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Inuvialuit woman makes Indigenous footwear that you can eat

CBC News | October 31, 2021

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Inuvialuit woman makes Indigenous footwear that you can eat

'It's really an awesome feeling of accomplishment,' says Tina Lucas

One is called a kaukkak in the Inuvialuktun language.

The other is commonly known as a mukluk.

Both are traditional Indigenous footwear and both are best eaten with a fork. At least, that goes for the ones made out of cake.

"They turned out … so yummy," said Tina Lucas from her home in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.

Lucas has been getting serious about making traditional, original cakes for about a year now.

She says it's taught her so much about being patient.

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