Noah Piugattuk was born in 1900 and spent most of his life living a traditional Inuit life on the land. In this interview, he talks about religion, morality and bad habits.
A project of Kingulliit Productions and NITV with thanks to IBC.
Producer: Kippinguijautiit (Things to Pass Time By): This show entertains the audience with funny and interesting stories on traditional and contemporary Inuit way of life. Kippingujautiit features northern musical talent and coverage of games and special events. Kippinguijautiit was the most popular Inuktitut language program from the audience survey conducted in 1992.… Uqalimakkanirit
Unnukkut was a current events program for a general audience produced in Baker Lake. It features interviews with politicians and other current eventis items and stories in Nunavut.
Producer: Baker Lake - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation Host: Peter Tapatai
Segment 1: At Baha’i House in Iqaluit, Angaangaq Lyberth, a member of the Baha’i community and originally from Greenland, chants in Inuktitut and Arabic. He gives introductory information on some of the principles of the Baha’i Faith (a world religion) and explains some of the beliefs.
With the powerful forces of a new century pressing in around them, Danish explorer and scientist Knud Rasmussen visits the isolated camp of the great Iglulik shaman, Aua.
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn, 112 mins. 2005. Second feature in The Fast Runner Trilogy.
Synopsis: This film shows the inspiration, often related to belief in the supernatural, behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit's approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film centres on an old legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp.
The strangers from Greenland sit in the snow house of Avva, a shaman. Avva introduces his family to the visitors. The scene is tense, with silences that are awkward or watchful. Avva puffs on his pipe.… Uqalimakkanirit
The filmmakers of The Journals of Knud Rasmussen write, 'This film asks questions among others, about vanished peoples, colonization, cultural amnesia, effaced memory, Christianization and the complete erasure of a religion - especially in the absence of a literary tradition in most Aboriginal oral cultures.' … Uqalimakkanirit
