INUUSIT / PROFILES WORDS BY ISABELLE HENDRICK
Libby Macleod
WORDS BY CAMERON WOLKI-JACOBSON
Cameron WolkiJacobson
PROFILES WRITTEN BY ELA 30-2 STUDENTS AT EAST THREE SECONDARY SCHOOL
The days were getting shorter, the nights darker. On October 16th, 2003, big sister Skye and big brother Jacob welcomed innocent, Libby Ellen Day McLeod into the world. Libby didn’t say much in our interview, but the reason I picked her is because I know so much about her already and she’s
my best friend. I met Libby when I was in grade eight while she was in grade seven. We got very close very fast by hanging out nearly every day. I’ve learned that Libby is the most honest, caring and funny person ever in the days that we have hung out. The thing Libby loves about Inuvik is the scenery; on nights when the
My name is Cameron Wolki-Jacobson, and I was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, October 9th, 2000. Growing up with my brothers, Keenen(20) and Edward(17) we always had something to do whether it be playing video games such as Super Smash Bros, Mario Party 2 and 3 for Nintendo 64, or Tiger Woods PGA Tour for PS2. If we weren’t playing video games we were outside playing baseball or at the park running around. Both my mom and my dad’s side of the family are very competitive by nature, so when we won or lost we weren’t subtle about it. In all of the fun I also ran into some complications as well, I guess you can say that there’s a price for fun. While me and my brothers were being kids and having fun there’s been things
going on in the background, like having our parents split up, I think that is the hardest thing I’ve had to go through given that I’d never experienced loss at that age, and having something like that happen was a new experience that I've gradually grown accustomed to. But it’s not all bad, I feel like I have a fairly good relationship with my family, a few years ago I had the opportunity to visit my daduk in Tuk, Fred Wolki. During the visit he was telling me all about the photos of my family that he had, when they were taken, and what they were about. I grew up loving music, my family was always playing any kind of music from Metal to Country. Later I’d try playing songs, like One by Metallica or Perfect Weapon by Black Veil
sun sets, we drive around, listen to music and just vibe to the surroundings. I also like to drive around with Libby because it’s so calming and I love just being around her. At this time in Libby’s life, the most important thing to do is to graduate, create a successful life and get a great job. What I like most about Libby is that she stands up for herself and her friends; she never lets any of her friends down. Libby also doesn’t take any negativity from anyone.
Brides. I didn’t really learn to play a full song until I was about seventeen years of age, the song was Hardwired by Metallica. Which I later played in front of my music class and that was more anxiety inducing than when played on stage because in the music class I was being graded on my performance. The song I played on stage was Sad But True by Metallica. My love for music started when I watched my daduk, Philip play guitar when I was younger.
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