Netsilik film series

Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series is about the tradtional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kugaaruk.

In this episode, a hunter attempts to harpoon a seal, but he moves too soon and misses his catch. He prepares for a night vigil at the seal's breathing-hole.

Program name: Tohaknaak
Host: Ida Todd
Producer: Cambridge Bay – Inuit Broadcasting Corporation

Segment 1: Martha Ittimangnak talks about her life story. She was a main character along with her husband in the Netsilik film series, which documented Inuit life as it was before European contact.