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About
Program: Qaggiq (“Gathering Place”) – is a current affairs program (refers to a large igloo built for the gathering of several families).
Producer: Iqaluit Inuit Broadcasting, Nunavut
Host: Rose Machmer
Segment 1: Qiqiktani Inuit Association (QIA) holds its annual general assembly in Kimmirut, Nunavut. The new president-elect Thomasie Alikatuqtuq, reports on what his main goals will be during the term of his presidency.
Segment 2: Premier Paul Okalik removes the cabinet portfolios from Jack Anawak.
Segment 3: Paul Okalik explains the importance of decentralization of departments to communities and the process for the personnel and physical move.
Segment 4: Goretti Panika works for the Adult Learning Center in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and presents a local workshop on literacy.
Segment 5: A new commercial aircraft, the AirBus A340, arrives in Iqaluit for cold weather testing. A NH90 helicopter also arrives for cold weather testing.
Segment 6: A report on a fire which started in the storage shed of the Navigator Inn.
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.
