Mark Kallauk Collection, 006, Nunavut Department of Education Curriculum and School Services.

Moving camp with dogs summer

Moving camp with dogs summer.

Evidence
Dogs wore packs or pulled a travois-style sled in the summer. Usually the women and children walked with the dogs while the men may travel with the qajaq up rivers or along the coast.

Perspective
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Significance
Dogs became very proficient at moving between camps and often found their way to a camp on their own. If you wanted the dogs to maintain the pace of the group, however, often a front paw was hobbled to slow their pace.