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High winds prevent the teams from leaving Kangirsuk today. All racers take advantage of the time to rest their dogs.

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High winds and poor visibility have kept the racers in Kangirsuk Sunday to Tuesday. Tradition has it that when Inuit drove their sleds from Kuujjuaq to Quartaq, they would rest three days in Kangirsuk before moving on. As it is often said, tradition is hard to break, and the mushers have stayed three days in Kangirsuk.

With the weather clearing up this Tuesday evening, the teams are expected to leave early Wednesday morning. The much rested Taquliks and Aqiarulaaqs will be raring to go. The expected distance of travel will be roughly 50 miles for tomorrow and Ivakkak should arrive in Quartaq by Thursday.

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The return of the Inuit Dogs

At the end of the last century, the pure-breed Husky dog was nearly extinct in Nunavik. Nowadays, Inuit people mostly travel by snowmobile. Yet, the memories of another time when dogs were man’s most reliable partners are not so far behind. Long known to be man’s best friend, dogs were once essential to the survival of Inuit in the merciless arctic environment. In fact, only a few decades ago, sled dogs were a foundation of the Inuit nomadic way of life.

These brave allies were central to seasonal Inuit movements, especially in the winter.Strongly built with a thick fur, huskies can withstand bitterly cold temperatures and are capable of lugging their share of supplies during long hours travelling across the endless tundra. Harnessed to a sled or simply keeping pace alongside their master, dogs made it possible for Inuit to cover great distances in their search for game to provide for their families, and to transport heavy loads (...).

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