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<\/a><\/p>\nLeesie Akulukjuk<\/p>\n
Leesie Akulukjuk spent her early childhood living in a settlement, but her later
\nchildhood was spent living with her family in the traditional way on the land. This \u201cmeant\u00a0helping one another and caring for each other because in those days one could not live\u00a0alone without regard for other people.\u201d Leesie and her family moved back into modern\u00a0society in Pangnirtung after living on the land for a number of years.<\/p>\n
As an adult Leesie became interested in Inuit folk medicine that \u201cdoes not have
\nbuildings, books or rules… it is shared knowledge.\u201d To learn more, she interviewed Elders\u00a0and discovered that Inuit medicines were based on three elements: plants such as Mountain\u00a0Sorrel, animals such as caribou antlers, and direct treatments for illnesses such as snow\u00a0blindness. As a result of her inquiry, Leesie intends to prepare teaching documents so that\u00a0this important aspect of Inuit culture will survive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Traditional Inuit Medicines Leesie Akulukjuk Leesie Akulukjuk spent her early childhood living in a settlement, but her later childhood was spent living with her family in the traditional way on the land. This \u201cmeant\u00a0helping one another and caring for each … Continue reading