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  • Qajaq

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    In the film, Atanarjuat paddles to shore in this qajaq (one-man canoe), toward his summer camp and his wife Atuat, who is now expecting their son.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • 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

  • 4m 19s

    Save The Skywoman

    uploaded by: 7th Generation Image Makers

    channel: 7thGen

    In this short video based on a traditional story, Skywoman returns to earth, only to discover that humans have wreaked havoc on the environment, making our future dangerously unstable.

    Filmmaker: Kate Brascoupe

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    www.7thgen.org

    Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

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    uploaded date: 19-02-2008

  • 16m 1s

    Talent Show 2005

    uploaded by: Artcirq

    channel: Artcirq

    Artcirq performance in Igloolik's High School gym. December 2005.

    Year of Production: 2009

    Country: Canada

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    uploaded date: 14-02-2008

  • 5m 21s

    Dan Wallace Speaking Out

    uploaded by: tamara bull

    channel: FirstTalk

    Sexual Abuse in the native community must end. We need to make it a priority with our leaders.

    Filmmaker: Tamara Bell

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    Tamara Bell www.cedarrootproductions.com

    Producer's Name: Tamara Bell

    Year of Production: 2008

    Country: Canada

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    uploaded date: 14-02-2008

  • 12m 15s

    Issaittuq Trailer

    uploaded by: Artcirq

    channel: Artcirq

    This is the trailer of the film "Issaittuq". A story about a young Inuk who lost his love. Using alcohol, he is trying to put the reality and the past behind, but the past keeps hunting him. One day he looses control of himself and starts beating a man who's walking on a street beside his house.… Read more

    uploaded date: 14-02-2008

  • 6m 43s

    Progress Park

    uploaded by: 7th Generation Image Makers

    channel: 7thGen

    An ambitious reporter is sent to interview an Indigenous elder to get some "real poetic and stoic stuff" for coverage of a conference on the environment. What she finds is a reminder that she didn't realize she needed to hear.

    Filmmaker: John Hupfield

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    www.7thgen.org

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    uploaded date: 13-02-2008

  • 4m 16s

    My Staus Card

    uploaded by: 7th Generation Image Makers

    channel: 7thGen

    In My Staus Card, Cheyenne Redman Gervais takes a long hard look at everyone's favourite piece of plastic...

    Filmmaker: Cheyenne Redman Gervais

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    www.7thgen.org

    Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

    Year of Production: 2006

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    uploaded date: 13-02-2008

  • 7m 35s

    Life's Stripes

    uploaded by: 7th Generation Image Makers

    channel: 7thGen

    Combining elements of military life with street ball, Gervais creates a meshed reality where life is a proving ground and the only path to success is through grit, self resolve, and a smooth jump shot.

    Filmmaker: Cheyenne Redman Gervais

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    www.7thgen.org

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    uploaded date: 13-02-2008

  • 7m 5s

    Nightmare

    uploaded by: 7th Generation Image Makers

    channel: 7thGen

    They’ve taken our homes, our land, and now they’re after our blood...

    Filmmaker: Michael Crawford

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    ajones@nativechild.org

    Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

    Year of Production: 2007

    Country: Canada

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    uploaded date: 13-02-2008

  • 10m 53s

    Addict

    uploaded by: 7th Generation Image Makers

    channel: 7thGen

    A short film about a young man living in downtown Toronto, and the pressures of his world.

    Filmmaker: Brad Nolan

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    ajones@nativechild.org

    Producer's Name: 7th Generation Image Makers

    Year of Production: 2005

    Distributor Information:

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    uploaded date: 13-02-2008

  • 4m 48s

    Clear Cut

    uploaded by: 7th Generation Image Makers

    channel: 7thGen

    Clear Cut is a deeply personal found-footage reflection on mixed race identity. John Hupfield is Anishnawbe from Wasauksing First Nation on Perry Island. Clear Cut is his first video.

    Filmmaker: John Hupfield

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    z_branigan@hotmail.com

    Producer's Name: 7th Generation image Makers

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    uploaded date: 13-02-2008

  • 23m 4s

    Souriii

    uploaded by: Artcirq

    channel: Artcirq

    A trip to Pucalpa in the Peruvian Amazon

    Year of Production: 2009

    Distributor Information:

     

    www.artcirq.org

    Country: Canada

    Region: Nunavut

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    uploaded date: 08-02-2008

  • 8m 17s

    The Sundance

    uploaded by: tamara bull

    channel: FirstTalk

    This is a wonderful examination of the Sundance, a sacred ceremony that began in the Plains of North America.

    Filmmaker: Tamara Bull

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    www.firsttalk.net

    Producer's Name: Cedar Root Productions

    Year of Production: 2008

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    uploaded date: 07-02-2008