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Gutting Caribou

The first gesture in gutting a caribou is to put out its eyes. Otherwise, the animal might give you the sensation that it's looking at the person gutting it. You must avoid perforating the abdomen or the meat might taste bad.


  • Gutting
    4:17 min - An adult caribou is slit open at the belly. However, you must avoid perforating the abdomen or the meat might ...
    Antoine Bellefleur gutting a caribou on the frozen surface of a lake
  • Butchering
    3:48 min - To the Innu, caribou is the most valued form of sustenance, providing all that is needed for survival in the ...
    Jean-Baptiste Bellefleur slitting open a caribou's belly
  • Use of the Penis and Abdomen
    2:00 min - The caribou penis is used as a poultice for large wounds. “Uimashkatai” is a soup made from the abdomen of ...
    Jean-Baptiste Bellefleur slitting open a caribou's stomach to make soup
  • Signs of Respect
    2:31 min - We hang the horns of Tshituteu (the strong one) on a tree. We do it out of respect for the ...
    Out of respect for the animal, Antoine Bellefleur has just hung caribou antlers on a tree


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