Igloomiut #8 - Oct 1987
About
Program name: Igloomiut
Igloomiut was a program for a general audience. It highlights interesting elder/traditional stories and features traditional music such as ajaaja and drum dancing.
Producer: Baker Lake – Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: Noah Tittaq
Location: Baker Lake
Segment 1: An interview with Peter Tapatai about the Baker Lake centre of the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. IBC has three programs: 1) Igloomiut – This show is mainly for a youth audience - it covers interesting elder/traditional stories to help them keep their culture. It features traditional music, such as ajaaja and drum dancing.
2) Takuyaksat is a Baker Lake production involving cultural activities, storytelling, hunting, sewing, and legends.
3) Unnukkut - This show is for adults and airs every night. It informs on good news and news about politics, and it has mini-interviews with Baker Lake guests.
Segment 2: Janet Ikuta tells stories/legends about caribou who become different animals and about a husbandless daughter.
Segment 3: Inuit play fiddles in a 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.
