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Final Baffinland hearings wrap up in Nunavut, Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk is in the middle, cbc.ca

The final hearings into Baffinland's project wrapped up on the weekend.... Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk is in the middle of capturing the life and land of Nunavut on film. "What I want to do is record the wildlife, the land, the beauty of the land," he said. "That's the project we're doing right now – to record it now, elders who are living now, and do it again in 10 years" ... Besides documenting the environmental change, Kunuk has hired a human rights lawyer to study the project. See full story at Zacharias Kunuk hires human rights lawyer.
 

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louis Uttak Interview, Igloolik, Pt.1 of 3, 4:39

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louis Uttak Part 1, 4:39 Inuktitut-English May 11, 2012. See also Part 2. See also Part 3. By Zacharias Kunuk and Lloyd Lipsett.

Louis is one of Igloolik's six members of the 42-member Baffinland Working Committee representing the seven impacted communities of Igloolik, Hall Beach, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Kimmirut and Cape Dorset. Louis talks about the land and the animals, how things have changed since he was a child and how it can be affected by the mining that is going on.

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louis Uttak Interview, Igloolik, Pt.2 of 3, 3:10

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louis Uttak, Part 2 of 3, 3:10 Inuktitut-English, May 11, 2012. See also Part 1. See also Part 3. By Zacharias Kunuk and Lloyd Lipsett.

Louis is one of Igloolik's six members of the 42-member Baffinland Working Committee representing the seven impacted communities of Igloolik, Hall Beach, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Kimmirut and Cape Dorset. Louis talks about the land and the animals, how things have changed since he was a child and how it can be affected by the mining that is going on. Filmed May 11, 2012 by Derek Aqqiaruk for Digital Indigenous Democracy (DID). 3:10. Part 2 of 3.

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louis Uttak Interview, Igloolik, Pt.3 of 3, 4:00

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louis Uttak, Part 3 of 3, 4:00 Inuktitut-English, May 11, 2012. See also Part 1. See Part 2.

Louis is one of Igloolik's six members of the 42-member Baffinland Working Committee representing the seven impacted communities of Igloolik, Hall Beach, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Kimmirut and Cape Dorset. Louis talks about the land and the animals, how things have changed since he was a child and how it can be affected by the mining that is going on.

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Natalino Caught a Bear, 9:13 iPod video by Zacharias Kunuk

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ The day Natalino caught a bear at Igloolik point, 9:13 Inuktitut, Thursday morning, December 15, 2011, shot with an iPod by Zacharias Kunuk, editor Carol Kunnuk.

My Father's Land

My Father's Land

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louie Uttak NIRB Community Roundtable, July 23, 2012, Igloolik, 5:58 Inuktitut; Inuktitut and English Versions of other community comments and Formal Intervention July 23, 2012 by Zacharias Kunuk and Lloyd Lipsett. Read complete Kunuk-Lipsett English Written Submission.

See What's New? below for all video and radio uploaded to My Father's Land including live online radio streaming of NIRB Public Hearings in Igloolik and Iqaluit and more call-in radio shows and video interviews with Inuit Elders and Youth talking about the impacts of mining around Baffin Island on Inuit and wildlife.

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'Ottawa Citizen' article by Zach Kunuk on IKCC

November 5th Ottawa Citizen op-ed article by Zacharias Kunuk discussing his history as a filmmaker leading to the production of his newest documentary, Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change (IKCC).

Nunatinni (At Our Place) (Show #43a, Part 1)

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

Children, singing, Zacharias Kunuk, drumming, Inuit culture, interviews, dance, kids' performance.

Producer's Name: NITV

Country: Canada

Nunatinni (At Our Place) February 18, 2002 (Show #60): Zach Comes Home with Awards

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

Zacharias Kunuk comes home to Igloolik with awards for Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner.

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Host: John A.

Camera: Aaron

Producer's Name: NITV

Country: Canada

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