Elders' Hour

Susan Avingaq from Igloolik speaks about the impacts of climate change.

Lasalusie Ishulutaq speaks about the past and sings traditional songs.

Therese Mattaq of Pond Inlet speaks about Inuit teaching: "They wanted me to know the environment. They wanted to me to know the stars. Things that are not made by Inuit but made by things we do not know. God made them from the beginning. That was our teaching."

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Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change - Interview with Deborah Qaunaq.

I think sometimes our earth has tilted. When the fall comes and ice should be forming, it doesn't happen right away. In the spring, when it should be melting, it stays cooler. It now seems to stay cooler longer than in the past.

 Alukie Metuq from Pangnirtung speaks about climate change.

English Transcript: Back then, nobody hardly got sick because we were the only family out there. Nowadays, everyone is mingling amongst communities, and we get sick. It was not like that before. Sometimes we would get sick and use things from the land to heal us, like mushrooms and their powder and longs from a rabbit we'd use as band-aids, and tissue from ujuk fat.… Leer más

English Transcript: The weather was not like this. It used to be good. Now it's different. We hunted for clothing in that area while the fur was thin. We used to row and portage. That's how it was.

Interview with Willie Tooktoo about Inuit Cree Wars that took place in the 1700s for the film Inuit Cree Reconciliation.   Directed by Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk), Ron Sheshamush (Cree) and Neil Diamond (Cree).  Kingulliit Productions 2010, Producer Stephane Rituit.

An interview with Samson Petagumskun filmed for the documentary Inuit Cree Reconciliation - about the events and historical impacts of an 18th century war between Inuit and Cree in Northern Québec.

 An interview with Job Kawapit filmed for the documentary Inuit Cree Reconciliation - about the events and historical impacts of an 18th century war between Inuit and Cree in Northern Québec.

An interview with Charlie Tooktoo filmed for the documentary Inuit Cree Reconciliation - about the events and historical impacts of an 18th century war between Inuit and Cree in Northern Québec.

Kingulliit Productions 2010, Producer Stephane Rituit, Directors Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk), Ron Sheshamush (Cree) and Neil Diamond (Cree).

An interview with John Petagumskum Sr filmed for the documentary Inuit Cree Reconciliation - about the events and historical impacts of an 18th century war between Inuit and Cree in Northern Québec.Charlie Tooktoo, Inuit Cree Wars.

Kingulliit Productions 2010, Producer Stephane Rituit, Directors Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk), Ron Sheshamush (Cree) and Neil Diamond (Cree).

 An interview with Sappa Fleming filmed for the documentary Inuit Cree Reconciliation - about the events and historical impacts of an 18th century war between Inuit and Cree in Northern Québec.

 An interview with Maggie Natachequan filmed for the documentary Inuit Cree Reconciliation - about the events and historical impacts of an 18th century war between Inuit and Cree in Northern Québec.

 An interview with Andy Natachequan filmed for the documentary Inuit Cree Reconciliation - about the events and historical impacts of an 18th century war between Inuit and Cree in Northern Québec.