00728IQ+Iqaluit-1991-Best of IBC
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Best of IBC – 1991
Producer: Iqaluit - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: Abraham Tagalik
Camera: Paul Apak
Location: Igloolik, Nunavut
Segment 1: This is a documentary of the 1987 Qitdlarssuaq Expedition. This is about a three-month trip by dog team by Michael Beedell, Renee Wissink, Paul Apak and Theo Ikummaq. They expected to begin the trip from Baffin Island to Greenland in March. The four hoped to retrace the route of the last Inuit migration to Greenland 125 years ago. Qitdlarssuaq, a mystic and shaman, or priest, led 40 members of his family on the journey. Apak and Ikummaq are descendants of Qitdlarssuaq. Beedell, 30, has been an Arctic wilderness guide for 10 years.
Location: Iqaluit
Segment 2: Chris Cousins and Noah Papatsie filmed a polar bear hunt in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This shows the bear being shot and skinned.
Location: Salluit
Segment 3: During the teachers’ conference in Salluit, Quebec, teachers say their farewells to their relatives.
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.
