Following on from IASCs 2020 Statement on Tackling Racism and Systemic Bias, acknowledging that Arctic science still suffers from systemic bias that marginalizes and excludes people who are Black, Indigenous, or from other under-represented minorities in the Arctic region and around the world, this panel session aims to discuss these issues facing our community, and also some practical solution… Read more
The history of changes experienced by Inuit people in the last sixty years is contained in the stories of Vivi Kunuk. Abandoned by her father, a White RCMP officer, Vivi Kunuk was adopted by the Inuk family of her mother who raised her as a boy. This is but one remarkable chapter in her life.
On April 12th 2012, a group of Elders and traditional skills experts from Ulukhaktok and Cambridge Bay travelled to London, England, with representatives from the NWT Literacy Council, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and the University of Lethbridge.… Read more
Host Jenna Amarualik interviews Maia Iotzova and Lucy Tulugarjuk about the ongoing projects of the Isuma Collective and NITV. LIVE on September 16, 2020.
Archival tapes from the 1980s filmed in Igloolik. Recovered by NITV from IBC Igloolik archives, recently digitized with the help of Vtape distribution.
Carol was interviewed by Lucy Tulugarjuk about her experience as an inuk editor and filmmaker and working with Zacharias for the past 18 years. LIVE on April 29, 2020.
In Caribou Storyteller Elders tell stories of people who lived on the land; showing us what the story is today, what it looks like now and who goes there now…with many questions around: are people still hunting caribou?
Is it still a caribou route? Is it still accessable to this day?
Gathered in the large tent, Zacharias Kunuk and his guests tell stories, drum dance, and play string games. Later, in the show we visit Susan Avingaq and Madeline Ivalu's tent where we watch Susan make bannock, while Madeline plays string games and sews.
