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Scroll through our TV guide to see what’s on Uvagut TV today! Subscribers to Shaw Direct satellite across Canada and Arctic Co-op Cable (Nunavut and NWT) can watch Uvagut TV on their basic cable packages - channel 240 or 267. FCNQ (Nunavik) viewers can watch on channel 308. Viewers around the world can stream the service online 24/7 at www.uvagut.tv

  • 00:03 Nunatinni Classics

    Nunatinni (At Our Place) January 20, 2004 (Show #6, Part 1): Zacharias Kunuk Awards; Nunavut Series 'Qualaqiqsii' Nunavut Our Land

    NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

    ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ − ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑲᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᑦ, ᓴᓇᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ 1997−ᒥᑦ 2005−ᒧᑦ.

  • 01:05 The Tunnganarniq Show (Makers)

    Interview with Bart Hanna

    Carol Kunnuk interviews Bart Hanna LIVE on December 9th, 2020.

  • 02:07 Elders' Hour

    Elders from Quaqtaq- Part 1

     Language: Inuktitut

    Synopsis: Part 1 of 2 of a series Interviews and storytelling with the elders of Quaqtaq, Quebec.

    Copyright: © T.N.I. 2007

  • Elders from Quaqtaq- Part 2

     Language: Inuktitut

    Synopsis: Part 2 of 2 of a series Interviews and storytelling with the elders of Quaqtaq, Quebec.

    Copyright: © T.N.I. 2007

  • 03:00 Perspectives

    Names for snow

    This short follows Rebecca Thomassie, an Inuk woman, around Kangirsuk as she learns the 52 Inuktitut words for snow.

    A Film by Rebecca Thomassie

  • 03:05 Nunatinni Classics

    Nunatinni (At Our Place) January 16, 2004 (Show #4, Part 1): Nunavut Day

    NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

    Segment 1- Nunavut Day;

    Segment 2- Circus Group;

    Segment 3- NTI Pangnirtung meeting

    Filmmaker Contact:

    Host: Carol Kunuk

    Camera: Natar Ungalaq

    Producer's Name: NITV

    Country: Canada

  • 04:03 Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut

  • Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut - Tanya Gruben

    Margaret Noksaka talks with DJ and emcee Tanya Gruben over Zoom. They talk about her life and career LIVE on The Tunnganarniq Show on August 25th, 2021!

    Tanya Gruben, aka TLG, is an Inuvialuk radio host and DJ who has recently moved to Yellowknife from Inuvik, NT.

    Her motto: Life is an adventure!

  • 05:00 Nunatinni Classics

    Nunatinni (At Our Place) January 20, 2004 (Show #6, Part 1): Zacharias Kunuk Awards; Nunavut Series 'Qualaqiqsii' Nunavut Our Land

    NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

    ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ − ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑲᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᑦ, ᓴᓇᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ 1997−ᒥᑦ 2005−ᒧᑦ.

  • 06:03 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 3 “ᖃᓪᓗᐱᑦᓗᖅ” - The Troll Story

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

  • 06:09 Anaana's Tent

    Anaana's Tent S01E01 Fishing | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ S01E01 ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑐᖅ

    ᑐᖖᒐᓱᒋᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐᓄᑦ! ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐃᓚᖕᒋᓪᓗ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᑐᐱᖕᒐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖕᒐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖕᒋᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ

    Welcome to Anaana’s Tent! Today, host Rita Claire arrives at her family’s tent and learns how important fishing is in Inuit culture. Celina Kalluk stops by to sing a song, and we read the book Fishing with Grandma.
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  • 06:37 Iglaq

    Iglaq EP 10: Animals

    Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

  • 07:03 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Innarijatini Unikatuat: Ep. 26 “ᑎᕆᒐᓂᐊᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᒃᓗ” - The Fox and the Rabbit

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

  • 07:08 Anaana's Tent

    Anaana's Tent S01E10 Sorting | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ S01E10 ᐃᓛᒃᑰᖅᑎᕆᔪᖅ

     Rita Claire and Qimmiq show how to sort different items in the tent. Meeka Arnakaq teaches us how to play Inugaq, a bone game, and we read the book Going to Grandma’s.
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    ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒻᒥᖅ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑑᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖕᒋᑦᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᐱᕐᒥᒃ. ᒦᑲ ᐊᕐᓇᑲᐅᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕌᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒐᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᒃᑯᓐᓅᖅᑐᖅ.

