Inuktitut

In 2009, Rachel Uyarasuk, elder of the Inuit community of Igloolik (Nunavut), evokes the ancestors whose name she received at birth. She explains how this transmission ensured their return among the world of the living.

A film by Christin Merlhiot

France, 2014, 11 minutes, animation

Inuktitut with English & French subtitles

Inuit Midwives, Interview with Atuat Akkitirq, 1991, Arnait Video Productions, Director Marie-Helene Cousineau.

Interviewed by Madeline Ivalu in Igloolik Point and Igloolik in 1991.English transcript available here.

Inuit Midwives, Interview with Katarina Arnatsiaq, 1991, Arnait Video Productions, Director Marie-Helene Cousineau.

Interviewed by Madeline Ivalu with Katarina Arnatsiaq in Igloolik in 1991. English transcript available here.

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louie Uttak NIRB Community Roundtable, July 23, 2012, Igloolik, 5:58 Inuktitut, Igloolik Elder expresses his concerns for protection of marine mammals and wildlife and Inuit way of life, 'Don't hide anything from me.'

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Dr. Zacharias Kunuk O.C.… Uqalimakkanirit

ISUMA: Testimony, Lazarie Otak (80 mins), Igloolik Isuma Productions, NITV 2007, Interviewer Peter Irniq, Camera Zacharias Kunuk. Inuktut w/ English transcript.

Testimonies by Residential School Survivors, life histories and school experiences. Lazarie Otak, Igloolik.

Click on 'Read More' for English Translation of Testimony by Peter Irniq, May 2008

ARNAIT: Show Me on the Map Episode 2, People Can Stand Up (22 mins) Discussions on Aboriginal Lands, Arnait Video Productions 2010, Carol Kunnuk, Marie-Hélène Cousineau. Inuktut w/English s-t.

The Artcirq Inuit Performance Collective 2009 Demo.

IsumaTV traveled to Igloolik, Nunavut (Canada) to test out IsumaTV, DIAMA and the new Inuit Culture Education site. We installed two servers in both, the Elementary and High School, to allow teachers and students to access the website at high-speed and interact with it. … Uqalimakkanirit

Rosemary Kuptana's residential school survivor testimony. In English.

Filmmaker: Zacharias Kunuk

Year of Production: 2008

Country: Canada

Region: NorthWest Territories

Inuit epic set in ancient Igloolik, Atanarjuat The Fast Runner is a life-threatening struggle of love, jealousy, murder and revenge between powerful natural and supernatural characters, Canada's first feature film written, produced, directed, and acted by Inuit. 2001 Camera d'or, Cannes Film Festival; Best Picture, 2002 Genie Awards; #1 Canadian Film of the Decade, Macleans, CTV.

Click 'Read More' for English Translation of Louie Uttak Testimony by Peter Irniq, February 2009

Click Play for Inuktitut video version of Zacharias Kunuk's Platform for President of QIA.

For easier download choose: Inuktitut Platform Audio-only

Back to Zach's website

Peter Irniq: Serapio, welcome!

Serapio: I am very welcomel!
… Uqalimakkanirit