UVAGUT - 26.05.2022

Duration: 59m 4s

NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ − ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑲᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᑦ, ᓴᓇᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ 1997−ᒥᑦ 2005−ᒧᑦ.

"Qualaqiqsii" from the Nunavut Series (Nunavut Our Land)

Duration: 42m 14s

Charmaine Komak sits down with Hip Hop Artist and public speaker Christian Tagoona LIVE on Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut on November 4th, 2021.

Duration: 3m 15s

Duration: 10m 41s

This is the first music video clip ever made in Igloolik, with the band "Eskiez", a very nice inspiration for all other musicians in town!! Other music video clips are on the way.

Filmmaker: Guillaume Saladin and Derek Aqqiaquq

Filmmaker Contact:

 

www.artcirq.org

Duration: 3m 33s

Duration: 44m 56s

Today's episode of Uumatimnin is about youth and culture.  Produced by the Inuvaluit Communications Society.

Duration: 13m 11s

Produced by the Inuvialuit Communications Society.

Duration: 1m 32s

Duration: 59m 51s

NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

Episode discusses students reading, Polaris snowmobiles, Rachel U. and caribou skins, and Mrs. Irngaut's pregnancy.

Filmmaker Contact:

Host: Carol Kunuk

Camera: Aaron Kunuk

Producer's Name: NITV

Duration: 52m 54s

Host Sylvia Aggark Cooks with Tom Curely LIVE on Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut on November 25th, 2021.

Duration: 5m 19s

Dorothy Mesher grew up in the ever-changing Kuujjuaq of the 1930s and 1940s. She uses 10 pictures she treasures and keeps in a metal box that belonged to her mother to share memories of her youth.

A film by Dorothy Mesher

Duration: 59m 4s

NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ − ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑲᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᑦ, ᓴᓇᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ 1997−ᒥᑦ 2005−ᒧᑦ.

"Qualaqiqsii" from the Nunavut Series (Nunavut Our Land)

Duration: 22m 20s

 It’s Rita Claire’s last day in the tent, and she feels sad. So she sings to Qimmiq to cheer herself up, and we read the book Way Back Then, featuring different Inuit folktales and myths.
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ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᑭᖕᒍᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓱᓕᕐᒪ ᑐᐱᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᒫᓱᒃᑐᖅ. ᐃᖖᒋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖅᓴᕋᓱᒃᑐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᓱᒪᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖕᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ.

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 1m 11s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language.

Produced by IsumaTV.  2009.

 

 

Duration: 15s

Duration: 22m 27s

Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 1m 51s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos hosted by Peter Irniq for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language. Today's word is Sila

Igloolik Isuma Productions. 2009.  

 

Duration: 22m 20s

 Rita Claire prepares for a rainy day outside with Qimmiq. Celina Kalluk visits to play the guitar and sing, and we are introduced to the traditional story The Legend of Lightning and Thunder.
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ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓗ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᑑᒃ ᓯᓚᓗᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖕᒐᓄᑦ. ᓯᓖᓇ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᑭᑦᑕᐹᒡᒋᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖖᒋᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᐅᒃᑳᓕᔭᖅ ᑲᓪᓗᒡᓗ.

Duration: 5m 30s

Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 20 “ᐃᓕᒪᒐᓱᒃᔪᒃᔪᐊᖅ, ᓂᕆᑲᑦᑕᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ ᓄᓕᐊᕐᒥᓂᒃ” - Imarasugssuaq, The Man who Ate his Wives, Produced by JerryCo Animation and Kingulliit Productions. 2016. Inuktut.

ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖏᓚᒍᑦ

Duration: 2m 5s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of short videos for learning or improving Inuktut language skills with Elder Peter Irniq.

ISUMA: Qaujimaviit? Episode 1, Tiituriit? (2 mins), Igloolik Isuma Productions 2009, Host Peter Irniq. Inuktut no subtitles.

 

Duration: 22m 31s

Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

Duration: 5m 30s

Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 21 “ᐃᓯᒐᓕᒑᕐᓱᒃ, ᓄᓖᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ” - Isigaligarssik, The Man Without a Wife, Produced by JerryCo Animation and Kingulliit Productions. 2016. Inuktut.

ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓅᑉ ᓴᖏᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᒥᔭᕆᐊᖃᖏᓚᑎᑦ.

Duration: 1m 51s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos hosted by Peter Irniq for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language. Today's word is Sila

Igloolik Isuma Productions. 2009.  

