Traditional Knowledge

In 2009, Rachel Uyarasuk, elder of the Inuit community of Igloolik (Nunavut), evokes the ancestors whose name she received at birth. She explains how this transmission ensured their return among the world of the living.

A film by Christin Merlhiot

France, 2014, 11 minutes, animation

Inuktitut with English & French subtitles

Indigenous peoples’ resilience is rooted in traditional knowledge and their deep understanding of the land.Uqalimakkanirit

Documentary film about how people, wildlife and the environment are impacted by industrial developments in Alberta and Saskatchewan. More importantly, this film is about communicating the voices and concerns of Indigenous people, who are often left out of decision-making processes, yet are among those most impacted.

Directed by Troy Stozed

Inuit Midwives, Interview with Katarina Arnatsiaq, 1991, Arnait Video Productions, Director Marie-Helene Cousineau.

Interviewed by Madeline Ivalu with Katarina Arnatsiaq in Igloolik in 1991. English transcript available here.

www.inuit-knowledge-and-climate-change/movie

On Baffin Island, two mountains of ore will be cut down at Mary River. Some residents of Igloolik react to this development : they worry that this industrial development will destroy their environment and the marine mammals as well as their culture and hunting life style.

HELP WANTED! This group seeks help to to protect its land, language and culture. Contact: <krenak31@hotmail.com>

HELP WANTED! This group seeks help to to protect its land, language and culture. Contact: <macareatrumai@gmail.com> or <gabriela@isuma.tv>

Synopsis: Video of the Taquara traditional party of the Trumai people.

Synopsis: Video of the Taquara traditional party of the Trumai people.

'Essa imagem foi feito com um camera de celular por isso a imagem não ficou muito boa. Festa para afungentar mal espirito' - Macarea Trumai-

This video was taken with a celular phone that's why the image is not that good it is a party to keep away the bad spirits.

The second and final part of the hunting of the deer

Filmmaker: Pablo Fulgueira / Ramón Carrillo

Filmmaker Contact:

info@enramada.com www.enramada.com

Producer's Name: Enramada

Year of Production: 2007

Distributor Information:

Susan Avingaq welcomes back Deborah/Dephora Qaunaq back to the qammaq today. Susan and Deborah talk about Qimmisuk (dog skin), seal skin, and caribou leg hide. They talk about the types of mittens and kamiks that can be made from those materials. LIVE from Igloolik on January 18th, 2023.

This week on Welcome To Our Qammaq, Deborah Qaunaq shares some of her traditional knowledge on how to make different garments out of caribou skins. LIVE from Igloolik on December 7th, 2022.

Susan Avingaq hosts this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq by herself, and shows us some caribou skinning techniques. First broadcast on November 30th, 2022

In this series of workshop sessions, we explored the conversations and conditions that led to the project, shared details of our Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse grant, and explored ways to leverage new opportunities available to our digital/cultural incubator provides for local communities.