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Eskimos Adopt Modern Ways In Canada Arctic Village
Grise Fiord residents Hanna and Ookookoo, a hunter and his wife with two young children, embody rapid cultural change. The couple live in a government frame house with limited plumbing, rely on annual co op groceries, and balance traditional seal meat with modern goods while family size and child rearing remain central to Eskimo life.
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Grise Fiord
Northwest Territories
Hanna
Ookookoo
Canada
Arctic Circle
Hammy
Susan
Department of Transport
Oodloosevik
Co-Op
Richardson