Northern Haze: Living the Dream

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

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

Zacharias Kunuk talks about Inuit concerns with the proposed $6 billion Baffinland Iron Mine in Nunavut. Kunuk is an award-winning filmmaker, Igloolik Hamlet Councilor, Officer of the Order of Canada and recently-elected Board member to Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA).

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.

Behind the scenes look as Zacharias Kunuk presents Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner to a world audience at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001.

Directed by Zacharias Kunuk

The Artcirq Youth Group from Igloolik, Nunavut, take on an extraordinary adventure : over 20 people travel from Igloolik to Pond Inlet and Clyde River by skidoo to perform their unique Inuit circus show.

Directed by Derek Aqqiaruq. Produced by Artcirq (2010)  www.artcirq.org

Rose Ukkumaluk, an Igloolik elder, relates the tale of Attagutaaluk, a woman who survived a starvation and lived to become an honoured resident of Igloolik.

Arnait Video Presents: Charlie Pisuk, Arnait Video Productions. English.

Charlie Pisuk is your uncle, your cousin, your brother-in-law. What do you have to say about him? Someone is listening.

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.

Northern Haze: Living the Dream, Artcirq Productions 2011, Director Derek Aqqiaruq. Inuktut w/English s-t.

Rocking the North hard and heavy since 1977, “Northern Haze: Living the Dream” tells the story of the first known Inuit Rock Band to sing in their native tongue.

Video shot in 2003 in Arviat, Nunavut.

This video is about a carving project called 'Inuit in Stone' which brought together new and established artists.

Produced by Arviat Film Initiative, a youth video project in the community.

Runs 25:33.

Created by Ancilla Irkok of Arviat as part of the Department of Education's video contest on language preservation.  Ancilla was awarded a Blackberry Playbook for her efforts on this video.

This video was made by Kalene Gibbons.  She entered it in the Dept. of Education's video contest dealing with Inuktitut preservation and won a Blackberry Playbook for her efforts.

Inuktitut Tongue Twisters with Arviat High School Drama class.

A short documentary about the band Kikkukia from Igloolik, Nunavut. Story about how they started playing together and the events they shared together as a group.

Interview with Kelly Fraser in July 3013

at the Rockin Walrus Arts Festival in Igloolik (Nunavut)