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In this first episode of this new season, Meeka Aqqiaruq speaks to Joshua Kilabuk-Stribbell about the importance of Inuit learning and speaking Inuktitut to preserve the language. Meeka, an English-Inuktitut translator, highlights the difference between both languages and how to navigate them as a learner.

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik

Tea Time With Elders - Host Elsie Kaodloak spends time with Community Wellness Worker Annie Goose in Ulukhaqtuuq. This episode is in the Kangiryuarmiutun dialect.

First Broadcast Wednesday July 30th, 2025

Congratulations to Rick Oyukuluk Sr. from Arctic Bay! Rick is this week’s Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post on May 30 documenting aajuraq - an area of open water formed by ice opening up due to wind or currents, often in spring.

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat A live performance from Billy Kuksuk, a guitarist and musician from Arviat who plays blues, ragtime, and gospel music in both Inuktitut and English. He has released an album and often performs with his wife, Sandra. Recently, he played at the Puvirnituq Snow Festival.

First Broadcast Thursday April 4th, 2025

Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik

Tonight Alaina Joe Beaudin joins us live for music & singing.

LIVE on August 28th, 2024.

On Sunday August 4th, the 12th Annual Arviat Ball Hockey Tournament played it's championship game, between The Arviat Warriors and The Benchwarmers. Commentary by Connie Kalluak, and camera by Ethan Tassiuk. Intermissions and some of the awards ceremony have been cut for time.

First broadcast on August 8th, 2024.

On this special episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat, host Connie Kalluak welcomes Jacob Okatsiak and William Bob Issumatarjuak back to the show for some music.

LIVE on August 6th, 2024.

 � Congratulations to Judah Sarpinak from Iglulik - the Week 17 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post near their community.

Get involved in the 2024 Ice Watch! Support ice safety and share knowledge in your community by sharing Ice Posts with SIKU - you could win a Ski-Doo from Contant, Northern gift cards and more! For details visit: https://siku.org/icewatch

Watch as we showcase our most recent SIKU Goose Watch community winners! These SIKU goose posts contribute to knowledge sharing between northern communities about the timing of the spring goose migration!

Get involved in the 2024 Goose Watch Challenge and support knowledge-sharing communities - you could win Northern gift cards and more! Learn more - siku.org/goosewatch

Congratulations to Cheryl Tilley from Arctic Bay - the Week 16 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post.

Get involved in the 2024 Ice Watch Challenge! Support ice safety and share knowledge in your community by sharing Ice Posts with SIKU - you could win an Expedition Sport 900 Ace Ski-Doo from Contant, Northern gift cards and more! For details visit: siku.org/icewatch

Watch David Kakutuk as he takes us on his goose hunt near Akulivik! David made this post demonstrating the process of his hunt, from goose call to retrieving his harvest. Thanks for letting us share, David!

Congratulations to Rick Oyukuluk from Arctic Bay - the Week 15 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post.

Get involved in the 2024 Ice Watch Challenge! Support ice safety and share knowledge in your community by sharing Ice Posts with SIKU - you could win an Expedition Sport 900 Ace Ski-Doo from Contant, Northern gift cards and more! For details visit: siku.org/icewatch

Exciting news! Respected craftsman Simeonie Kavik has created an unaaq (harpoon) to be sent to a lucky Ice Watch grand prize winner at the end of the challenge!
Keep posting for your chance to win the harpoon, Northern gift cards cards or an Expedition Sport 900 Ace Ski-Doo from Contant!

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat Evano Jr. Aggark welcomes Paul and Lucy Sanetarnut. Each will talk about their life, and their childhood memories.

First Broadcast Thursday May 15, 2025

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik Tea Time With Elders - Elders from Ulukhaktok and Cambridge Bay gather to share and remember old songs that they learned while growing up out on the land. This episode is in the Kangiryuarmiutun dialect.

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat, Host Evano Jr. Aggark interviews elders who attended an Elders' Conference in Arviat. Lucassie Ikkidluak and his wife, Beatrice Ikkidluak, speak about their careers in counselling and the support they have provided to community members in need of someone to talk to.… En savoir plus

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik
Tea Time With Elders - Aklavik Elder Nellie Arey joins host Dodie Malegana to discuss her family genealogy and her on the land skills. This episode is in the Uummarmiutun dialect

First Broadcast Wednesday May 7th, 2025

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik Tea Time With Elders - Host Dodie Malegana visits with Mary & Johnny Allen from Inuvik. Mary and Johnny share their stories growing up and living off the land in the Mackenzie Delta. This episode is in the Uummarmiutun dialect.

First Broadcast Wednesday April 23rd, 2025

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat host Evano Aggark Jr. talks to Leo Ikakhik. Leo is a longtime polar bear patroller from Arviat, Nunavut. He’s a skilled hunter, a proud grandfather, and someone who loves being out on the land. For over 10 years, he’s worked with groups like WWF, the Hamlet of Arviat, and the Government of Nunavut to help keep people safe.… En savoir plus

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik host Dodie Malegana visits with Akłarvik Elder Renie Arey, discussing her family genealogy, surviving residential school while keeping her language and her time working as a translator keeping the language alive. This episode is in the Uummarmiutun dialect.

