Only two out of eight of the snow blocks prepared for carvers in the snow carving competition at the 2018 Inuvik Sunrise Festival were used, and both were by the same team.
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But they still went above and beyond. After finishing a carving of an Inuvialuit man muskrat trapping, the pair figured they still had time to do a second piece and completed a lady drum dancing.
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She encouraged more people to take part.
Recreation coordinator Steve Krug seemed somewhat dismayed at the lack of participation.
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Next year, heSA国际影视传媒檚 considering raising the prize money or finding a master carver to teach some apprentices to generate more interest in the activity.
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