PGR Program

Interview with Dana Moraes and Graham Richard

“Of course I’m interested in any kind of thing that pushes Haida culture into the new centuries.”

“[Atanarjuat] portraits real authentic story from the Nations it was from. It kind of gives you an idea about of how you can represent your culture on the screen.”

Interview with Dana Moraes and Graham Richard

'My english name is Harold Williams. My Haida name Sgaamsgid means big eyes in Haida.'

'We are learning all the Haida words for the movie.'

'My kids were so happy I was going in the movies. I didn't want to disappoint them.'

Interview with Dana Moraes and Graham Richard

Interview with Dana Moraes and Graham Richard

'My mom told me that there was something going on. She said that if I wanted I could try to audition.'

'I just really like that kind of thing. To act and stuff like that.' 'I was raven child. I don't know how to describe myself.'

Interview with Dana Moraes and Graham

'My white man name is Russel. My Haida name is Nunthclioff meaning long, lost one found. It was given to me by my aunty after I return home from residential school. The name means long lost, one found.'

How to hunt walrus, from how to kill and butcher it, to preparing the meat and burying it to make Igunaq, the fermented walrus meat.

ᔮᓇᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᑯᑯᒥᒃ ᓯᓚᓘᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᑲᐃᑦ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ.
Janet teaches Kuku where rain comes from and how rainbows are created.

ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᖕᒋᓂ ᐅᑭᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ.
Malaiya, a young Nunavut reporter, learns about arctic animals by interviewing them directly.

ᑯᑯ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯ ᑐᓵᒋᐅᑦᑕᕐᖕᒐᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᒍᒪᓕᖅᑯᖅ.
Kuku hears a Maaki the reporter on the radio and decides to become a reporter himself.

ᑕᑯᒋᓇᐃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᑎᑦᓯᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ.
The Takuginai gang learn the importance of keeping your town clean and beautiful.

ᐃᓯᒐᐅᑉ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᖓ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᖅ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᒋᓇᐃᒃᑯᓐᓄ.
Isigaq the sock is very excited because his Grandmother the sweater is coming to visit the Takuginai house.

 ᔮᓂᐅᑉ ᑭᒍᑎᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᖅ.
Johnny's tooth is getting loose and ready to fall out. He is already dreaming about a visit from the tooth fairy.