Not Obscure

Welcome to Not Obscure

kangirsuk_john — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:07:04 +0000

It’s been a year since I left the north. Scroll below to see posts and galleries of pictures from Kangirsuk, Nunavik. Since leaving the north, I’ve done a lot of art work. Anyone interested could click here to see a gallery of imaginary works and a few memories. Every week I also post creative writing texts on two sites. Dreaming Man, or The River Felt She Wanted Salt, is inspired by the classic dream text, Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce. Club Morono is a nonsensical, humor site. I also occasionally post pictures about things happening in Montreal.

Life in Montreal

kangirsuk_john — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00:02 +0000

Hello to the people of Kangirsuk. I miss you. It was nice living in Nunavik for six years and teaching school. In June 2009, Caribou Man moved from Kangirsuk to Montreal, where he has been sited, on several occasions, reading a book in various libraries, making radio broadcasts and whooping it up from one situation to the next, taking plenty of pictures and inventing stories along the way. To follow Montreal life, click here, or on the Montreal button in the pink bar at the top of the page.

First Impressions

kangirsuk_john — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:08:28 +0000

click here to see more pictures. Back in the city, trees, bright colors, cloudy skies, friends, relaxation, a bottle of olive oil, dollar store sardines… every picture has a story. The camera helps me stop to appreciate people, shapes and colors along the way. Don’t look back. No time for regret. Keep going.

View from a Twin Otter

kangirsuk_john — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:47:21 +0000

click here to see more pictures. Here are a few pictures of scenery along the way, taken June 23 on the Kangirsuk to Montreal journey.

Dave Lane leaves Kangirsuk

kangirsuk_john — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:44:14 +0000

click here to see more pictures. Dave Lane worked over three years as gym teacher and then music teacher in Kangirsuk. He generously made time available to open the gym to the public several times a week for sports, such as floor hockey and volley ball and for weekly music jam sessions. Each year he organized Inuit games at Sautjuit School, and was active in many events and activities. Dave Lane is returning to university to do a Masters Degree. It was a sad parting. Dave cried all the way from Kangirsuk to Kuujjuaq.

Walking Around

kangirsuk_john — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:15:12 +0000

click here to see more pictures. Long days and warmer weather, it’s easy to stay up late, walking or riding around. The midnight sky was beautiful.

Spring Cleanup Kangirsuk, June 22, 2009

kangirsuk_john — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:01:59 +0000

click here to see more pictures. Clean up Kangirsuk, collect garbage, five dollars a bag,get ready for summer. I’ve got to go pack my suitcase. Tomorrow Dave Lane and I fly to Montreal.

June 19, 2009

kangirsuk_john — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:46:31 +0000

click here to see more pictures. Here are a few pictures taken during the past few days, as I get organized to leave for the south.

End of the Year Picnic, Sautjuit School, Kangirsuk

kangirsuk_john — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:49:37 +0000

click here to see more pictures. June 17, 2009 the end of the year picnic happened for Sautjuit School at Post Lake, a few kilometers outside Kangirsuk. Kids have to bring their own food, wrote the principal on the blackboard. Kitty Annahatak was quite upset about the situation. Kitty talked to Dave Lane and Steven Roberge, between the three of them they organized fund raising to buy food and obtain country food.

kangirsuk Idol

kangirsuk_john — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:18:27 +0000

click here to see more pictures. Dave Lane hosted Kangirsuk Idol on Monday night in Kangirsuk. People from the community were invited to perform. Best performers were chosen from three categories based on age. A DVD of the performance was made. It was a highlight event for the month of June in Kangirsuk, thanks to the effort of Dave Lane to make it happen.