Unnukkut Ep 38 Joan Armstrong _Feb 1989
About
Program name: Unnukkut
Unnukkut was a current events program for a general audience produced in Baker Lake. It features interviews with politicians and other current events items and stories in Nunavut.
Producer: Barney Pattunguyak
Host: Peter Tapatai
Camera: Michael Haqpik, David Quinanaq and Luke Aingilik
Location: Baker Lake
Segment 1: Interview with Homecare Nurse, Joan Armstrong. Homecare nurses have a council called the Hospice Society. They plan ahead and visit elders who need care at their homes and who have mobility disabilities.
Segment 2: Emily Tagoona interviews Louis Pilakapsi, President of the Kivalliq Inuit Association. He talks about the land claims process and how the Inuit organization is going to be involved. He also talks about gun safety and how the organization will push for better involvement in teaching the public about safety with guns. One other issue he talks about is uranium mining.
Segment 3: William Tagoona sings in concert.
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.
