iku Inuktitut

How to hunt walrus, from how to kill and butcher it, to preparing the meat and burying it to make Igunaq, the fermented walrus meat.

ᔮᓇᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᑯᑯᒥᒃ ᓯᓚᓘᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᑲᐃᑦ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ.
Janet teaches Kuku where rain comes from and how rainbows are created.

ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᖕᒋᓂ ᐅᑭᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ.
Malaiya, a young Nunavut reporter, learns about arctic animals by interviewing them directly.

ᑯᑯ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯ ᑐᓵᒋᐅᑦᑕᕐᖕᒐᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᒍᒪᓕᖅᑯᖅ.
Kuku hears a Maaki the reporter on the radio and decides to become a reporter himself.

ᑕᑯᒋᓇᐃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᑎᑦᓯᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ.
The Takuginai gang learn the importance of keeping your town clean and beautiful.

ᐃᓯᒐᐅᑉ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᖓ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᖅ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᒋᓇᐃᒃᑯᓐᓄ.
Isigaq the sock is very excited because his Grandmother the sweater is coming to visit the Takuginai house.

 ᔮᓂᐅᑉ ᑭᒍᑎᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᖅ.
Johnny's tooth is getting loose and ready to fall out. He is already dreaming about a visit from the tooth fairy.

Janet reminds Kuku on the importance of being kind to everyone, including little Miki.

ᔮᓇᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔪᖅ ᑯᑯᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᕐᑲᑕᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ.

ᑯᑯ ᕿᒻᒥᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᕋᓐᓈᖅᑐᖅ ᓲᐳᕐ ᓴᒨᒥᒃ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᒍᒪᓕᑦᑕᖅᑯᖅ ᓲᐳᕐ ᓴᒨᑎᑐᑦ.
Kuku the Dog watches old episodes of Super Shamou and gets excited about becoming a hero and helping others. Introducing Kuku Shamou! Behold, Kuku Shamou!

ᑯᑯ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᐅᖅᓴᖅᑐᖅ. ᕿᒻᒦᓪᓕ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᖅᑲ?
Oh boy, Kuku has a spelling test. What can your dog spell?
 

ᑯᑯᒃᑯ, ᐅᓗᐊᑲᓪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕙᖅᑐᖅᑎ ᑑᕐᙵᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᑎᑦ.
Kuku, Uluakalla and Pilot Biscuit Monster have a cleaning party while Ooloota is out grocery shopping.

ᔮᓇᑦᑯ ᑯᑯᒃᑯ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᑑᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑕᕐᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᙳᐊᕐᓂᑦ.

Janet and Kuku the Dog visit the new Arctic Exhibit at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa.

Editing: Aaron Kunuk
Camera: Zacharias Kunuk
Elders Interviewed: Peter Suwaksiork and Anthony Manernaluk 

Editing: Aaron Kunuk
Camera: Zacharias Kunuk
Elders Interviewed: Peter Suwaksiork and Anthony Manernaluk