Canada's Governor-General savours raw seal.Byline: ANI Ottawa (Canada), May 27 (ANI): Canada's Governor General Michaklle Jean gobbled a piece of raw seal meat this week. The event took place in the Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, where Jean indulged in the traditional feast, reports the Globe and Mail. A reporter said the governor general wiped "the blood of a freshly slaughtered seal off her crimson-spattered fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ". Jean, a former journalist, was not afraid to wade into controversial waters when it came to defending aboriginal traditions. After using a traditional ulu blade to gut the furry fur·ry adj. fur·ri·er, fur·ri·est 1. Consisting of or similar to fur. 2. a. Covered with, wearing, or trimmed with fur. b. Covered with a furlike substance. 3. animal at a community festival on Monday, she decried those who, like Sir Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney , have labelled the seal hunt inhumane in·hu·mane adj. Lacking pity or compassion. in  hu·mane ly adv. .
The Governor-General was apparently inspired by a visit earlier Monday to the Ulujuk High School in Rankin Inlet, where she met with young students and asked: "What do you want people in the south to know about you?" One student responded: "The seal is our life, the seal is our way of life." (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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