Photo: Sealskin and fur creations at the Jokkmokk Winter Market

Rannva Simonsen of Iqaluit and Angela Hovak Johnston of Yellowknife, not shown here, display their sealskin and fur creations at the Jokkmokk Winter Market in Jokkmokk, Sweden. Every February for the past 400 years, Jokkmokk, in the Saami region of Sweden, has hosted a winter market, which also includes reindeer races and traditional food. While in Jokkmokk, Simonsen and Hovak met with Saami students who are working on sealskin projects. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CANADIAN EMBASSY IN SWEDEN/TWITTER)