Silakut / Mary River Phase II Meeting (Igloolik)

Zacharias Kunuk and his guests from Clyde River, Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay and Igloolik share their opinions on the Mary River mine and discuss what they want to see changed.

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᑐᒑᐱᒃᒥᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓱᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᔭᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᓪᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᑐᓂᒃ.

Zacharias Kunuk and his guests from Clyde River, Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay and Igloolik discuss the mine and how mining has affected their region.

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᑐᒑᐱᒃᒥᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑦ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᐅᑎᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖓᓄᑦ.

Community members from the North Baffin region tell stories about how they used to live and what animals they saw and hunted. They talk about the history of the Baffin region before mining started. 

Members from the five affected communities of the Mary River Mine expansion meet to disscuss the future of their communities. Accompanying this discussion are storytelling, drum dancing and singing . Sewing and making bannock, elders also invite us into their tents and show us their tradional life.

Filming live from the floe edge as the traditional activities of seal hunting and seal skinning are carried out.

Members from the five affected communities of the Mary River Mine expansion meet to discuss the future of their communities. They play string games and share stories.

Host: Zacharias Kunuk

Guests: Theo Ikummaq, Francis Piugattuk, David Aqqiaruq, Joanasie Kigutaq

Translators: Cherylu Piugattuk, Marcy Siakuluk

For this first episode of Silakut, Zacharias invites four Igloolik residents to discuss concerns related to the Baffinland Mary River iron ore mine, located in north Baffin Island.