The Piqqusivut Digital Media (DM) Component complements the Piqqusivut TV series with an enhanced exploration of Inuit language, culture, history and heritage. One of the important parts of the Piqqusivut DM is to encourage young viewers to actively learn more about the challenges and opportunities creating original Inuit-… Read more
Synopsis: Host Akinisie Sivuaraapik interviews Inukjuak elders Lucassie Echalook and Elisapi Inukpuk about the origins, the significance and the making of the traditional skin boat, the Umiaq.
Synopsis: Host Akinisie Sivuaraapik interviews Inukjuak elders Lucassie Echalook and Elisapi Inukpuk about the origins, the significance and the making of a traditional skin boat, the Umiaq.
Synopsis: Series made for youth. The second episode an interview then-President of the Qarjuit Youth Council Alicia Aragutak. She talks about her pride in being Inuk, her role models, her goals and how she feels rewarded through her work.
Synopsis: Series made for youth. The fifth episode features an interview with Kuujjuaq’s Jeffrey Gordon. Jeffrey promotes a healthy life style to Nunavik youth through exercise and doing well in their studies and endeavors.
Synopsis: Series made for youth. The third episode features an interview with Inukjuak’s Deseray Cumberbatch. Having won multiple Ulu medals in the Arctic Winter Games across the Arctic as well as pursuing her post secondary education, Deseray is a celebrated athlete and role model for Nunavik youth.
Filmmaker Carol Kunnuk joins host Lucy Tulugarjuk to talk about her new film Being Prepared (produced by the National Film Board of Canada) and life in Igloolik during COVID.
ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓄᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐ ᑐᖕᖓᓱᒃᑎᑎᔨ ˙ᓗᓯ ᑐᓗᒐᕐᔪᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᓗ˙ᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐱᕙ˙ᒋᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪ (ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᖅ National Film Board Of Canada-ᒥ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃ˙ᓄᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏ ᓄᕙᖕᓇᕐᔪᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
Synopsis: Series made for youth. The first episode features Salluit rapper Larry Thomassiah, the winner of Esuma and Aumaaggiivik Nunavik Arts Secretariat’s “Perseverance” song writing competition. Larry, along with Inuk singer Beatrice Deer, records his winning song “Be Happy” in a music studio in Montreal.
