Episode 1

ᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑲᒥᒃ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᑎᑭᒃᑲᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᕿᒃᓵᕐᑐᒧᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ. ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᕿᓂᕐᑎᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓂ, ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓘᓯ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑑᒃ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᑯᓯᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᓂᕐᑎᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ. ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᐅᒪᔭᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᐅᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᖑᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗ, ᑕᐃᑯᖓᐅᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᔫᑕ ᐸᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᓯᐅᕕᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᐹᒥᒃ ᕿᓂᕐᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᓕᕐᖢᓂ.

ᔫᑕᐅᑉ ᓂᖏᐅᖓ, ᑎᐳᓚ ᖃᐅᓪᓐᓇᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑎᓕᓐ ᐃᕙᓗ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑑᒃ ᐊᑐᖁᔭᐅᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ “ᐅᐃᖑᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ”. ᓯᑯᓯᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᓂᓕᓚᕐᑐᑦ. ᐅᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᖑᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᑯᓯᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᖁᓕᒥᒎᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᕕᒋᔭᐅᔭᕐᑐᕐᖢᓂ ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓘᓯ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ. ᑲᑎᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᑎᑦ. ᑎᐳᓛ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᖢᓂ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐸᓯᒃᓯᖏᓐᓂᕋᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖓ. ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑲᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐲᑕ ᐊᕙ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ.… Uqalimakkanirit

ᓯᓚᑦᑎᐊᕙᖑᕐᒪᑦ, ᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᑎᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᓚᐅᕐᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᖏᕋᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓗᖕᒧᖓᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓗᐊᕿᓪᓗᑎᒃᓗ ᓱᓕ, ᐊᕕᓕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ. ᓇᓗᓕᐅᖃᓕᕐᖢᑎᒃᓗ ᑕᖕᒫᓕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᑎ, ᔫᑕ ᐸᓪᓗᖅ, ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓪᓗᐊᕿᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ. ᑲᑎᒻᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᒃᐸᖑᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕐᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᔫᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᐊᓯᐅᖃᓕᕐᖢᓂᓗ. ᑲᑎᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ, ᕿᓂᕐᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᕈᒪᓕᕐᖢᑎᒃ, ᔫᑕ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᖏᒃᑯᓂ ᐅᓪᓛᖑᕐᐸᑦ, ᕿᓂᕐᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᖢᑎᒃ.

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗ, ᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᑎᓗ ᒪᑎᓕᓐ ᐃᕙᓗ; ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ, ᑲᕈ ᑯᓄᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓘᓯ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐃᖏᕋᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕆᐊᕐᑐᕐᖢᑕ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕐᓯᓗᑕ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᕐᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ. ᐃᖏᕋᓂᕗᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᓪᓕᓕᕐᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓪᓗᐊᕿᓪᓗᑕᓗ. ᐊᕕᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᖢᑕ ᒪᕉᓕᓪᓗᑕ. ᐱᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂ, ᔫᑕ ᐸᓪᓗᖅ, ᐱᖁᔭᐅᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᖢᓂ ᐱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᕐᖢᓂ ᓱᕋᐅᔾᔨᔪᓂᒃ. ᐅᑎᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᖓᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᒃᐸᖑᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᐅᔨᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᔫᑕ ᐸᓪᓗᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᑕᕙᓃᖃᑕᐅᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ.

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗ, ᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᑎᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᒪᑎᓕᓐ ᐃᕙᓗ, ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ, ᑲᕈ ᑯᓄᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓘᓯ ᑐᓗᒐᕐᔪᒃ, ᐃᖏᕋᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕆᐊᕐᑐᕐᖢᑎᒃ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᕐᓗᑎᒃᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ. ᓯᑯᖃᐅᕋᓗᐊᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓪᓗᐊᕿᒐᓗᐊᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ, ᑎᑭᑎᐅᑎᔪᓐᓴᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓴᕐᓕᐊᕈᓯᖅᒧᑦ ᑕᒃᓯᓕᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᔪᕐᓯᐅᖃᓕᕐᖢᑎᒃᓗ. ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᒧᑎᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑦ ᓱᓇᒐᓕᐅᕐᐸᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑯᓯᕐᓯᐊᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐋᕿᓕᕐᖢᒍ.

The crew packs up and returns to Igloolik, Nunavut, where they arrive at a hamlet in mourning. At the Igloolik Search & Rescue office, Zacharias Kunuk and Lucy Tulugarjuk are told about the search performed by both the Canadian Coast Guard and Igloolik Search & Rescue. Zacharias Kunuk then gives his report of the events as he remembers them.… Uqalimakkanirit

Judah’s grandmother, Dephora Qaunaq, and Madeline Ivalu talk about the taboo practice of “pretending to have a husband”. The Canadian Coast Guard continues their search. Later the Canadian Coast Guard sends a helicopter down to speak with Zacharias Kunuk and Lucy Tulugarjuk and update everyone on the search. A meeting is held between the Elders and the crew.… Uqalimakkanirit

The weather clears, the crew packs up and continues toward Qikiqtaaluk. Boat motor troubles continue, and the groups find themselves separated. Confusion sets in as the groups set up camps in different places. One of the crew, Judah Palluq, leaves his group to help the others with motor troubles and, against the wishes of his group, he leaves alone.… Uqalimakkanirit

Zacharias Kunuk and a film crew, with filmmakers Madeline Ivalu, Susan Avingaq, Carol Kunnuk and Lucy Tulugarjuk, head to Qikiqtaaluk (Big Island) to camp, hunt and record interviews with Elders. Despite some rough ice and motor troubles, the crew manages to set up camp in Sarliarusiq before fog comes in, keeping them landlocked.… Uqalimakkanirit

Zacharias Kunuk and film crew, with filmmakers Madeline Ivalu, Susan Avingaq, Carol Kunnuk and Lucy Tulugarjuk, head to Qikiqtaaluk (Big Island) to camp, hunt and record interviews with Elders. The journey becomes complicated by rough sea ice and boat motors breaking down. This eventually divides the group to set up camp in two different places.… Uqalimakkanirit