Noah Piugattuk was born in 1900 and lived to be 96 years old. He spent most of his life living a traditional Inuit life on the land and over the course of his lifetime saw the decline of traditional practices that had persisted for thousands of years and the creation of a new relationship with the Canadian colonial state.
In this interview, Noah talks about hunting whales.
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.
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Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.’s Phase 2 development proposal for the Mary River mine continues, and IsumaTV/DID records the process of public engagement sessions in communities. Sessions started in January 2019, leading to public hearings scheduled for summer 2019.
Tunnganariq Nunagijavut (Welcome to Where We Live Now) is a weekly, live cultural and current affairs series produced in-house by Uvagut TV with community partners throughout Inuit Nunangat.
Based on oral histories and conversations with elders who grew up on the land, ᐅᐃᒃᓴᕆᖕᒋᑕᕋ Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) follows director Zacharias Kunuk’s cinematic tradition of critically acclaimed Inuktut-language historical drama pieces set in the distant past, like Atanarjuat The Fast Runner (2001) and Angakusjaujuaq: The Shaman’s Apprentic… Uqalimakkanirit
"What would we do if we couldn't speak Haida and we couldn't talk to our ancestors? That would be the scariest thing. But that will not happen now, I believe whole heartedly with the film and the 12 women that are going to be teachers."
“I was mostly intrigued by the Haida language. Being in front of the camera wasn’t so much the big push. It was the language part and the fact that it was all going to be done in Haida language.” K_uun Jaad
“Of course I’m interested in any kind of thing that pushes Haida culture into the new centuries.”
“[Atanarjuat] portraits real authentic story from the Nations it was from. It kind of gives you an idea about of how you can represent your culture on the screen.”
'My white man name is Russel. My Haida name is Nunthclioff meaning long, lost one found. It was given to me by my aunty after I return home from residential school. The name means long lost, one found.'
