Inuit Architecture, including the iglu and qarmaq, continue to be useful in the north as survival shelters. Buildings from Inuit tradition are also important ways of knowing about snow and the land. This video was made with the support of Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program for Northern First Nations and Inuit Communities, Dr.… Uqalimakkanirit
Tracking Change… is a new research initiative funded by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada and led by the University of Alberta, the Traditional Knowledge Steering Committee of the Mackenzie River Basin Board, the Government of the Northwest Territories and many other valued partner organizations.… Uqalimakkanirit
Meetings with Arviat Film Society (ArviatTV) and fishing at Maguse Lake, hunting guide Billy Ukutak, was an excellent guide, he made pancake breakfast for Zach, and hosted Zach and Eric Anoee (Arviat Film Society) in his cabin and took Zach to the hunting grounds. Zach caught Lake Trout, Arctic Char, and caribou.… Uqalimakkanirit
Beginning in 2010 in Arviat Nunavut, the Nanisiniq Arviat History Project is a multi-media history project which brings together Inuit youth and Elders to re-discover Inuit history.
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2000 DURATION: 29 min GENRE: Docu-drama FORMAT: Video (colour) LANGUAGE: Inuktitut, Eng/Fr s-t DIRECTORS: Mary Kunuk, Marie-Helene Cousineau PRODUCER: Arnait Video Productions… Uqalimakkanirit
Can REDD forests ever become green? Social and other safeguards are needed if REDD initiatives are to cut GHG emissions while doing no harm and benefiting indigenous peoples.
Energy innovation and traditional knowledge: Renewables-based energy sovereignty can revitalize indigenous communities while mitigating climate change impacts.
Inherkowinginambana, from Kowanyama - a coastal Aboriginal community in tropical Queensland, Australia - works with other local elders to p… Uqalimakkanirit
Kyrgyzstan shepherd Dootkasy and his wife Anarkul share their family's observations and traditional adaptations to a changing climate in highland pastures of Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan Mountains.Uqalimakkanirit
