Unnukkut Ep 37 Jack Anawak _Jan 1989
About
Unnukkut was a current events program for a general audience produced in Baker Lake. It features interviews with politicians and other current events items and stories in Nunavut.
Producer: Baker Lake-Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Location: Baker Lake, Nunavut
Host: Peter Tapati
Segment 1: John Ajaruaq interviews nearly elected Jack Anawak as MP. He talks about the process at the Federal level. He talks about the language issue when he’s at meetings when there is only French and English. He also mentions the Meech Lake accord.
Segment 2: Peter Tapati talks with Joan Scottie who has started a petition in Baker Lake about the issue on Uranium Mine. She is trying to find out who is opposing the Uranium Mining.
Segment 3: This video ends with two girls from Arviat singing to a crowd. The group is called “ Uniartit”
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.
