On March 21st, The Western Star newspaper broke a story of a “Treasured gift gone: Woman loses seal skin purse at border”. Nora Fitzgerald’s story
USA should not confiscate our seal products: Mitchelmore
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Canada appealing WTO ban on seal products
The Environment and Minister responsible for Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Leona Aglukkaq is in Geneva appealing the World Trade Organization (WTO) ban of Canadian Seal
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Local Culture Depicted at Pebble Beach Studio
Marjorie Dempster is the artist behind the Pebble Beach Studio at Plum Point, NL on Great Northern Peninsula. We are lucky to have such talent
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A Rural Newfoundland Christmas Tree – Salt Cod Drying on the Line
I’ve always loved trimming the Christmas tree. I remember around the 20th or 21st of December going with my father to cut it. He would
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Rural Roots, including Seal Hunt Proudly on Display at MHA Mitchelmore’s Office
I’m a believer in all things rural, including the seal harvest. I wear my father’s seal skin boots that are more than
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Preparing the Seal Skin
The tradition of making sealskin boots has been around since seals inhabited the waters along the Strait of Belle Isle. For generations those who came
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