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Gov. Gen. eats slice of slaughtered seal's raw heart to show support for hunt
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur May 26, 2009 11:27am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, May 26, 2009 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - First she gutted it. Then she had the bleeding heart pulled out of its furry, flabby carcass. Finally, she swallowed a slice of the mammal's oozing organ.
And when it was all over Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean wiped the blood of a freshly slaughtered seal off her crimson-spattered fingertips.
The Governor General made a graphic gesture of solidarity with the country's beleaguered seal hunters on the first day of a week-long Arctic visit Monday.
Hundreds of Inuit at a community festival gathered around as Jean knelt above a pair of carcasses and used a traditional ulu blade to slice the meat off the skin.
After repeated, vigorous slashes through the flesh the Queen's representative turned to the woman beside her and asked enthusiastically: "Could I try the heart?" |
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