Perry River

Don’s father, Ullikattaq, had a reputation in the region as a fine hunter and a good traveller. “Every year, he would go by dog team to Gjoa Haven,” remembers Magaknak. The trip required about five sleeps each way. That’s exactly what he was doing in May, 1967, while his young son was out seal hunting with his even younger wife. “When Annie and I just started staying together, we were hunting seals somewhere around Qikiqtaqjuaq [Jenny Lind Island],” recalls Don.