By Nigel Maxwell

First Nations culture

And the neck bone is connected to the….

Feb 20, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Some big appetites showed up Tuesday afternoon at the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Gym for a neck bone eating contest.

The goal of the contest, part of the Prince Albert Grand Council Winter Festival, is not how many neck bones one person can eat or even how fast, but rather how clean their rack of bones is after they are done. Diane Stonestand from Prince Albert had a very clean plate in front of her. She told paNOW her secret strategy.

“Just make sure you pick the right boiled pot where all the meat comes off,” she laughed.

Diane Stonestand is a seasoned pro when it comes to neck bone eating. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

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Clarence Badger from Wollaston Lake agreed the secret lies in how well the bones are cooked.

“It’s all easy because it is cooked good. You just got to peel it sometimes,” he said.

Preparations for the contest started early in the morning, as to get the right texture, the neck bones can take up three hours to cook under good conditions. Regardless of the outcome Tuesday, it was safe to say all the contestants went home satisfied.

Alfie Dorion enjoys his plate of neck bones. (NIgel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

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