Ajainaa! features Igloolik Elders discussing their views of contemporary Inuit life. Topics include the role of Inuit and "Southern" forms of education, survival strategies (such as how to save a drowning victim), and the differences between camp and settlement life. Written, produced, and performed by Isuma's Uqallangniq Elders Group.

Ajainaa! is a part of the Unikaatuatiit (Story Tellers) Series.

DIRECTOR(S): Zacharias Kunuk

PRODUCER(S): Paul Qulitalik

WRITER(S): Paul Qulitalik

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Zacharias Kunuk, Natar Ungalaaq

EDITOR(S): Zacharias Kunuk, Marie-Christine Sarda

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn

 

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2001

DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION:

Isuma Distribution International c/o VTape, wandav [at] vtape [dot] org, +1.416.351.1317 fax-1509; info [at] isuma [dot] ca, +1.514.486.0707 fax-9851.

COUNTRY: Canada

REGION: Igloolik; Nunavut, Canadian Arctic

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