Muskox Stir Fry

Ingredients

1 kg Muskox (or Caribou), sliced against the grain

¼ cup Soy sauce (Kikkoman)

1 tsp Vegetable oil

1 tsp Powdered Ginger

1-2 tsp Minced Garlic

1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil

1 Onion, sliced into long strips

½ Kg Frozen vegetables (broccoli, Asian, California mix- whatever is on hand)

1 can Baby corn

1 Tbsp Corn starch

1 Tbsp Water

{Method}

1.If making rice, begin to prepare rice according to package directions.

2.Mix soy sauce, 1 tsp oil, ginger and garlic together in a medium bowl.

3.Add the cut meat to the soy sauce mixture. Mix well, then put aside.

4.Cut up the onion into long thin slices.

5.Mix corn starch and water together in a small bowl to make smooth paste.

6.Put 1 Tbsp oil in large pot or wok and heat on medium high heat for about 1 minute. Add onion and meat. Stir often and cook until well done.

7.Add ½ bag frozen mixed vegetables and baby corn. Stir for 1 minute.

8.Add cornstarch mixture to the meat and vegetables. Mix in quickly.

9.Cook until sauce becomes thicker. Serve immediately with rice. Makes 6 servings.

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“ I made 45 dollars!!” says Neta Allen with wide eyes and a huge excited grin, money in hand. How is someone going into grade 6 pocketing this kind of money when most youth are getting allowances of 5 dollars or so? Exactly the same way many creative artists in the North gain income: talent. Neta Allen and many other Inuvik youth have been following the artistic tradition of the North, in their own way.

Through the Jewellery Club Program at the Inuvik Youth Center, they have been making jewellery at a phenomenal rate. Earrings in particular. If you live in Inuvik, you’ve probably seen them. These colourful beaded creations are now on sale at Moe’s stationary in town, at the Youth Centre, and at Northmart every last Friday of the month.

The youth have sat among the great artists of the North at the Northern Arts Festival, and they have attracted the eyes of many tourists at the End of the Road Music festival with their proud display. This is a great source of excitement for the youth involved, as the proceeds from each sale go directly to the youth who handcrafted the earrings. “I think the entrepreneurial aspect of the IYC Jewellery Club is really important,” says Jodi Proctor, who has facilitated the program for the past year. “It gives the youth the confidence to be more creative. Each time a customer buys a pair of earrings from the youth, it is a personal boost, and encouragement to keep up with their experiments in design.”

The Northwest Territories Industry, Tourism and Investment government department generously fund the program. Not only does the program give the youth a chance to create design out of their own imaginations, but there is also an emphasis on traditional art, and from time to time elders come to the centre to teach the youth more traditional techniques. As one impressed customer commented, “This is taking arts and crafts to the next level!”