kayak

 Language: Inuktitut

 Language: Inuktitut

Synopsis: We learn about the history of the kayak as well as how one is constructed along with storytelling from Inukjuak elders Lucassie Echalook and Elisapi Inukpuk.

Copyright: © T.N.I. 2017

Construction d'un qajaq de type Ivujivik à l'école Nuvviti.
Construction of an Ivujivik type qajaq at Nuvviti School.

Qajaq construction at Nuvviti School in Ivujivik, February 2020.

Silamit

Building a qajaq (kayak)

Part 1

Igloolik 2018-19

Noah Piugattuk was born in 1900 and spent most of his life living a traditional Inuit life on the land. In this interview, Noah talks about constructing kayaks.

A project of Kingulliit Productions and NITV with thanks to IBC.

 Video series recalling traditional Inuit ways of life, using real footage of the Netsilik people of Kugaaruk in the 1960s, to illustrate the tales told by Tuktu, a fictional elder.

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

 This is a video for a trailer video of Frank Wolf and Todd McGowan as they bike, hike, raft and kayak the track of the pipeline. During their travels they look at the pipeline from the perspective of citizens who live along the proposed route. See the movie: onthelinemovie.com.

Thanks to Frank Wolf for sharing the trailer!