A month without the sun

The town of Inuvik is set in the North of Canada. It is set so northern that the sun is out during the day and night in Summer. In December there is only darkness for a month. People celebrate when the sun comes back after a long dark month.

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1. What does resident Patrick Wolki say about the sun rising again?
2. Why is it easy to see the sun rising or setting in Inuvik according to Jennifer Oohuko?
3. What kind of festivities does the town organise because of the sunrise?
4. What does the sunrise mean to Jesse Aubin?
5. What does Bambi Amos think the sunrise is a sign of?
6. Discuss in pairs: what would it be like to live in a place like Inuvik? Would you like to live there?
7. Discuss in class: do you know other places where the sun stays away for a long time?

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