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  • Hunting Tools

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    In the film, this set of hunting tools is made of intricately laced bone and sinew.

    The forked kakivak (fish spear) requires impeccable hand-eye coordination and timing.

    The unaaq (spear) can be used hunt a variety of animals, such as polar bear, seal, walrus, beluga, and narwhal.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Caribou Goggles

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    Iggak (caribou goggles) are carved from the antlers of the animal. They were worn to protect the eyes from the harsh glare of sunlight reflected on the ice and snow in the Arctic.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Props

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    The filmmakers assembled a group of talented local artisans to re-create the props used in Atanarjuat.

    They were led by head prop-maker and artistic director James Ungalaaq, an internationally renowned Inuit sculptor from Igloolik whose work is in numerous museum collections of Inuit art worldwide

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Raven Parka

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    This parka is worn by the original camp leader and shaman Kumaglak. His murder in the presence of the Evil Shaman, Tungajuaq, sparks the bloody feud between Atanarjuat and Oki's families. The raven feathers sewn on the skin of the parka indicate that the man wearing it is a shaman.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Oki's Hood

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    This winter nasaq (hood) was worn by Oki in the film. Made of wolf fur, the hood has long tentacle-like strips encircling the neck, the effect of which is to make Oki look fiercer and meaner.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • eider parka

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    This unusual parka is made of King Eider duck skin and covered in feathers. It was worn by Atanarjuat's arch-rival, Oki, during the attack on Atanarjuat's camp and subsequent chase across the sea ice. The parka floats in water!

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Amauti

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    The amauti (woman's parka) has a deep hood at the back in which babies and children are placed. In the film, this beautiful amauti was a gift to Atuat, Atanarjuat's first wife, during their emotional reunion after his return to Igloolik following a period of exile and recovery at the camp of the shaman Qulitalik.… Read more

    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Costumes

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    Under the dual direction of head seamstress and Igloolik elder, Atuat Akkitirq (nominated for a Genie Award in Achievement in Costume Design), and a group of highly-skilled local seamstresses created the magnificient clothing worn by the characters in the film.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Filmmaking Inuit Style

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    Atanarjuat was filmed with an all-Inuit cast in Inuktitut on location under extreme conditions. To achieve this on a modest yet professional $1.9 million budget required serious arctic know-how. Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.… Read more

    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • 3m

    Inuusivut Vignette

    uploaded by: Qajaaq Ellsworth

    channel: Inuusivut

    This is a 3 minute video introducing the Inuusivut Project. Traveling to Inuit communities across Canada, the Inuusivut project trains youth in photography and film production, promoting mental health.

    Filmmaker: Embrace Life Council

    Filmmaker Contact:

    qajaaq@gmail.com

    Producer's Name: Inuusivut

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    uploaded date: 04-05-2009

  • 3m 55s

    Inuusivut Vignette draft

    uploaded by: Qajaaq Ellsworth

    channel: Inuusivut

    DRAFT of a vignette profiling the Inuusivut Project

    Filmmaker: Inuusivut

    Filmmaker Contact:

    qajaaq@gmail.com

    Producer's Name: Embrace Life Council

    Year of Production: 2009

    Distributor Information:

    qajaaq@gmail.com

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    uploaded date: 30-04-2009

  • 41m 54s

    Inuit Youth Perspectives on Residential Schools

    uploaded by: Qajaaq Ellsworth

    channel: Inuusivut

    The National Inuit Youth Council meets in Ottawa March, 2009. Among other issues and concerns discussed, the NIYC members talk about the history and legacy of Canadian Residential Schools. This video is based on their discussions, as a starting point for Inuit youth to explore issues related to culture and language and healing from the legacy of residential schools.

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    uploaded date: 15-04-2009

  • 4m 27s

    IResilience-Negotiating Pathways

    uploaded by: Qajaaq Ellsworth

    channel: Inuusivut

    A short clip profiling the Igloolik Steering Committee overseeing the Canadian portion of an international research project looking at the issue of youth resilience.

    Filmmaker: Embrace Life Council

    Filmmaker Contact:

    qajaaq@gmail.com

    Producer's Name: Embrace Life Council

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    uploaded date: 24-03-2009

  • 4m 23s

    Lou Reeves

    uploaded by: SunBow

    channel: Our Lands

    This interview with Anishnabe elder Lou Reeves is from the Circle of All Nations in 2003.

    Filmmaker: Brian Sarwer-Foner

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    ironwood_log@yahoo.ca

    Producer's Name: Ironwood Log Project

    Year of Production: 2003

    Country: Canada

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    uploaded date: 11-03-2009

  • 1m 11s

    Mylenaiini

    uploaded by: Qajaaq Ellsworth

    channel: Inuusivut

    Mylena, Inuusivut's youngest filmmker to date, shows us her magic

    Filmmaker: Mylena Idlout

    Producer's Name: Inuusivut

    Year of Production: 2009

    Distributor Information:

    isuma.tv

    Country: Canada

    Region: Inuit Nunaat

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    uploaded date: 08-03-2009