 

Duration: 22m 20s

 It’s Rita Claire’s last day in the tent, and she feels sad. So she sings to Qimmiq to cheer herself up, and we read the book Way Back Then, featuring different Inuit folktales and myths.
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ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᑭᖕᒍᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓱᓕᕐᒪ ᑐᐱᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᒫᓱᒃᑐᖅ. ᐃᖖᒋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖅᓴᕋᓱᒃᑐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᓱᒪᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖕᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ.

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 1m 11s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language.

Produced by IsumaTV.  2009.

 

 

Duration: 15s

Duration: 22m 27s

Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 1m 51s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos hosted by Peter Irniq for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language. Today's word is Sila

Igloolik Isuma Productions. 2009.  

 

Duration: 22m 20s

 Rita Claire prepares for a rainy day outside with Qimmiq. Celina Kalluk visits to play the guitar and sing, and we are introduced to the traditional story The Legend of Lightning and Thunder.
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ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓗ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᑑᒃ ᓯᓚᓗᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖕᒐᓄᑦ. ᓯᓖᓇ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᑭᑦᑕᐹᒡᒋᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖖᒋᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᐅᒃᑳᓕᔭᖅ ᑲᓪᓗᒡᓗ.

Duration: 5m 30s

Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 20 “ᐃᓕᒪᒐᓱᒃᔪᒃᔪᐊᖅ, ᓂᕆᑲᑦᑕᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ ᓄᓕᐊᕐᒥᓂᒃ” - Imarasugssuaq, The Man who Ate his Wives, Produced by JerryCo Animation and Kingulliit Productions. 2016. Inuktut.

ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖏᓚᒍᑦ

Duration: 2m 5s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of short videos for learning or improving Inuktut language skills with Elder Peter Irniq.

ISUMA: Qaujimaviit? Episode 1, Tiituriit? (2 mins), Igloolik Isuma Productions 2009, Host Peter Irniq. Inuktut no subtitles.

 

Duration: 22m 31s

Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

Duration: 5m 30s

Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 21 “ᐃᓯᒐᓕᒑᕐᓱᒃ, ᓄᓖᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ” - Isigaligarssik, The Man Without a Wife, Produced by JerryCo Animation and Kingulliit Productions. 2016. Inuktut.

ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓅᑉ ᓴᖏᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᒥᔭᕆᐊᖃᖏᓚᑎᑦ.

Duration: 1m 51s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos hosted by Peter Irniq for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language. Today's word is Sila

Igloolik Isuma Productions. 2009.  

 

Duration: 42m 14s

Charmaine Komak sits down with Hip Hop Artist and public speaker Christian Tagoona LIVE on Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut on November 4th, 2021.

Duration: 3m 15s

Duration: 10m 41s

This is the first music video clip ever made in Igloolik, with the band "Eskiez", a very nice inspiration for all other musicians in town!! Other music video clips are on the way.

Filmmaker: Guillaume Saladin and Derek Aqqiaquq

Filmmaker Contact:

 

www.artcirq.org

Duration: 3m 33s

Duration: 24m 21s

 Language: Inuktitut

Synopsis: A series of interviews and storytelling with the elders of Kangirsuk, Quebec.

Copyright: © T.N.I. 2008

Duration: 24m 19s

 Language: Inuktitut

Synopsis: A series of interviews and storytelling with the elders of Inukjuak, Quebec.

Copyright: © T.N.I. 2008

Duration: 5m 4s

Tommy Kudluk is a handyman who spends most of his time on the land. He keeps Inuit traditions alive by fishing and eating just like his ancestors did. After catching an Arctic char with a spear, he makes his wife an "ulu", a traditional knife used by Inuit women so that she can prepare the fish for the family to enjoy.

A Film by Tommy Kudluk

Duration: 5m

Inspired by the author’s own life story, Qilliqtu (Shiny Object) aims at reminding viewers that Indigenous stories span lifetimes and embraces the importance of connecting to the land.

A Film by Kevin Tikivik

Duration: 28m 50s

Igloolik, Spring 1946. It is the season of never-ending days. Two dog teams searching the spring ice, men and boys hunting day and night. Seals are everywhere: at the breathing holes, sleeping under the warm sun. Amachlainuk has a lucky day.

Duration: 58s

Duration: 22m 15s

 Noah Piugattuk was born in 1900 and lived to be 96 years old. He spent most of his life living a traditional Inuit life on the land and over the course of his lifetime saw the decline of traditional practices that had persisted for thousands of years and the creation of a new relationship with the Canadian colonial state.

In this interview, Noah talks about hunting whales.

Duration: 5m 43s

Noah talks about historical maps.

 

A project of Kingulliit Productions and NITV.
Thank you to Inuit Broadcasting Corporation.

