Preserving Languages

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

 Program: Qaggiq (“Gathering Place”) – is a current affairs program (refers to a large igloo built for the gathering of several families).

Producer: Iqaluit Inuit Broadcasting, Nunavut
Host: Lorretta Kanatsiaq

Segment 1: A beached bowhead whale that was attacked by killer whales near Igloolik, is butchered.

 Since the 1970’s, IBC has been recording Inuit stories from an Inuit perspective – an estimated 9,000 hours of unique footage. In 2015, we began the process of cataloguing and digitizing these videos and have created the Inuit Film and Video Archive. Videos can be accessed online at www.isuma.tv/ibc.… Read more

The Nunatsiavut Government and Memorial University of Newfoundland have partnered to deliver a culturally-infused, community-based Bachelor of Education program in Goose Bay, Labrador. This Inuit-specific program is part of Nunatsiavut’s efforts to establish a strong foundation for Inuit-controlled schools in their region.… Read more

 Program name: Qaujisaut

 Program name: Inukshuk
Producer: Iqaluit - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation


Host: Joanasie Salomonie

Segment 1: Elder Pitsiulalaaq, from Iqaluit, talks about the importance of the Inuit language and child rearing.

 Program name: Inukshuk Project


Producer: Kitikmeot Inuit Association (Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (ITC))
Host: James Panioyak

Segment 1: This video presents a regional meeting of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association. It includes pictures from 1975 and some early history of the political development in the Inuit regions.