First Broadacst Wednesday April 9, 2025

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik (Tea Time With Elders) Host Dodie Malegana and her guest Judy Selamio discuss her family genealogy and life growing up in Aklavik including her work as a radio host. This program is in the Uummarmiutun dialect.

First Broadcast Wednesday April 2nd, 2025

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik… En savoir plus

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat Tea Time With Elders - Host Charmaine Komak sits down for a talk with Thomas Koomak, a linguist proficient in his mother tongue in which he learned from his family/ancestors. He is a former radio host, he will speak about these experiences and also his family background of Katsuak clan.

First Broadcast Tuesday March 25, 2025

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat - Tea Time With Elders host Nuatie Aggark talks with Mike & Lisa Gibbons.

First Broadcast March 20, 2025

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik - Tea Time With Elders host Dodie Malegana talks with Elder Albert Elias about his family genealogy and the state of language revitalization in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik : Tea Time With Elders - Host Dodie Malegana and guest Agnes White discuss family genealogy growing up in and around Sachs Harbour.

First Broadcast Wednesday, March 12, 2025

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat

Tea Time With Elders - Host Charmaine Koomak sits down with Agatha Ubluriak for a chat about traditional Inuit Women's roles and stories of her upbringing in traditional camps in the Arviat Area.

First Broadcast Thursday March 6, 2025

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik

Tea Time With Elders - Hosts Dodie Malegana and Elsie Koadlak interview Ulukhaqtuuq resident Annie Inuktalik. Annie talks about her life as a young person at residential school and other interesting stories growing up in and around Ulukhaqtuuq.

First Broadcast Wednesday March 5, 2025

On this episode of On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat - Teat Time With Elders:  host Charmaine Koomak sits down with Cecilia and David Karlak Sr. to talk about the family connections and trips to Ennadai Lake.

First Broadcast Tuesday March 4, 2025

This week on Welcome To Our Qammaq: Carol Kunnuk presents a segment shot last year, when the department of Culture and Heritage hosted a drum dance and ajaajaa event.

First broadcast on August 16th, 2024.

Marcy Siakuluk presents a segment featuring games held in Igloolik for Nunavut Day 2024, earlier in the week. Shot by Benjamin Kunuk and edited by Mark Jr. Malliki.

First broadcast on July 12 2024.

NITV Live: Interview with Mayor of Igloolik, September 9th, 2020, NITV 2020, Interviewer Lucy Tulugarjuk. Inuktut and English.

Live NITV webcast on IsumaTV and IsumaTV Facebook September 9, 2020, interview with Mayor of Igloolik about upcoming Baffin Land Iron Mine Phase 2 technical hearings.

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Congratulations to Richard Amarualik from Igloolik - the Apr. 18-24th Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post (https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/18862) documenting dangerous ice at the floe edge near their community.

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Congratulations to Judah Sarpinak from Igloolik - the Mar. 17-27th Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post (siku.org/app#/map/deployment/18251) documenting Sinaa ᓯᓈ / Floe Edge near their community.

 As the global pandemic reaches into the Arctic Archipelago, Inuk filmmaker Carol Kunnuk documents how unfamiliar new protocols affect her family and community.

Paul Qulitalik interviewing Rose Iqallijuq and Alain Iyerak about police and priests coming to the arctic.  Produced by NITV.

Paul Qulitalik interviewing Rachel Uyarasuk about police and priests coming to the arctic.  Produced by NITV.

Paul Qulitalik interviews Noah Ammaq from Igloolik about police and priests coming to the arctic.

Produced by NITV.

Congratulations to Rick Oyukuluk Sr. from Arctic Bay! Rick is this week’s Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post on May 30 documenting aajuraq - an area of open water formed by ice opening up due to wind or currents, often in spring.

On this episode of On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat Connie Uyaupiq Kalluak sits down for a talk with Arviat Elder Billy Ukutak, a dedicated school counselor at Qitiqliq Middle School. Billy will give words of comforting advice for the Arviat community.

First Broadcast, Tuesday April 1, 2025

On this episode of Welcome to Our Qammaq Yvonne Kadlutsiak sits down with Julius Kappianaq, Austin Keith Ammaq, Jake Kublu and Victor Aqatsiaq to discuss the fire at the Igloolik Arena.

First Broadcast February 21st, 2025

On this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq a Valentine's Day special with host Marcy Siakuluk and Yvonne Kadlutsiak!

First Broadcast Friday February 14, 2025.

Tracking Polar Bears Outside Makkovik

Inuit receiving one of the two polar bear licenses in Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, have seven days to hunt a polar bear before the license is passed to another hunter. This video shares an experience of tracking polar bears outside of Makkovik.

