Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

Live from the Floe Edge

From an Inuit Point of View

August 2008

Departure from Igloolik

Live from the Floe Edge

From an Inuit Point of View

August 2008

On the Ice

Live from the Floe Edge

From an Inuit Point of View

August 2008

Abraham Ulayuruluk

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Traveling to Igloojuaq

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 From the Air

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Baffinland

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Ikpikitujuaq

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Theo Ikummaq

Live From the Floe Edge

From an Inuit Point of View

August 2008

Walrus Hunt

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Baffin Island and Abraham Ulayuruluk

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Boat Ride & Peter Awa

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Qanaqtalik

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Interview with David Irngaut

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Interview with Peter Awa

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 Umiatiarituq

Live from The Floe Edge From an Inuit Point of View August 2008 On the Map - Part I

Interview with Apak Qaqqasiq about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 27, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Isa Piungituq about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 27, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Apak Qaqqasiq about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 27, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Uqallak Pnikpa about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, September 27, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Peter Paneak about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 27, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with James Qillaq about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 30, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Apak Qaqqasiq about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 27, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Peter Paneak about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 27, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with James Qillaq about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 30, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Akittiq Sanguya about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 31, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Akttiq Sanguya about climate change, Clyde River, Nunavut, August 25, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Sandy and Lizzy Gordon about climate change, Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, September 13, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with David Koneak about climate change, Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, September 13, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Sandy and Lizzy Gordon about climate change, Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, September 13, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with Sandy and Lizzy Gordon, and David Koneak about climate change, Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, September 13, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Interview with David Koneak and George Koneak about climate change, Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, September 13/14, 2005. In Inuktitut with English translation.

Show Me on the Map Episode 1, A Changing World, Arnait Video Productions 2010, Directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau in collaboration with Carol Kunnuk. Inuktut and English.

ARNAIT: Show Me on the Map Episode 2, People Can Stand Up (22 mins) Discussions on Aboriginal Lands, Arnait Video Productions 2010, Carol Kunnuk, Marie-Hélène Cousineau. Inuktut w/English s-t.

Arsene Ivalu: "I completely disagree because it will affect me, my culture and everything else around, ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ " 3:49 Inuktitut by Arnait Video Productions, Show Me on the Map, 2009. 

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ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Atuat Akkirtiq: "If the people consult us, they should be true to their word." 2:37 by Arnait Video, Show Me on the Map, 2009.

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Interview with Madeline Ivalu, Show Me on the Map ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ : "The plan consists of destroying the environment, the wildlife, therefore the Inuit."  By Arnait Video, Show Me on the Map, 2009.

Interview with Dominique Angutimariq, Show Me on the Map ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ  "...we have to fight so hard for our rights when often things are already decided for us." Arnait Video, Show Me on the Map, 2009.

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Anti-uranium campaign by Makita: Dr Helen Caldicott part 2

Dr Helen Cadicott and Gordon Edwards answer some questions from the audience in Iqaluit. In english and in Inuktitut.

Period of questions and remarks by the audience at the anti-uranium evening organized by Makita in Iqaluit Nov.18th.

Gordon Edwards, from the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsability, tells us that uranium mining is done on aboriginal lands where mining companies find vulnerable people; Dr Helen Caldicott agrees and talks about Australia. Joe Tigullaraq, running for NTI president, questions the NTI policy on uranium mining.

Francois Paulette delivers his keynote at Health Canada's - First Nation and Inuit Health Branch - Pan-Arctic Results Workshop, held in Ottawa February 7-10, 2011.

Siila Watt-Cloutier delivers her keynote at Health Canada's - First Nation and Inuit Health Branch - Pan-Arctic Results Workshop, held in Ottawa February 7-10, 2011.

This speech navigates the global and local level decision-making and impacts of climate change, weaving together human rights, ecological and governance issues, all within Siila's unique indigenous women's perspective.

English Transcript:

When it's a very calm morning, in the winter time, you would breath out towards the wind. Your breath, you could hear it in the cold. That's how it was.

English Transcript:

We sang, prayed and ate our Christmas feast. After the food was gone, we weren't hungry for a while. Dogs have to eat too. We moved to a small island and were looking for seal holes. I was a child that stayed to babysit two boys. Inuit searching for us, hunters from another camp, passed between our two parties. It was Kupak, Qaatuq's husband.

IKCC is going to be screening at Denver's Indigenous Film Festival on October 16. It will be the closing night film.

The festival organizers contacted me a couple of days ago and asked if I could be available for a PBS special about the film and larger festival.

Arguably, the most bizarre, fascinating and perhaps groundbreaking of all observations we've heard from Inuit is that they believe our world has tilted on its axis and this contributes to climate change.… Read more

Inuit are telling us their climate change stories in their mother tongue - the Inuktitut language. It's important that the elders and hunters are speaking in their own language, given that their teachings are both holistic and detailed, and are best communicated in Inuktitut. Today's story is about uqalurait: the snow drifts shaped like a tongue (see blog photo).

Check out this amazing silent film called "Speaking out on climate change". In the tradition of Buster Keaton-style black and white slapstick comedy, this piece by Pangnirtung's Julie Alivaktuk brilliantly pokes fun at the very serious issue of climate change and how it affects Arctic ecosystems and Inuit people.

We've been hearing from Inuit about the Arctic getting warmer. Today's post includes a video upload featuring Alukie Metuq from Pangnirtung. In it, Alukie talks about the intense heat of the past year. No doubt, Pangnirtung is a climate change "hotspot" in the Arctic and has had to deal with a number of related "natural disasters".

We've gone through an interview with Lukie Airut, an Igloolik-based carver and hunter, and he has great stories to share. In particular, he told us that he had recently seen a grizzly bear near town, which is something that locals say is very rare, despite scientific studies showing they may extend into the area.… Read more

Inuit we've spoken with believe that nanuuit - polar bears - are increasing in abundance. The stories of elders clearly indicate that in the past this great animal was not seen often, but when it was, it was a very special event. In Inuit society, the bear is revered for its intelligence, strength and importance within the foodchain.… Read more