on Instagram (you must visit this page to see this lovely family), we sure felt like we landed in the deep north.
In our social studies/geography unit, Moonface and Rainman are following the same curriculum. Being in grade 2 and 5 means there are differences, but as our studies focus on Canada, I am so pleased that they have been able to explore at their own pace (mainly), what life is like in Canada for many different families. And this means learning about the present as much as learning about the past.
After reading all about Nunavut, and watching various Youtube videos, we decided that we wanted to dig a little deeper and get to know what life is like in Nunavut. Moonface decided she wanted to ask someone.
So she conducted her own interview with the Goddard family (online of course), and we learned so much from this wonderful encounter. Thank you to the Goddards for helping us on our learning journey.
Qui est dans votre famille?
Who is in your family?
**Tracy (mere), Conor (pere) et deux enfants, Callum & Caitlin. Je (Conor) viens est nes a Montreal et Tracy est nes a Kuujjuaq (Nunavik, le Québec Arctique) qui est une autre village Inuit.
Pourquoi avez-vous déménagé à iqaluit
Why did you move to Iqaluit?
**On a venu ici pour des opportunites qu’on n’avais pas a Kuujjuaq. C’est important pour nous comme famille d’avoir access au terrain traditionelle de Tracy et mes enfants donc on peut pratiquez leurs culture traditionelle.
Depuis combien de temps vivez-vous à Iqaluit?
How long have you lived in Iqaluit?
**On habite Iqaluit depuis Fevrier 2017, presque 4 ans.
Qu’est ce que vous aimez à propos de Iqaluit?
What do you like about Iqaluit?
**On aime surtout la communite et le terrain.
Qu’est ce que vous n’aimez pas à propos de Iqaluit?
What don’t you like?
**On n'aime pas les haute prix dans les magazins. Une carton de tropicana coute entre $17 et $19 dollars.
Comment vous réchauffez-vous à la maison
How do you keep warm at home?
**Notre maison est chauffe a l’huile
Où achetez-vous votre épicerie
Where do you buy groceries
** On achete notre nourriture a l’epicirie, comme dans le sud.
Avez-vous des animaux domestiques
Do you have any pets?
**On a une petite chienne chez nous et une equipe de chien de traineau
Est ce que le lac est toujours congelé?
Is the water always frozen?
**L’ocean est gelee de Decembre a Juillet. He viens de chasser des phoques par bateaux aujourd’ui
Avez-vous un jardin?
Do you have a garden?
** On n'a pas une jardin.
Comment voyagez-vous en Iqaluit?
What do you drive (how do you get around)?
** On se promene a pieds, en camion, par bateaux, par skidoo et par traineau a chien.
You guys my 7 year old did this!!! She needed help with the spelling, but these are all her questions. After learning about permafrost in the north, she was very interested to know if the family had a garden. She was quite concerned that they had no food. So that question needed to be asked lol.
She was also very excited to see how the Goddard children hunt, and learn how to live "with" the land (her words). But she also realized that the children enjoy doing some of the same things that she does, like doing arts and crafts (a fave of hers), playing sports, and the piano and soccer.
And just going back to the interview...$17 to $19 for a carton of orange juice. Oh my word! I am quite intrigued. I would probably never drink orange juice again.
Here are some photos of her work: These page are from a booklet that she made.
Moonface learned all about Northern Lights, and she is enamoured. Here's one of our attempts to draw a landscape pic based on some of the things that Moonface and I learned.
Also, coming soon...the kiddos will be learning about the Native American legend of the 3 sisters, something that I introduced a few years back, but will be so exciting for both of them to do the lessons together this time around.
Photos of Nunavut courtesy of Conor Goddard.
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