welcome to our qammaq

This week on a special pre-recorded Welcome To Our Qammaq, Zacharias Kunuk interviews three Igloolik elders about ajaaja songs. Broadcast on April 26th, 2023.

ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕙᒌᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᖃᕐᒪᒃᒧ. ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖓᓲ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅ ᐃᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᔮᔮᕐᓗᑎᒃ. ᓴᕿᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 26, 2023.

 Host Marcy Siakuluk welcomes us back to the qammaq, and speaks with Jerry Iyyiraq about the props being made for the upcoming film Wrong Husband. Marcy then introduces a clip of the beginning of the Nunavut Quest 2023 race that started a few days ago. LIVE on April 19th, 2023.

Host Marcy Siakuluk welcomes elder Susan Avingaq back to the qammaq. The topic for today's show is women's caribou skin pants. LIVE on March 29th, 2023.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᒪᐅᓯ ᓯᐊᑯᓗᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᒻᒪᕐᒧ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᐃ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᖓ ᖃᕐᓖ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᒫᔾᔨ 29, 2023.

Host Marcy Siakuluk welcomes us to a special episode outside the qammaq. We join a workshop on drum dancing and ajaajaa songs organized by the department of culture and heritage. Featuring some elders from the Igloolik community, and led by Elisabeth Aglukka and Honore Aglukka. Some portions of the show with poor broadcast connection during the original airing have been edited out.… En savoir plus

Host Marcy Siakuluk talks with Deborah/Dephora Qaunaq about making traditional women's kamik, as part of the costumes for Zacharias Kunuk's upcoming feature film "The Wrong Husband". LIVE from Igloolik on March 8th, 2023.

Susan Avingaq welcomes back Deborah/Dephora Qaunaq back to the qammaq today. Susan and Deborah talk about Qimmisuk (dog skin), seal skin, and caribou leg hide. They talk about the types of mittens and kamiks that can be made from those materials. LIVE from Igloolik on January 18th, 2023.

Host Carol Kunnuk welcomes back Susan Avingaq to the qammaq. They wish everyone a happy new year, and Susan teaches us about making traditional children's hats. LIVE from Igloolik on January 11, 2023.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒧ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᓄᑖᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑕᖃᓄᑦ ᓇᓴᓂ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᔮᓄᐊᕆ 11, 2023.

This week on Welcome To Our Qammaq, Deborah Qaunaq shares some of her traditional knowledge on how to make different garments out of caribou skins. LIVE from Igloolik on December 7th, 2022.

ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᖓᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒧ, ᑎᐴᕋ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐ ᐱᖁᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᒌᖏᑐᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐅᕈᓪᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᖓᓂ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 7, 2022.

Susan Avingaq hosts this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq by herself, and shows us some caribou skinning techniques. First broadcast on November 30th, 2022.

ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓄᑑᔪᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒧ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᑐ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 30, 2022.

Host Carol Kunnuk welcomes Deborah Qaunaq back to the show. This time Deborah shows us some of the process of making waterproof "kamik" garments from seal skin. LIVE from Igloolik on November 9th, 2022.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑎᐴᕋ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ-ᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᖅᑐ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂ ᐃᔅᓴᔾᔭᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑲᒥᒃ ᓇᑦᑎᐅ ᕿᓯᖓᓂ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕ-ᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 9, 2022.

Host Carol Kunnuk welcomes back Deborah Qaunaq back to the qammaq this week to talk about caribou skins. Deborah also shares some advice and does some storytelling. LIVE from Igloolik on October 19th, 2022.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᐴᕋ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑎᑦᑐ ᖃᕐᒪᒃᒧ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᖓᓂ. ᑎᐴᕋ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕆᓂᐊᖅᑐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓗᓂᓪᓗ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕ-ᒥ ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 19, 2022.

Carol Kunnuk introduces Susan Avingaq and Madeline Ivalu to the audience again, for an episode of storytelling about the old days, and some sewing. Recorded in Igloolik on September 7th, 2022.

ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᑭᓇᐅᖕᒪᖔ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᑎᓚᐃ ᐃᕙᓗ-ᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄ, ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐ ᐅᓂᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᐃ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᖃᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓗᑏᒃ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 7, 2022.

Hosts Carol Kunnuk and Susan Avingaq are back again this week to talk about how to make seal skin wind pants. Live from Igloolik on August 31st, 2022.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᐅᑎᑲᓐᓂᖅᑑᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᑏᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᕿᓯᓂ ᓯᓚᐹᓕᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒌᓯ 31, 2022.

Host Marcy Siakuluk welcomes back Susan Avingaq to the qammaq. Susan shows Marcy how to clean the skin of a caribou. LIVE from Igloolik on August 17th, 2022.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᒪᐅᓯ ᓯᐊᑯᓗᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᖃᕐᒪᕐ-ᒧ. ᓱᓴᓐ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᒪᐅᓯ-ᒥ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᖓᓂ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐊᒌᓯ 17, 2022.

Marcy Siakuluk and Lucy Tulugarjuk hos this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq, welcoming back Deborah/Dephora Qaunaq to speak about traditional jewelry and jewelry boxes. Due to internet connection issues, the introduction to this episode has been cut, as well as a few short moments later in the episode. LIVE from Igloolik on August 11th, 2022.

Host Marcy Siakuluk and Susan Avingaq welcome back Deborah/Dephora Qaunaq back to the qammaq for an episode about caribou skin clothing. LIVE from Igloolik, August 11th, 2022.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᒪᐅᓯ ᓯᐊᑯᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᐃ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᐴᕋ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒧ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᐊᖅᑐᐃ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᖓᓂ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒌᓯ 11, 2022.