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Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice: Part 1 (Netsilik)

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10 November 2021

1587 ḵing gan

Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series is about the tradtional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kuugaruk.

In this episode, the family is camped on the shore of Pelly Bay in May and June. A hunter catches a seal and brings it back to camp, where he and his wife prepare it. 

Dir: Quentin Brown. NFB 1967.

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Sg̱aasguu:

24m 31s

Ts’ahlgid:

netsilikmeot

Location:

Kugaaruk; Nunavut

Uvagut playlists (3):

2021/12/06, 2022/01/17, 2022/07/18

Ḵwaan sda: NFB Content Licensed for Uvagut November 2021