Joadamee Amagoalik – His Story

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In 1953 Joadamee’s family was relocated from Inukjuak to Grise Fiord. Joadamee was born there a few years later.

[My parents] They talked about Inukjuak, what kind of different land it was, when it was certain part of the season like in the fall they would say “at this time we’d go berry picking” this kind of thing. In the beginning it seemed all real but not being able to see it, with no contact with them, it became almost like a fantasy, or a fairytale. We heard about this land way down there, but we never could see it and eventually it sort of faded in into the background.”

I grew up thinking that you know apples and oranges grew frozen because they were bringing them from the dump […] I was so surprised when one day we were at the coop and found soft oranges, I said holy mac, find out they grow on trees!”

Joadamee Amagoalik – Resolute Bay, 2012