Photo: Seal skinning gathers a crowd at Toonik Tyme

At Toonik Tyme’s April 6 seal skinning competition, Jimmy Nowdluk skins an adult seal with a white pup lying on the tarp beside the adult as the all-ages crowd looks on. More than 100 people gathered in front of Nakasuk elementary school to see the seal skinning competition. But the competition turned into a demonstration because only one out of six hunters, Jimmy Kownrik, was successful in the morning hunt earlier in the day. (PHOTO BY THOMAS ROHNER)