Duration: 58s

Duration: 46m 22s

Rooted in tradition, adoption is a reality that all Inuit families have experienced. In Inuit culture, adopting a child from a relative, friend or acquaintance is a common practice. Marie-Hélène Cousineau, the adoptive mother of Alexandre Apak, lived in Igloolik, a small island southwest of Baffin Island in the Arctic, for many years.

Duration: 10m 21s

Women of the Arnait Video Collective reenact a traditional women's activity: the use of the qulliq. The qulliq is the seal oil lamp and stove of the old days, the only source of light and warmth. The women tell the story in words and songs as they install the qulliq in their igloo.

 

Duration: 3m 12s

Isabella Pain - Nain.

Part of a series of stories about our legends, our histories, and our relationship with the land, sea, environment, and all living things within it. Produced by ITK.

 

Duration: 44m 56s

Today's episode of Uumatimnin is about youth and culture.  Produced by the Inuvaluit Communications Society.

Duration: 13m 11s

Produced by the Inuvialuit Communications Society.

Duration: 1m 32s

Duration: 22m 20s

 It’s Rita Claire’s last day in the tent, and she feels sad. So she sings to Qimmiq to cheer herself up, and we read the book Way Back Then, featuring different Inuit folktales and myths.
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ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᑭᖕᒍᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓱᓕᕐᒪ ᑐᐱᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᒫᓱᒃᑐᖅ. ᐃᖖᒋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖅᓴᕋᓱᒃᑐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᓱᒪᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖕᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ.

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 1m 11s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language.

Produced by IsumaTV.  2009.

 

 

Duration: 15s

Duration: 22m 27s

Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 1m 51s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos hosted by Peter Irniq for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language. Today's word is Sila

Igloolik Isuma Productions. 2009.  

 

Duration: 56m 56s

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᑐᒑᐱᒃᒥᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓘᑉ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᓂᒃᓗ ᑕᑯᕙᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᐸᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃᓗ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᕙᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓗᒃᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Duration: 2m 18s

Duration: 59m 56s

Host Jessie Kangok speaks with filmmaker Roselynn Akulukjuk and educator Gloria Uluqsi live on Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut, February 22, 2022

Duration: 29m 32s

 Language: Inuktitut

Synopsis: Beatrice Deer interviews midwife Marilyn Mesher from Kuujjuaq, then travels to Salluit to interview midwives Saira Kakayuk, Louissa Pauyungie, Sarah Alaku and Elisapi Padlayat.

Copyright: © T.N.I. 2019

Duration: 28m 27s

 Language: Inuktitut

Synopsis: Nunavik pediatrician Dr. Johanne Morel is interviewed on her profession as she specializes in infants and gives advice on raising healthy infants.

Genre: educational/parenting
Copyright: © T.N.I. 2019

Duration: 54m 7s

Host Marcy Siakuluk talks about Seal Skins with Susan Avingaq and learns how they are prepared LIVE on the Igloolik Edition of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Welcome to Our Qammaq.

Originally aired on Dec 22, 2021.

Duration: 59s

Duration: 4m 8s

 Enoapik Sagiatook.

Part of a series of stories about our legends, our histories, and our relationship with the land, sea, environment, and all living things within it. Produced by ITK.

Duration: 58m 16s

Nunaqpa is the second Isuma recreated fiction, filmed with actors in 1990 recreating a Summer caribou hunt in the 1930's. For Igloolik Inuit, it is the time of Nunaqpa, 'going inland,' the long walk in search of summer-fat caribou to catch enough meat for the hard winter ahead. Two families leave for the hunt, while the old couple and grandmother wait by the shore for their return.

Duration: 59s

Duration: 58m 23s

First Isuma recreated fiction. A late-winter Inuit camp in the 1930's. Four families build a qaggiq, a large communal igloo, to celebrate the coming of spring with games, singing and drum dancing. A young man seeks a wife. The girl's father says no, but her mother says yes...

Duration: 58s

Duration: 3m 15s

Duration: 59m 49s

 Host Charmaine Komak talks to Michael Akaralak LIVE on February 24th, 2022.

Duration: 46m 22s

Rooted in tradition, adoption is a reality that all Inuit families have experienced. In Inuit culture, adopting a child from a relative, friend or acquaintance is a common practice. Marie-Hélène Cousineau, the adoptive mother of Alexandre Apak, lived in Igloolik, a small island southwest of Baffin Island in the Arctic, for many years.

Duration: 10m 21s

Women of the Arnait Video Collective reenact a traditional women's activity: the use of the qulliq. The qulliq is the seal oil lamp and stove of the old days, the only source of light and warmth. The women tell the story in words and songs as they install the qulliq in their igloo.