Qaujiisaut - Terms, Transportation, Vintage - Feb 2001
About
Program name: Qaujisaut
Qaujisaut (To See, To Find Out):
This program was mainly directed toward Inuit youth, facing hard choices - caught between two cultures. It is entertaining, fast and fun. Up and coming young musical talent was promoted on Qaujisaut. Qaujisaut taught young people important life skills as well as touching on timely health issues and covering stories important to youth. Qaujisaut was interactive – some had contest segments and a write-in/email segment. Qaujisaut was a half-hour program for the 13 to 15 year old age group. Qaujisaut was produced in Iqaluit with segments also being provided by our other centres.
Producer: Iqaluit – Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: Karviq Kaluraq
Segment 1: An elder woman shows traditional Inuit clothing and describes the tools used to make them and how the tools are used. She shows which clothing is for women, men and children.
Segment 2: The singer, Looee Nowdlak, sings her songs.
Segment 3: An interview with Peter Awa, who talks about how snowmobiles are different from dog teams. He thinks that it is harder and more expensive to use snowmobiles since they use a lot of gas, and they breakdown easily in comparison to using dog teams.
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.
