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“As A Koden” — A term gifted by Leon Siu (Hawaiian External Affairs Minister) meaning “Talking Story: Who Is Your Name?”… Read more

This video is part of the #ReadTheTRCReport project which is a series of videos of indigenous people reading Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Report. The intent it to bring the report to life, and prevent it from being another report that gets shelved and forgotten.

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By Philip Burgess

International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, Kautokeino, Norway

philip.burgess@reindeercentre.org

Grayling fishing at Qikiktaujuq

Producer: Baker Lake - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: William Noah
Location: Baker Lake

Segment 1: Inuit fish for grayling on the ice.

Igloolik, Fall 1945. Even here, news of the terrible world war raging outside makes people frightened and uneasy. They talk of the danger of the unknown future, of shamanistic intervention to protect their culture. The weather turns colder. With the north wind blowing, Inuaraq builds his sod house, while Qulitalik cuts the ice blocks for the porch.