Cara Penton News Today

This long-form story, by Top End writer and photographer David Hancock, was published in Issue 101 of the Cosmos print magazine.

At the northernmost point of Canada's mainland, in the territory of Nunavut, the Inuit community of Taloyoak has hunted caribou, Arctic char and other wildlife passing through the area's islands for generations. It's even said this "country food" can help community members heal from disease, said Jimmy Ullikatalik, manager of the Spence Bay Hunters and Trappers Association, which represents the Taloyoak on environmental issues.

The rains have finished in Arnhem Land. The humid, tropical air is cooling and the prevailing wind has swung to the north-east. In the Kunwinjku calendar of western Arnhem Land, it is almost Yekke, the transition from the wet to dry season, a pleasant time after months of torrential rain in a good year, or overwhelming heat in a bad year. All six Kunwinjku seasons have their highlights but Yekke is perhaps the most anticipated by Bininj...