Urban Inuit

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06 August 2021

1464 ḵing gan

Kinguvaaqsat (Future Generation) is the digital media companion for the tv series – Qanuqtaima (What Now?).

Kinguvaaqsat gives media space for youth to speak out on social and political issues relevant to their lives, with a section focused on the Mary River Mine impacting their lives.

These youth conversations hope to encourage a new level of engagement and empowerment of what Kinguvaaqsat think, feel and say in the 21st century. 

 

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Media on this Channel

  • 3m 15s

    1. Who are you?

    uploaded by: dandietzel

    channel: Urban Inuit

    Young Inuit living in urban areas from coast to coast introduce themselves by telling us where they are from and where they are living now

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    uploaded date: 07-08-2021

  • 10m 39s

    3. What do you think of Education?

    uploaded by: dandietzel

    channel: Urban Inuit

    Young urban Inuit tell us what they think of the education system in Northern Canada compared to the south from their point of view. For many, the education system in the North is plagued with problems, but others have found positives in it that have shaped who they are.

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    uploaded date: 07-08-2021

  • 9m 48s

    4. How do you keep Inuit Traditions alive?

    uploaded by: Kingulliit

    channel: Urban Inuit

    Keeping traditions alive can be difficult when you’re hundreds of kilometers from your home. This group of young urban Inuit talk about their struggles and successes in trying to keep Inuit traditions alive in Southern Canada.

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    uploaded date: 07-08-2021

  • 14m 55s

    5. Have you heard of the Baffinland Mine?

    uploaded by: Kingulliit

    channel: Urban Inuit

    Despite not being in the area, this group of young urban Inuit have kept in touch with the latest developments of the Mary River Iron Mine. They have some reservations about what it will mean for the future of the five communities most deeply affected.

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    uploaded date: 07-08-2021

  • 7m 54s

    6. What changes for the North would you like to see?

    uploaded by: Kingulliit

    channel: Urban Inuit

    For this group of young urban Inuit, there are a lot of changes they would like to see made in the North. From greater access to education to better housing and health care they give us their thoughts on all of the ways in which life could be improved for the people of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

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    uploaded date: 07-08-2021

  • 6m 58s

    7. What would you say to youth up North?

    uploaded by: Kingulliit

    channel: Urban Inuit

    This group of Young urban Inuit know that life in the North isn’t always easy so they give a positive message to the youth of the North to let them know that life gets better and that it isn’t always going to be so hard.

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    uploaded date: 07-08-2021