Traditional Knowledge

In 2009, Rachel Uyarasuk, elder of the Inuit community of Igloolik (Nunavut), evokes the ancestors whose name she received at birth. She explains how this transmission ensured their return among the world of the living.

A film by Christin Merlhiot

France, 2014, 11 minutes, animation

Inuktitut with English & French subtitles

Indigenous peoples’ resilience is rooted in traditional knowledge and their deep understanding of the land.Uqalimakkanirit

Documentary film about how people, wildlife and the environment are impacted by industrial developments in Alberta and Saskatchewan. More importantly, this film is about communicating the voices and concerns of Indigenous people, who are often left out of decision-making processes, yet are among those most impacted.

Directed by Troy Stozed

Inuit Midwives, Interview with Atuat Akkitirq, 1991, Arnait Video Productions, Director Marie-Helene Cousineau.

Interviewed by Madeline Ivalu in Igloolik Point and Igloolik in 1991.English transcript available here.

Inuit Midwives, Interview with Katarina Arnatsiaq, 1991, Arnait Video Productions, Director Marie-Helene Cousineau.

Interviewed by Madeline Ivalu with Katarina Arnatsiaq in Igloolik in 1991. English transcript available here.

www.inuit-knowledge-and-climate-change/movie

On Baffin Island, two mountains of ore will be cut down at Mary River. Some residents of Igloolik react to this development : they worry that this industrial development will destroy their environment and the marine mammals as well as their culture and hunting life style.

HELP WANTED! This group seeks help to to protect its land, language and culture. Contact: <krenak31@hotmail.com>

HELP WANTED! This group seeks help to to protect its land, language and culture. Contact: <macareatrumai@gmail.com> or <gabriela@isuma.tv>

Synopsis: Video of the Taquara traditional party of the Trumai people.

Synopsis: Video of the Taquara traditional party of the Trumai people.

'Essa imagem foi feito com um camera de celular por isso a imagem não ficou muito boa. Festa para afungentar mal espirito' - Macarea Trumai-

This video was taken with a celular phone that's why the image is not that good it is a party to keep away the bad spirits.

The second and final part of the hunting of the deer

Filmmaker: Pablo Fulgueira / Ramón Carrillo

Filmmaker Contact:

info@enramada.com www.enramada.com

Producer's Name: Enramada

Year of Production: 2007

Distributor Information:

Women of the Arnait Video Collective reenact a traditional women's activity: the use of the qulliq. The qulliq is the seal oil lamp and stove of the old days, the only source of light and warmth. The women tell the story in words and songs as they install the qulliq in their igloo.

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.

How did this woman survive a polar bear attack?