UVAGUT - 23.01.2025

Duration: 42m 9s

Three partners of Igloolik Isuma Productions interview themselves about the meaning of their work together. Shot sometime in the early 1990's, date unknown.

Why We Do This? Zach Kunuk, Qulitalik, Norman Cohn, 42:09, Inuktitut and English. Early 1990s.

Duration: 12s

Duration: 13m 36s

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒨᖓᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᖑᕗᖅ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᑉ ᐆᒻᒪᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᐃᑦ ᐊᐴᑎᔪᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᓇᐅᑦᓯᑐᖅᑐᑦ. ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᑦ. ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ. ᓄᓇ. ᐃᕕᖅᑎᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ 30 ᐅᖓᑖᓃᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᑕᖃᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᓂᑦ, ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ, ᓱᓕᓗ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅ ᓱᓕ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖏᑦᑐᖅ.

Duration: 1m

Duration: 4m 20s

Nunavut, circa 1913. Kuanana returns from a caribou hunt to discover his wife and daughter kidnapped, and the rest of his family slaughtered. His father's spirit helper, the loon Kallulik, sets him on course to overturn fate and reunite his family. Watch this complete film on iTunes.

Duration: 1h 34m 28s

ISUMA: Maliglutit (Searchers) (100 mins), Kingulliit Productions, NITV 2016, Director Zacharias Kunuk, Natar Ungalaaq. Inuktut w/English s-t.

Duration: 19m 8s

Aivilingmiut tells the story of the connections between the people of Salliq (Coral Harbour) and the walrus, showcasing the perspectives of community members and harvesters. The film was produced by Oceans North in partnership with the Aiviit Hunters and Trappers Organization. 

Duration: 2h 42m 14s

Mixing scenes from past and present, My Father's Land (Ataatama Nunanga) looks at the meanings between Inuit history and modern mining in North Baffin Island; how new media is used to inform and consult Inuit leading up to July 2012 Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) Final Public Hearings on Baffinland's $6 billion Mary River proposal to build the world's largest iron mine on Inuit land between

Duration: 35s

Duration: 14m 4s

Asinnajaq draws her viewers into a sublime imaginary universe— using archival footage overlaid with a quilt of hand-drawn and CGI animation to recast the present, past and future of Inuit in a radiant new light.

Duration: 2m 6s

Duration: 30m

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 22m 20s

Rita Claire explains the importance of dogs to Inuit culture. Celina Kalluk and Rita Claire demonstrate a throat song called “The River,” and Rita Claire reads the book Siku and Kamik Go to School.
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Duration: 1m 20s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of short videos for learning or improving Inuktut language skills with Elder Peter Irniq.  Today's episode is about food.

ISUMA: Qaujimaviit? Episode 9, Food (2 mins) Igloolik Isuma Productions 2009, Host Peter Irniq. Inuktut and English.

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 22m

Duration: 4m 39s

Duration: 22m 20s

ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒻᒥᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑑᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᒦᑲ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ ᐃᖖᒋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖖᒋᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᑯᓗᒃ, ᓯᐳᐊᕋ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐃᓚ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐊᑎ.

Rita Claire and Qimmiq learn all about Arctic plants. Meeka Arnakaq sings the Butterfly song, Zipporah Kalluk teaches how to light a qulliq (an Inuit stone lamp), and we read the book Saila and Betty.

Duration: 17s

Duration: 30m

Duration: 5m 29s

or thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᑕᐅᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒨᕆᐊᖃᖏᓚᑎᑦ.

Duration: 22m 44s

Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

Duration: 59s

Duration: 3m 43s

Duration: 5m 30s

Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 21 “ᐃᓯᒐᓕᒑᕐᓱᒃ, ᓄᓖᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ” - Isigaligarssik, The Man Without a Wife, Produced by JerryCo Animation and Kingulliit Productions. 2016. Inuktut.

ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓅᑉ ᓴᖏᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᒥᔭᕆᐊᖃᖏᓚᑎᑦ.

Duration: 2m 39s

Adam Aomari shows his tricks on his unicycle. His abilities to ride upright in the frozen tundra show his skills.

A film by Adam Aomari

Duration: 45s

A behind-the-scenes moment from a film shoot in Igloolik. April 16, 2004.

Duration: 55s

Put garbage where it belongs!

Anti-littering video made in collaboration with the Nunavut Department of Environment.

