Johanna Awa is a reporter from CBC radio AND the voice that everyone in Nunavut knows very well. She is the facilitator of the day and introduces the program of the 15th.
This afternoon we had an amazing meeting in the Astro Theater; 6 filmakers talked about their work, their inspiration, the audience they want to reach and the technologies and skills they have to tell their stories. Alethea Aggiuq Arnaquq-Baril screened "Inuit High Kick" and a beautiful animation film, (which title I miss right now but will find it for you).… Leer más
The opening of the Symposium after many months of preparation; Martha Michaels, an Elder from Iqaluit demonstrated the lighting of the qulliq with her daugther, Ann Henson, her grand daughter and her great grand daughter at her side. She talked about traditionnal education and how Inuit used to learn by watching their mother and their elder.… Leer más
Only one day to go before the opening of ARNAIT NIPINGIT Leardership Summit.
I am flying to Iqaluit tomorrow as many other women travelling to Iqaluit.
At 3.00pm there is the Special Opening of an Exhibition of Women's Art from across Nunavut. Meeka Kilabuk will do a presentation. Come visit; the exhibition will be ongoing all week. (Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum)
Collecting, Connecting and Creating Women’s Voices in Nunavut September 13-17, 2010 Iqaluit, Nunavut
Welcome to the Symposium! We will keep you updated on what is happening in Iqaluit during this exciting meeting. You will find here photo, video and text, in Inuktitut and English from the Symposium participants.
Synopsis:Well, this one was a small herd Joan said, between 1000 and 2000 caribous roaming the tundra in front of Baker Lake; obviously we bothered them with the helicopter as we were trying to reach our camping spot. This is a reason why people are worried about more mining activities around Baker Lake.
Collecting, Connecting and Creating Women’s Voices in Nunavut
September 13-17, 2010 Iqaluit, Nunavut
Welcome to the blog we created during the Symposium! We want to keep you updated on what happened in Iqaluit during this exciting meeting. You will find here photos, videos and texts, in Inuktitut and English from the Symposium participants.
This channel is dedicated to the wonderful work of Inuit midwives.
Interviews with traditionnal midwives from Igloolik done in 1991, rescued from 8mm video recording (so sorry for the technical quality) are here in their original Inuktitut version.
Seperarete English transcripts are also available on this channel for each of the interviews.
Bonjour, nous sommes des Inuit et on habite tous au Nunavik (nord du Québec). Nous sommes ici au Cégep Marie-Victorin et c'est notre 2e trimeste. On a tous des intérêts différents. Dans ce blog, vous allez trouver des photos, des vidéos et des textes à propos de notre vie à Montréal. Écrivez-nous des commentaires.
This site is part of an ongoing effort to create links between Inuit media artists in Nunavut and indigenous media groups in Mexico. It is also a reflection about cultural connections more generally. In what ways do cultural exchanges bring about new and innovative creative conversations? What do people learn from them?
This channel presents Paul Apak's two Expedition Films, Qidtlarssuaq by dogteam from Igloolik to Qanaaq, Greenland; and Umiaq by walrus skin boat from Siberia to Alaska across the Bering Strait. Paul Apak Angilirq (1954-1998) was vice-president and co-founder of Igloolik Isuma Productions in 1990.… Leer más
What you will find here are excerpts of the travels of Arnait Media Productions to Nuuk: meetings, encounters. discoveries.
This exchange with media producers , filmakers and artists of Greenland was possible with a grant from Canada Council for the Arts through the Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange.
Sheila Watt‐Cloutier, an Inuk climate change advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, will be giving a public lecture at Mount Allison University on the human dimensions of climate change. It will be held on November 29th at 7 PM (Atlantic Time) in Convocation Hall.… Leer más
Digital Indigenous Democracy and International Sami Film Centre collaborated on IsumaTV's live webcast of the Indigenous Film Conference from Kautokeino, Norway, October 26-30, 2011. Live webcasts now are archived at:
Canada Media Fund Experimental Stream approved a $1 million investment in IsumaTV's newest initiative, Digital Indigenous Democracy, for 2011-12. For more information, see attached files.
International Sami Film Center announces a brand new program for projects, Please spread this information, through your website and network. We hope that your collagues will apply. For more info, http://indigenousfilmcircle.com http://indigenousfilmcircle.com/en-espanol/
The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is an international competition for youth-led projects that encourage the active participation of young people under 30 years of age in the emerging information society.… Leer más
The First Mile Connectivity Consortium (FMCC) is a national consortium emerging as an outcome of the collaborative process leading to the First Mile report (Putting the Last-mile First). Although founded by and originally focused on First Mile solutions for First Nations communities in remote and rural Canada, the FMCC welcomes members from anywhere who share its goals and principles.… Leer más
In August, the Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth (CLEY) overruled its previous refusal and now approved the original funding proposal for NITV on IsumaTV 3.0, NITV's 2011-12 proposal to expand the network of IsumaTV High-speed MediaPlayers to a total of 8 Baffin Island communities: Igloolik, Pangnirtuq and Iqaluit, started in 2010-11, and add… Leer más
Before Tomorrow, co-directed by Marie-Helene Cousineau and Madeline Ivalu, won the Golden Drum award at the 2011 Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival in Kathmandu. Before Tomorrow is the third Inuit feature film in The Fast Runner Trilogy produced by Igloolik Isuma Productions.… Leer más
The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation provides a window to the Arctic by producing award-winning television programming by Inuit, for Inuit. Created in the late 1970's, IBC is, indeed, Nunavut’s public producer. IBC does not produce the regular fare of TV sitcoms and talk shows.… Leer más
