Torngats 2015 - Where Nature and Culture Connect 17

Hebron Hospitality

Fresh Northern Seafood...  

...served up in traditional style.   

Fresh mussels on the half shell, hot chowder with char and garden vegetables, and a huge bowlful of smoked char, all placed on the table in front of us as we arrived in Hebron -  what hospitality! A huge "thank you!" to our Hebron hosts.       

Torngats 28 - Char Drying for Pitsik

A Delicious Treat and an Efficient Method of Food Preparation  

A Whole Char is Filleted, Split to the Tail and Sliced into Bitesized Portions...  

...then hung in the sunshine and air-dried, for a tasty treat.   

Pitsik, dried fish, is a traditional food of the Inuit. Participants in the kANGIDLUASUk Student Program made a screened drying box for their pitsik and then they caught the char to put in it. Pitsik is a wholesome and nutritious snack -  or a meal in itself!    

Close Up and Personal - Day 7

Traditional Portuguese Embroidery  

 Folk Embroidery Stitches 

- detail of a pattern on an old family apron  

Front panel of apron, oval shape, depth approximately 15"

As in other countries, different regions in Portugal have distinctive embroidery designs and techniques.
In the district of Viano do Castelo, the historic peasant costume consists of colorful shawls, blouses, skirts and aprons, textured knit stockings, filigree jewellery and a recognizable style in embroidered patterns.
The white stitching on a red fabric shows up strikingly in this detail of a traditional apron design.