“There’s no dramatic change, but in winter the hides, when you bring them inside the house, then they used to have moisture built up. Today, they are very dry. Even when you stretch them they are not the same as it used to be. The climate seems too dry. Even sealskin is harder to manage and we keep seal skin outside to make them whiter starting in March. Not today. We have to do that in February and they are not as white as they should and they are really dry. Back then, we used to travel by qimuksiq. I remember we used to travel far. We had to prepare our hides in April. The sun is too hot by then and damages the skins. Today it is different. Last summer I’ve also noticed a long worm crawling that I’ve never seen before. When it is sunny day it is like south. Those are the things I’ve noticed the most.”
