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In Cape Dorset, men head out on a seal hunt, while others carve stone for the lucrative art trade.

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Cape Dorset, as it appeared in early November, 2010Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Community Constable Markoosie Etidloi walks past the carcass of a bowhead whale that was harvested by the community a year earlier.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Simple wooden crosses mark the majority of graves in the Anglican Church cemetery in Cape Dorset. Someone had scratched a poignant question into this cross.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Men heading out to hunt seals push their boat into the water in Cape Dorset.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Large piles of trash on the outskirts of Cape Dorset contain everything from old tires and boats to snowmobiles.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Artist Kenoajvak Ashevak works on a new print inside the Kinngait Co-Operative print shop in Cape Dorset.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Like the majority of stone carvers in Nunavut, Johnny Papikatuk uses power tools to speed up the process, but he does not wear a protective mask, glasses or gloves.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Children welcome hunters returning home from a seal hunt. The men shot five ringed seals this day - a good supply of food that is traditionally shared among the needy in the community.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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As the afternoon sky darkens, Joanasie Manning, 43, works on a piece of art outside the back of his home in Cape Dorset.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Streetlights and headlights were already a necessity at 4:30 p.m. when this image was shot in early November.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Public housing units after dusk in Cape Dorset.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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