10 PM - Do You Know Where Your Children Are?

I had forgotten until now that there is an alarm that sounds throughout the town at 10 PM. It is a curfew alarm to remind everyone that anyone who is under 16 is not allowed outside without adult supervision. It is all in the name of safety. Just last week there was a construction worker who was in an area just beyond the polar bear warning signs, and he encountered a bear. Luckily, he thought quickly and scared the bear away with the light on his cell phone. Maybe the bear just didn't like the brand of phone?  

In any case, while I am on the topic of younger citizens, I figured I would also describe the school. Duke of Marlborough School is part of a big center called the Town Complex. Within that building, you find the school, the hospital, the movie theater, and more. 

Just beyond the school is the Eskimo Museum. This was another stop we made today. It was amazing to see artifacts that were thousands of years old. Many were very small because the people who lived in this area were nomadic and didn't want to carry extra loads. One sculpture that really stood out in my mind was that of Nuliajuk, a young girl who falls in love and heads out to start a family. However, her husband ends up being a spirit. When her father comes to save her in his little boat, they paddle away as fast as they can. However, the spirit takes over and the girl is thrown overboard, only to have her grip on the boat broken and fall to the depths of the sea. There, she becomes the mother of all sea mammals. Later, hunters and fishers appeal to her when they have a bad hunt, and they thank her in more prosperous times. Note that in this sculpture, her hair is tied back neatly, showing order within the marine world.