Mining

Multi award-winning feature documentary in two parts. Made with the Yindjibarndi, Ngarluma, Banyjima and Gurrama people of Roebourne, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Arsene Ivalu: "I completely disagree because it will affect me, my culture and everything else around, ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ " 3:49 Inuktitut by Arnait Video Productions, Show Me on the Map, 2009. 

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ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Atuat Akkirtiq shares her views on mining in this interview recorded for the program Show Me on the Map.   

"If the people consult us, they should be true to their word."

Madeline Ivalu speaks about mining in an interview filmed for the program Show Me on the Map ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ 

Interview with Dominique Angutimariq, Show Me on the Map ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ  "...we have to fight so hard for our rights when often things are already decided for us." Arnait Video, Show Me on the Map, 2009.

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Anti-uranium campaign by Makita: Dr Helen Caldicott part 2

Dr Helen Cadicott and Gordon Edwards answer some questions from the audience in Iqaluit. In english and in Inuktitut.

Period of questions and remarks by the audience at the anti-uranium evening organized by Makita in Iqaluit Nov.18th.

Gordon Edwards, from the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsability, tells us that uranium mining is done on aboriginal lands where mining companies find vulnerable people; Dr Helen Caldicott agrees and talks about Australia. Joe Tigullaraq, running for NTI president, questions the NTI policy on uranium mining.

Dr Isabelle Gingras is one of the doctor from Sept-Iles, Quebec, who vow to quit her job at the hospital of the region if uranium exploration and mining were progressing. She was in Iqaluit on November 18th to talk about the health hazards of the different steps of uranium exploitation. In English (audio Inuktitut translation to be uploaded soon).

On November 18th the organization Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit introduced anti-uranium activists to an Iqaluit audience. Here Sandra Inutiq, Chairperson of the organization opens up the presentation. In Inuktitut.

"We may be ignorant people, but, excuse the term - it is not that I'd like to offend the government - he is the ignorant one who doesn't know what he is doing. 'Cause if he knew, he would've said 'no' to indiscriminate large-scale open-pit mining. He would have said 'No, let's go for other life alternatives!"