Guluk Cockney Sr. is originally from Tuktoyaktuk, NT. He is a long-time official and coach for the Northern Games and Arctic sports in the Beaufort Delta region and beyond. His goal is to ensure that the games are delivered and passed down authentically and with the proper teachings so the next generations may carry them forward.… Uqalimakkanirit
Natalie Baker got interested in makeup when she was 13 years old. She taught herself by watching step-by-step tutorials on YouTube.
When she was 17 years old she was asked to work for Younique, but turned them down because she wasn't ready for the next step in her life. But once she turned 19 years old and was asked again, she was ready. Now she works for Younique.
Christopher Jr Mikeeuneak lives in Arviat, Nunavut. He makes hip-hop music with his closest friends Phillip Okatsiak and Ted Thompson. He and Phillip made their first song in 2020, and they enjoyed it so much they kept making songs.
Anne Thrasher was born in Letty Harbour, located on the Hudson's Bay Coast between Paulatuk and Cape Perry. In those early years she travelled frequently with her parents on the land and to different communities learning and collecting the stories she would later share with others in her community and beyond.… Uqalimakkanirit
Jacob Okatsiak is a hip-hop artist from Arviat, Nunavut. As a kid, he performed at his local church and learned to play drums, piano, and guitar. Inspired by other Indigenous rappers, Jacob began to rap and record his own music, building a northern fan base.
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.’s Phase 2 development proposal for the Mary River mine continues, and IsumaTV/DID records the process of public engagement sessions in communities. Sessions started in January 2019, leading to public hearings scheduled for summer 2019.
Tunnganariq Nunagijavut (Welcome to Where We Live Now) is a weekly, live cultural and current affairs series produced in-house by Uvagut TV with community partners throughout Inuit Nunangat.
“I was mostly intrigued by the Haida language. Being in front of the camera wasn’t so much the big push. It was the language part and the fact that it was all going to be done in Haida language.” K_uun Jaad
“Of course I’m interested in any kind of thing that pushes Haida culture into the new centuries.”
“[Atanarjuat] portraits real authentic story from the Nations it was from. It kind of gives you an idea about of how you can represent your culture on the screen.”
'My white man name is Russel. My Haida name is Nunthclioff meaning long, lost one found. It was given to me by my aunty after I return home from residential school. The name means long lost, one found.'