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Story from Rankin Inlet
Program name: Takujuminaqtut
Producer: Rankin Inlet – Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Camera: William Scottie, Charles Tarraq
Location: Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
Segment 1: Theresa Tartaq, an elder from Rankin Inlet talks about the qulliq (kudlik) and demonstrates how it was used. She gives a good description of what it was like living in the igloo (igluvigaq) with just the qulliq for heat and as a cooking stove. A friend, Targalik Qilak, visits her and they talk about their daily life when they were young. Tagalik Qilak sings ajaaja songs in between.
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.
