Takuyaksat Show 1 Doctor Burtel, Pilakapsi(Doctor Rosalle Burtell) _March 1990
About
Program name: Takuyaksat
Takuyaksat was a Baker Lake production involving cultural activities, storytelling, hunting, sewing, and legends.
Producer: Victor Qilullaaq, John Tapatai and Michael Haqpik – Baker Lake – Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: Barney Patunguyak
Camera: Samuel Iqqilik and David Quinangnaq
Segment 1: Interview with Dr. Rosalie Burtell – she was an anti-nuclear nun and a tireless activist on behalf of those most threatened by radiation: women and children, Aboriginals, and workers in uranium mines and nuclear facilities.
Segment 2: Louis Pilakapsi, President of Kivalliq Inuit Association asks a question to the government about the uranium mining project and how it will be processed.
Segment 3: A man plays piano keyboards.
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.
