Welcome To Our Qammaq - Deborah Qaunaq, Jewelry Boxes

Marcy Siakuluk and Lucy Tulugarjuk hos this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq, welcoming back Deborah/Dephora Qaunaq to speak about traditional jewelry and jewelry boxes. Due to internet connection issues, the introduction to this episode has been cut, as well as a few short moments later in the episode. LIVE from Igloolik on August 11th, 2022.

ᒪᐅᓯ ᓯᐊᑯᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓘᓯ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑐᐊᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔩ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᐊᑑ ᒫᓂ ᑐᖓᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒥ. ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᐴᕋ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᔪᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᒥᓴᐅᑎᑕᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒥᓴᐅᑎᓄ ᐴ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐅᑎ ᓇᒃᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏ ᓇᑲᑎᒐᓛᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒌᓯ 11, 2022.

Lucy Tulugarjuk is an actor, creative performer, and the Executive Director of Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV). Born in Churchill, MB, and raised in Igloolik and Sanirajak (Hall Beach), Nunavut, Lucy is well-known for her award-winning performances in feature films, including "Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner", which won the Camera D’Or and Genie Award for Best Picture in 2002. In 2001, she was awarded the Best Actress Award from the American Indian Film Institute, San Francisco. She is the co-writer and director of the 2018 feature film, "Tia and Piujuq", which premiered at the Carrousel Children’s Film Festival and the Boston Kid’s Film Festival in 2018. In addition to her work in film and television, Lucy is a skilled Inuktitut translator.