Polar bear hide goes up for sale this weekend in Nunavut

Starting this weekend, Nunavut residents will have a chance to buy a heavily discounted polar bear hide.

The deal is partly because of market forces and partly due to Inuit knowledge that says don’t waste anything.

Kent Driscoll

Video Journalist / Iqaluit

Kent has been APTN’s Nunavut correspondent since 2007. In that time he has closely covered Inuit issues, including devolution and the controversial Nutrition North food subsidy. He has also worked for CKIQ-FM in Iqaluit and as a reporter for Nunavut News North.