Qaggimiut Show 4 - Aittaug Making Pana, New Year Event _March1989
About
Program name: Qaggimiut
Producer: Baker Lake - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: David Quinanaq
Camera: Michael Haqpi and David Quinanaq
Location: Baker Lake
Segment 1: Silas Aittauq makes a pana, a snow knife that is used when making an igloo (igluvigaq).
Segment 2: Martha Taliruq sings her grandma’s song (pisiq) about the time they were stuck out in the middle of the ocean, without food to eat or water to drink.
Segment 3: Bessy Scott tells a story about the human who could turn into any kind of animal that he wished to become when he was caught.
Segment 4: New Year’s games – Men are blind folded and they look for their outdoor clothes. The first to get dressed is the winner.
The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, established in Canada's territory of Nunavut, has been producing Inuit language video, by, for and about Inuit since 1981. This video is from their collection and has been made available on the Internet for your enjoyment through funding provided by the Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut.