  • 07:32 Perspectives

    Frozen Unicycle

    Adam Aomari shows his tricks on his unicycle. His abilities to ride upright in the frozen tundra show his skills.

    A film by Adam Aomari

  • 07:35 Inuktut Children's Programming

  • Qaujimaviit? Ep 2, Tukisiviit?

    Qaujimaviit? is a series of short videos for learning or improving Inuktut language skills with Elder Peter Irniq.

    ISUMA: Qaujimaviit? Episode 2, Tukisiviit? (2 mins), Igloolik Isuma Productions 2009, Host Peter Irniq. Inuktut no subtitles.

     

  • 07:37 Iglaq

    Iglaq Ep 12: Boating

    Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

  • 08:03 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 4 “ᑕᕿᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᐊ” - The Man on the Moon

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

  • 08:08 Anaana's Tent

    Anaana's Tent S01E07 Arctic Bugs | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ S01E07 ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᑦ

     Rita Claire talks about common Arctic bugs, like mosquitoes and wolf spiders. We hear a traditional Inuit story about an orphan and the amautalik, and we read the book Grandmother Ptarmigan.
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    ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᓂᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓯᕙᐃᑦ. ᓈᓚᓐᓂᐊᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑐᖃᖕᒐᓂ ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᒪᑕᓕᒡᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅ.

  • 08:34 Iglaq

    Iglaq EP 2: Weather

    Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

  • 08:57 Perspectives

    Frozen Unicycle

    Adam Aomari shows his tricks on his unicycle. His abilities to ride upright in the frozen tundra show his skills.

    A film by Adam Aomari

  • 09:08 Anaana's Tent

    Anaana's Tent S01E10 Sorting | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ S01E10 ᐃᓛᒃᑰᖅᑎᕆᔪᖅ

     Rita Claire and Qimmiq show how to sort different items in the tent. Meeka Arnakaq teaches us how to play Inugaq, a bone game, and we read the book Going to Grandma’s.
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    ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒻᒥᖅ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑑᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖕᒋᑦᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᐱᕐᒥᒃ. ᒦᑲ ᐊᕐᓇᑲᐅᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕌᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒐᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᒃᑯᓐᓅᖅᑐᖅ.

  • 09:33 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Qaujimaviit? Ep 8, Greetings

    Qaujimaviit? is a series of short videos for learning or improving Inuktut language skills with Elder Peter Irniq. Today's focus is on greetings.

    ISUMA: Qaujimaviit? Episode 8, Greetings (2 mins) Igloolik Isuma Productions 2009, Host Peter Irniq. Inuktut and English.

     

  • 09:36 Iglaq

    Iglaq EP 4: Seasons

    Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

  • 11:03 Perspectives

    Queen Of The Quest

    As the first woman to compete in and win the “Nunavut Quest” dog team race, Denise Malliki is a great source of inspiration for many young Inuit women and men as well as a compelling ambassador for our Inuit culture and traditions.

    Queen Of The Quest (34 mins), Arnait Video Productions, NITV 2010, Director Carol Kunnuk.

  • 11:37 Elders' Hour

    Noah Piugattuk (Interview 21)

    Noah Piugattuk was born in 1900 and spent most of his life living a traditional Inuit life on the land.

    A project of Kingulliit Productions and NITV with thanks to IBC.

  • 12:03 Documentaries

  • ATN Kavak on Ice

    Video of ATN Kavak on the ice.