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat

Host Evano Jr. Aggark sits down for a chat with Arviat Mayor Joe Jr Savikataaq, Christmas and New Year community events and the future plans for Arviat community.

First Broadcast - Tuesday November 21, 2024

 
On this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq a new segment The Outing, edited by Mark Jr. and Carol Kunnuk, followed by a spring walrus hunt.

First broadcast Friday, November 8th, 2024

 Song: Charlie Adams - Inuit Inuusirivalauqtangat

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.

Tonight on Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat

Marcy Siakuluk presents a segment featuring games held in Igloolik for Nunavut Day 2024, earlier in the week. Shot by Benjamin Kunuk and edited by Mark Jr. Malliki.

First broadcast on July 12 2024.

Today on Welcome To Our Qammaq, hosted by Marcy Siakuluk, we have a segment of Uvagut staff training for live shows. Then older footage of Susan Avingaq and Dephora Qaunaq cleaning traditional clothes, and ending off with footage of Nataq Ungalaq preparing to cook seal meat.

First broadcast on July 5th, 2024.

 ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦ ᖃᕐᒪᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ - Welcome To Our Qammaq

This episode of Welcome to our Qammaq is hosted by Marcy Siakuluk. Zacharias Kunuk and crew go out to Qikiqtaajuk to anchor his boat for when the ice melts. Also featuring some clips from 2020 and 2022.

LIVE on June 28th, 2024

On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat, Host Evano Jr. Aggark interviews elders who attended an Elders' Conference in Arviat. Lucassie Ikkidluak and his wife, Beatrice Ikkidluak, speak about their careers in counselling and the support they have provided to community members in need of someone to talk to.… En savoir plus

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik

Host Margaret Noksana speaks with Gloria and Olivia Kate Iatridis about their new book titled Booked.

First broadcast on Wednesday November 6, 2024

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.

 ᓯᓚᑐᕐᕙᓗᒃ (Silaturvaluk) - Sounds Like Wisdom
Join us for the fourth episode of ᓯᓚᑐᕐᕙᓗᒃ (Silaturvaluk) - Sounds Like Wisdom, about traditional crafts.

Live from the Pinnguaq Makerspace in Iqaluit. Hosted by Meeka Aqqiaruq, Sherisse Richards, and Mary Lee Aliyak. Featuring Ben Kovic, and Adamee Itorcheak.

LIVE on March 28th, 2024.

 Congratulations to Charlie H Bonabi, Rayn Copland and Daniel Suppa, the winners of the SIKU Goose Watch grand prize draw! Their goose posts show how Indigenous communities across the North are using SIKU to share valuable knowledge about the yearly goose migration.

Keep watching Uvagut TV, SIKU and our social media channels to get involved in next year’s Goose Watch!

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Nipisha Bracken

Segment 1: Josie Papatsie, Chairman of Arctic Co-operatives Limited in Iqaluit, describes how the Co-op operates and how to get involve as a Co-op member.

Program name: Kippinguijautiit (Things to Pass Time By): This show entertains the audience with funny and interesting stories on traditional and contemporary Inuit way of life. Kippingujautiit features northern musical talent and coverage of games and special events. Kippinguijautiit was the most popular Inuktitut language program from the audience survey conducted in 1992.… En savoir plus

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Nipisha Bracken

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Nipisha Bracken

Segment 1: Betty and Rolly Fox, parents of Terry Fox, are guests of Inukshuk High School teacher Nick Newbery, who helped start an alternative educational program in Iqaluit.

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Nipisha Bracken

Segment 1: Clips of John Renald Sperry being consecrated as Bishop at St Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit.

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Rebecca Anaviapik-Soucie

Segment 1: Annie Padloo discusses how she started as a painter and her career as an artist.

Program name: Takujuminaqtut / Takuyuminaqtut – (Things Worth Seeing): This series combines current events and stories from the Keewatin region with a look at Inuit politics and the many meetings in Rankin Inlet, the hub of the Keewatin. Stories have included the nose from the jet planes in the Keewatin, hockey and dog races.… En savoir plus

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Nipisha Bracken

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Rebecca Anaviapik- Soucie

Segment 1: Annie Pudloo discusses the importance of education in both Inuit traditional ways and contemporary education.

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Nipisha Bracken

Segment 1: Josie Papatsie, Chairman of Arctic Co-operatives Limited in Iqaluit, describes how the Co-op operates and how to get involve as a Co-op member.

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Rebecca Anaviapik- Soucie

Segment 1: Expert seamstress in traditional Inuit sewing, Annie Naujuq, teaches Rebecca Anaviapik- Soucie the different types of stitching in making traditional Inuit clothing.

Program name: Nunatinni (‘In My Home’) – was an Inuit cultural program.
Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Host: Nipisha Bracken

Segment 1: Cecilia Erkidjuk discusses the new building to be call Tugvik, to be built in Iqaluit for temporary shelter for families.