Tungijuq (What We Eat), Isuma, Kunuk Cohn Productions 2009, Producer Stephane Rituit, Felix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphael, Zacharias Kunuk. Inuktut.
Inuit jazz throat-singer Tanya Tagaq, and Cannes-winning filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, talk back to Brigitte Bardot and anti-sealhunting lobby on the eternal reality of hunting.
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2001 DURATION: 52 min. GENRE: documentary FORMAT: video, colour LANGUAGE: Inuktitut, Fr-Eng st DIRECTORS: Mary Kunuk, Marie-Hélène Cousineau PRODUCERS: Mary Kunuk, Marie-Helene Cousineau… Uqalimakkanirit
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.
In 1991, Igloolik Isuma Productions gathered 13 Igloolik elders for a week of discussion, to choose and then record 24 traditional ajaja songs considered most important to preserve for the future: where did the songs come from, how where they made and how have they been passed down generation to generation?
In the 1980’s and 90’s, as aging elders and Third Generation children become modern adults, southern radio and television introduced in 1982 increase the impact of foreign language and culture, and quickly alter the community dynamics of the settlement.… Uqalimakkanirit
Louie Uttak NIRB Community Roundtable, July 23, 2012, Igloolik, 5:58 English version, Igloolik Elder expresses his concerns for protection of marine mammals and wildlife and Inuit way of life, 'Don't hide anything from me.'
George Qulaut, NIRB Community Roundtable, July 23, 2012 Igloolik, 8:58 English version, concerned that governments and Inuit organizations are not asking enough questions about the project, for example, will there be a Canada Customs checkpoint established at the Steensby Inlet port site for incoming supertankers?
Igloolik Mayor Nicholas Arnatsiaq, NIRB Final Public Hearings, July 23, 2012, Igloolik, 3:36 Inuktitut, official welcome opens the Hearings in Igloolik.
Curtis Taqqaugaq, NIRB Community Roundtable, July 25, 2012, Igloolik, 6:04 original English. Curtis is Igloolik Youth Representative and presents his comments on the Baffinland Mary River Development from the youth point of view.
Celina Irngaut, NIRB Community Roundtable, July 25, 2012, Igloolik, 14:51 English Version. Celina is a professional translator. She comments on the Baffinland Mary River Development as the final speaker on the day of Community Roundtable when local people can ask to speak.… Uqalimakkanirit
Lucie Idlout, NIRB Community Roundtable, July 25, 2012, Igloolik, Part 1/2 10:47 original English. Lucie is Igloolik Economic Development Officer and presents her comments on the Baffinland Mary River Development and the NIRB Final Public Hearings.