    Filmmaker Contact:

    Camera: Brian

    Producer's Name: NITV

    Country: Canada

     

  • 13:03 Nunavut (Our Land)

    Nunavut (Our Land) Episode 3: Qarmaq (Stone House)

    Igloolik, Fall 1945. Grandmother remembers the old way. In autumn 1945, five families build a stone house to prepare for the coming winter.

    Nunavut (Our Land) Episode 3: Qarmaq (Stone House), Igloolik Isuma Productions 1995, Filmmakers: Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, Pauloosie Qulitalik. Inuktut w/Eng s-t.


  • 14:03 Documentaries

    Arviq! (Bowhead!)

    In 1994, fulfilling the wish of 94 year-old Noah Piugattuk to taste whale-skin maqtaq once again before he passes away, a group of Igloolik hunters illegally catches a bowhead whale after years of government prohibition. This event which sparks a legal controversy, the hunters are charged, government policy is resisted, then changed..

  • 15:00 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 3 “ᖃᓪᓗᐱᑦᓗᖅ” - The Troll Story

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

  • Qaujimaviit? - Sila

    Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos hosted by Peter Irniq for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language. Today's word is Sila

    Igloolik Isuma Productions. 2009.  

     

  • Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 4 “ᑕᕿᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᐊ” - The Man on the Moon

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

  • 15:12 Anaana's Tent

    Anaana's Tent S01E01 Fishing | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ S01E01 ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑐᖅ

    ᑐᖖᒐᓱᒋᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐᓄᑦ! ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐃᓚᖕᒋᓪᓗ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᑐᐱᖕᒐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖕᒐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖕᒋᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ

    Welcome to Anaana’s Tent! Today, host Rita Claire arrives at her family’s tent and learns how important fishing is in Inuit culture. Celina Kalluk stops by to sing a song, and we read the book Fishing with Grandma.
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  • 15:35 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Qaujimaviit? Ep 9, Food

    Qaujimaviit? is a series of short videos for learning or improving Inuktut language skills with Elder Peter Irniq.  Today's episode is about food.

    ISUMA: Qaujimaviit? Episode 9, Food (2 mins) Igloolik Isuma Productions 2009, Host Peter Irniq. Inuktut and English.

     

  • 15:36 Ukaliq & Kalla

  • 16:00 The Tunnganarniq Show (Performers)

    Angela Amarualik Live Concert and Interview

    Angela Amarualik gives a live concert from her living room and speaks with Lucy Tulugarjuk about her experience making the music video, Angirrarviga.  Angirrarviga was shot in Avvajja and Qaiqsut, near Igloolik and was released live during this program on  May 6th 2020.

  • 18:03 Hunting With My Ancestors

    Episode 6: Seal Pup Hunt

    It’s June and time for the spring seal hunt. People travel on the melting sea ice looking for cracks and breathing holes in the 24-hour daylight. Zach follows elder Louis Uttak on a family seal hunt, as he shares his expert hunting knowledge and tells stories of his past life living on the land.  

  • 19:03 Nunavut (Our Land)

    Nunavut (Our Land) Episode 4: Tugaliaq (Ice Blocks)

    Igloolik, Fall 1945. Even here, news of the terrible world war raging outside makes people frightened and uneasy. They talk of the danger of the unknown future, of shamanistic intervention to protect their culture.

  • 20:03 Movie Night

    SGaawaay K’uuna (Edge of The Knife)

    The world's first Haida-language feature film, co-directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown. Produced in collaboration Council of the Haida Nation, Skidegate and Old Masset Band Councils.

  • Ilskyalas Dolores Churchill

    Interview with Dana Moraes and Graham Richard

  • 22:03 Nunavut (Our Land)

    Nunavut (Our Land) Episode 3: Qarmaq (Stone House)

    Igloolik, Fall 1945. Grandmother remembers the old way. In autumn 1945, five families build a stone house to prepare for the coming winter.

    Nunavut (Our Land) Episode 3: Qarmaq (Stone House), Igloolik Isuma Productions 1995, Filmmakers: Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, Pauloosie Qulitalik. Inuktut w/Eng s-t.