History

Four years after Atanarjuat The Fast Runner showed Inuit life in the mythological past, The Journals of Knud Rasmussen depicts events in 1922 when Shamanism was replaced by Christianity and the balance of Inuit life was changed forever, while the Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen happened to be passing by. Watch this complete film on iTunes.

 

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I share some of my interview techniques: being clear with people why I am filming this story;  asking the same questions to all the people I interview; filming beauty and action shots to edit with the interviews.

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In 1991, Igloolik Isuma Productions gathered 13 Igloolik elders for a week of discussion, to choose and then record 24 traditional ajaja songs considered most important to preserve for the future: where did the songs come from, how where they made and how have they been passed down generation to generation?

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In the 1980’s and 90’s, as aging elders and Third Generation children become modern adults, southern radio and television introduced in 1982 increase the impact of foreign language and culture, and quickly alter the community dynamics of the settlement.… Read more

The 7 Fires Prophecy told by Grandfather William Commanda, with Louise and Jacob Wawatie holding the wampum belt,

The Anishnabe history of Turtle Island,

Filmed in 2008 at A Circle of All Nations, A Culture of Peace.

Footage from the beginning of the IronWood Log Project.

Songs by Wayquay, Tribal Grind, with her kind permission.

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This video was made by Kalene Gibbons.  She entered it in the Dept. of Education's video contest dealing with Inuktitut preservation and won a Blackberry Playbook for her efforts.

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Music written and performed by Donald Morin Fender Stratocaster backup drums, bass and percussion created on the old Commodore Amiga System.

Hi, 2015, I decided to change  earlier pic upload to this schematic from my first production after my 1989 SFU degree in BC, my first  published radio play.… Read more

Legendary Whitehorse storyteller Grandma Suzie holds court at the Yukon Arts Centre, sharing great storis and laughs for attendees of the Northern Adult Basic Education symposium in Whitehorse, April 29-May 2, 2014.

For more information, visit www.nabesymposium.com

THANKS GRANDMA SUSIE!

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