Fort Albany, Sunday February 12, 2012

It was back up to around -10 all day so I left Bel out and got a lot done around the house. One of my friend's uncles went hunting yesterday with another man and they actually managed to get two bull moose. It's crazy because I heard of very few people who caught anything at all in the fall. And that was when they went out for one or two weeks with their boats. Anyway, he was sharing the meat with his family so I got the privilege of enjoying the freshest moose meat I've ever had (or am likely to have in a very long time). It was chewy without being tough and had a mildly wild flavour; quite different than the deer my dad used to bring home.

This week is a short one in terms of actual class time. Each year one of the communities along the James Bay coast holds a massive conference for anyone involved in any way with education, called the Great Moon Gathering. Called so for the coldest as well as the last month of winter. For the Cree it is very similar to our New Years, celebrating the past year and welcoming the next. They've created a website if you'd like to read more. I find it really quite nice; www.greatmoongathering.com
Have a wonderful week. I'll try to come on more often :)