They had a hole "to be threaded with a caribou thong and sewn into a parka for safekeeping",[2] or they could be worn around the neck.
[3] The number was broken down into several parts, "E" for Inuit living east of Gjoa Haven and "W" for those in the west.
The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter’s Search for Her Grandmother was shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing in 2023.
[7] In 1965, Abe Okpik was appointed to sit on the 5th Northwest Territories Legislative Council, its first Inuk.
The Government of the NWT decided to replace the disc numbers with names and Abe Okpik was appointed to Project Surname.