Duration: 1m 37s

Duration: 11m

Duration: 22m 29s

Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 30s

Duration: 32m 25s

Duration: 32m 46s

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Duration: 12s

 Title to precede elder interviews from 2010

Duration: 18m 45s

 Paumi Qumanapik from Pond Inlet speaks about climate change

Duration: 8s

Duration: 21m 9s

Putting Up Tents For The Community

Duration: 6m

60 years of tracking polar bears

Duration: 2m 23s

 ITK President Natan Obed's congratulations marking the launch of Uvagut TV's nation-wide distribution.

Duration: 25s

Duration: 56m 16s

Host Sylvia Aggark interviews Agaaqtoq (Abraham Eetak), before he plays some songs for us. LIVE on April 7th, 2022.

Duration: 40s

Duration: 26m 40s

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Duration: 28m 56s

Igloolik, Fall 1945. Grandmother remembers the old way. In autumn 1945, five families build a stone house to prepare for the coming winter.

Nunavut (Our Land) Episode 3: Qarmaq (Stone House), Igloolik Isuma Productions 1995, Filmmakers: Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, Pauloosie Qulitalik. Inuktut w/Eng s-t.

Duration: 1m 3s

Duration: 28m

 Language: Inuktitut

Synopsis: We learn about the history of the kayak as well as how one is constructed along with storytelling from Inukjuak elders Lucassie Echalook and Elisapi Inukpuk.

Copyright: © T.N.I. 2017

Duration: 10s

Duration: 28m

 Language: Inuktitut

Duration: 48s

Duration: 2m 52s

Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 22m 20s

 Rita Claire talks about the different ways we help family and friends. Celina Kalluk stops by to sing “Siipinnguaq,” Susan Avingaq teaches us how to play Makigiaq, and we read the book Why We Share Country Food.
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Duration: 5m 30s

For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

Duration: 18m 2s

Guillaume teaches children some circus tricks... 

Duration: 3m 43s

Duration: 1m 59s

Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos hosted by Peter Irniq for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language.  Today's word is Tunngasugit.

IsumaTV. Nunavut. 2009

Duration: 59m 48s

Host Lucy Tulugarjuk talks with Laakuluk Williamson Bathory about art, being a woman and an Inuk, and polar bears LIVE on March 8th, 2022.

Duration: 8s

Duration: 2m 40s

Duration: 46m 32s

Duration: 5s

Duration: 7m 23s

The Dangers Of Living In Polar Bear Country

Duration: 15s

Duration: 28m

 Language: Inuktitut

Synopsis: Host Akinisie Sivuaraapik interviews Inukjuak elders Lucassie Echalook and Elisapi Inukpuk about the origins, the significance and the making of a traditional skin boat, the Umiaq.

Copyright: T.N.I. 2018

Duration: 27m 59s

 Language: Inuktitut

Synopsis: Host Akinisie Sivuaraapik interviews Inukjuak elders Lucassie Echalook and Elisapi Inukpuk about the origins, the significance and the making of the traditional skin boat, the Umiaq.

Copyright: © T.N.I. 2017

Duration: 56s

Duration: 43m 50s

Duration: 10m 21s

Women of the Arnait Video Collective reenact a traditional women's activity: the use of the qulliq. The qulliq is the seal oil lamp and stove of the old days, the only source of light and warmth. The women tell the story in words and songs as they install the qulliq in their igloo.

Duration: 2m 45s

Scenes from a hunting trip shot by Zacharias Kunuk on September 22, 2007.  

Duration: 2h 42m 14s

Mixing scenes from past and present, My Father's Land (Ataatama Nunanga) looks at the meanings between Inuit history and modern mining in North Baffin Island; how new media is used to inform and consult Inuit leading up to July 2012 Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) Final Public Hearings on Baffinland's $6 billion Mary River proposal to build the world's largest iron mine on Inuit land between

Duration: 14m 4s

Asinnajaq draws her viewers into a sublime imaginary universe— using archival footage overlaid with a quilt of hand-drawn and CGI animation to recast the present, past and future of Inuit in a radiant new light.

Duration: 40s

Duration: 1m 2s

Duration: 49m 51s

On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun: Inuvik

Barb Memogana visits with Jean Ekpakohak at the Inuvik Hospital to talk about growing up in Ulukhaktok, sharing crafting tips and language skills as Jean was the local language instructor at Helen Kalvak School.

First Broadcast November 27, 2024

Duration: 5m 53s

This short follows Rebecca Thomassie, an Inuk woman, around Kangirsuk as she learns the 52 Inuktitut words for snow.

A Film by Rebecca Thomassie

Duration: 8s