Photo: A song spanning three generations

Puvirnituq elder Mary Sivuarapik and her granddaughter Akinisie Sivuarapik, throat sing Dec. 7 during a visit from Iguarsivik School’s Qajaq project participants with elders at Sailivik, Puvirnituq’s elders home. During the visit they shared food prepared by the students and watched a 1976 film of elders building qajait along with videos of youth building and paddling traditional qajait over the last 15 years. (PHOTOS BY ALAIN CLOUTIER)