00101IQ+Qaggiq-2004-15
About
Program name: Qaggiq
Qaggiq (Gathering Place) was a current affairs program (refers to a large igloo built for the gathering of several families).
Producer: Iqaluit - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: Paul Quassa
Location: Iqaluit
Segment 1: Review of the year of 2003. Joamie School burned down. David Serkoak, principal of the school, talks about the importance of the school.
Segment 2: The Iraq war was remembered in Iqaluit and there was a protest against it.
Location: Igloolik
Segment 3: Harry Ijeraq from Igloolik talks about prospecting around the area for potential mining activities.
Segment 4: The Justice of Peace training program in Igloolik, Nunavut.
The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, established in Canada's territory of Nunavut, has been producing Inuit language video, by, for and about Inuit since 1981. This video is from their collection and has been made available on the Internet for your enjoyment through funding provided by the Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut.