00080IQ+Qaggiq-2001
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Program name: Qaggiq
Qaggiq (Gathering Place) was a current affairs program (refers to a large igloo built for the gathering of several families).
Producer: Iqaluit – Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: Loretta Kanatsiak
Segment 1: Joanasie Qapik (Karpik) reports on the 2001 Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. annual general meeting.
Segment 2: Zacharias Kunuk and elder Pauloosie Kunuk do a presentation on Isuma media. They talk about the challenges of making a film without much support. They would like a letter of support from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Segment 3: Bernadette Tungilik, secretary treasurer, reports on Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s finances.
Segment 4: Ben Kovic from the Wildlife Management Board talks about the challenges in managing wildlife in Nunavut.
Segment 5: Joe Niego, a wildlife officer in Baker Lake, Nunavut, reports on the problems with grizzly bears.
Segment 6: Newly elected Qikiqtaaluk Corporation President, Abraham Tagalik, talks about what the organization needs to do while he is in the chair. The organization has a two million dollar deficit at the moment.
Segment 7: Jerry Ell gives a report to the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. annual general meeting on the up coming Arctic Winter Games. The games will take place in Iqaluit. The new arena being opened in Iqaluit in preparation for the Arctic Winter Games is also shown.
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.
