Paliak is from originally from Rankin Inlet, he plays as a drummer with Katuutiit band, he also plays in events like Square dances and other occasions.
Sandy Okatsiak, Eva Okatsiak, and Mallory Okatsiak have been singing for about 10 years to the community and the public. They have sung for their family, the community, and on on air for the radio. They sing gospel songs, inuit songs and others. They live in Arviat, Nunavut.
Ernie Eetak is a well known inuk drum dancer and has been performing as a drum dancer since 1992. He is from Arviat and has been living in Arviat Nunavut since birth. In his childhood, he would go with his grandmother and mother to a gathering place of igloos for drum dancing and singing pihiqs (Inuit songs).… Uqalimakkanirit
Cecile Kinniksie is a inuk singer with a group of ladies whenever there is a drum dance. Cecile was also a part of ‘Arviat Qaggitiit’ group here in Arviat. She has participated at different events and has performed for the famous Governor General: David Johnston. Cecile also does drawings, water painting, beading, and she sews wall-hangings.
David started playing guitar when he was 8 year old in Naujaat and has been playing ever since. He has written at least 26 songs and makes copies on CD. David has a band with his brothers in Repulse Bay which started around 2007 or 2008 and has travelled to: Coral Harbor, Folks on the rocks, Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit, Puvirnituq and Igloolik and Arviat where he currently lives.
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.
Based on oral histories and conversations with elders who grew up on the land, ᐅᐃᒃᓴᕆᖕᒋᑕᕋ Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) follows director Zacharias Kunuk’s cinematic tradition of critically acclaimed Inuktut-language historical drama pieces set in the distant past, like Atanarjuat The Fast Runner (2001) and Angakusjaujuaq: The Shaman’s Apprentic… Uqalimakkanirit
On this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq: Marcy Siakuluk hosts the show this week featuring an interview with Elanor Attagutaluk & Diane Kunnuk, students from Attagutalluk High School who won a song writing contest. Followed by a clip from 2020 of Zacharias Kunnuk making pissi (dried fish).
Host Connie Uyaupiq Kalluak welcomes elder Margaret Pobbaq Hannak to the show. Margaret will talk about her memories of Inuit life in igloos, and some of the changes she's seen in her life.
Marcy Siakuluk hosts the show this week featuring an interview with Pakak Qammaniq by Nataq Ungalaq on the subject of Sakku and Unaaq (harpoon and spear head). Following the interview is a seal hunting segment filmed by Nataq Ungalaq and Zacharias Kunuk. We end the show with some music by Agaaqtoq. Camera and Edit by Mark Jr Malliki First Broadcast September 27, 2024.
On this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq, Carol Kunnuk presents a segment of net fishing in Avammuktulik. Followed by a throwback to last year’s beluga hunting, as beluga will soon be passing by Igloolik again.
ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᒋᔭᕗᑦ: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat - Anthony Uluadluak
Two years ago, Anthony Uluadluak appeared on Uvagut TV as a nineteen year old. He spoke about his dream to become a pilot, how he was about to start training to get his pilot’s license at Harv’s Air in Manitoba, and in Rankin Inlet. This year, Anthony has graduated with his pilot’s license.
