From Inuk Point of View

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

Footage of Uqausiqaqatigiingniq,
the Inuit Standardization Symposium.

The symposium dealt with the standardization of Inuktitut. Questions were brought up such as whether or not the language should be standardized, what would be the challenges of standardizing a language with such a variety of dialects, and how would one undertake such a project.

Footage of Uqausiqaqatigiingniq,
the Inuit Standardization Symposium.

The symposium dealt with the standardization of Inuktitut. Questions were brought up such as whether or not the language should be standardized, what would be the challenges of standardizing a language with such a variety of dialects, and how would one undertake such a project.

Footage of Uqausiqaqatigiingniq,
the Inuit Standardization Symposium.

The symposium dealt with the standardization of Inuktitut. Questions were brought up such as whether or not the language should be standardized, what would be the challenges of standardizing a language with such a variety of dialects, and how would one undertake such a project.

Footage of Uqausiqaqatigiingniq,
the Inuit Standardization Symposium.

The symposium dealt with the standardization of Inuktitut. Questions were brought up such as whether or not the language should be standardized, what would be the challenges of standardizing a language with such a variety of dialects, and how would one undertake such a project.

Footage of Uqausiqaqatigiingniq,
the Inuit Standardization Symposium.

The symposium dealt with the standardization of Inuktitut. Questions were brought up such as whether or not the language should be standardized, what would be the challenges of standardizing a language with such a variety of dialects, and how would one undertake such a project.

Footage of Uqausiqaqatigiingniq,
the Inuit Standardization Symposium.

The symposium dealt with the standardization of Inuktitut. Questions were brought up such as whether or not the language should be standardized, what would be the challenges of standardizing a language with such a variety of dialects, and how would one undertake such a project.

Zebedee Nungak talks about the preservation of the Inuktitut language. He mentions some of the work being done in Nunavik (Northern Quebec) to preserve the language, what are the results of these efforts, and which communities are more at risk and need more help.

November 24th, 2010. Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Zach and Paul discussing the MediaPlayers and answering general questions in Pangnirtung.

November 17th 2010. Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Zacharias Kunuk talks to an audience during a NFB workshop.

November 30th, 2010. Igloolik, Nunavut.

Opening ceremony for the new Igloolik mental health hospital. Includes speeches, singing and a tour of some of the hospitals’ facilities.
 

November 19th, 2010. Iqaluit, Nunavut.

CBC North radio interview with Zach and Paul in which they talk about the IsumaTV MediaPlayers and its uses in helping to offer high-speed internet in low-bandwidth communities.

November 30th, 2010. Igloolik, Nunavut.

Kingulliit team installing the MediaPlayer in the Igloolik high school and explaining its uses to the teachers.

November 25th 2010. Pangnirtung, Nunavut.

This video shows John Hodgins explaining how he is installing the IsumaTV MediaPlayer in the Pangnirtung high school. Then Zacharias Kunuk and Paul Quassa talk about the uses of the MediaPlayer to a classroom of high school students.