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ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louis Uttak Part 1, 4:39 Inuktitut-English May 11, 2012. See also Part 2. See also Part 3. By Zacharias Kunuk and Lloyd Lipsett.

Louis Uttak is one of Igloolik's six members of the 42-member Baffinland Working Committee representing the seven impacted communities of Igloolik, Hall Beach, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Kimmirut and Cape Dorset. Louis talks about the land and the animals, how things have changed since he was a child and how it can be affected by the mining that is going on.… Uqalimakkanirit

ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louis Uttak, Part 3 of 3, 4:00 Inuktitut-English, May 11, 2012. See also Part 1. See Part 2.

The dialogue between people, nature and gods is based upon a sacred knowledge and mythology. In the modern world only a few cultures based on myth survive. This film takes us into the word of Old Peter, the last surviving Shaman of the Kazym River.… Uqalimakkanirit

Rapid change from traditional to modern life in Nunavut, like many post-colonial societies, has concentrated power, wealth and information in a few hands.… Uqalimakkanirit