Sandy Okatsiak, Eva Okatsiak, and Mallory Okatsiak have been singing for about 10 years to the community and the public. They have sung for their family, the community, and on on air for the radio. They sing gospel songs, inuit songs and others. They live in Arviat, Nunavut.
Ernie Eetak is a well known inuk drum dancer and has been performing as a drum dancer since 1992. He is from Arviat and has been living in Arviat Nunavut since birth. In his childhood, he would go with his grandmother and mother to a gathering place of igloos for drum dancing and singing pihiqs (Inuit songs).… Uqalimakkanirit
Cecile Kinniksie is a inuk singer with a group of ladies whenever there is a drum dance. Cecile was also a part of ‘Arviat Qaggitiit’ group here in Arviat. She has participated at different events and has performed for the famous Governor General: David Johnston. Cecile also does drawings, water painting, beading, and she sews wall-hangings.
David started playing guitar when he was 8 year old in Naujaat and has been playing ever since. He has written at least 26 songs and makes copies on CD. David has a band with his brothers in Repulse Bay which started around 2007 or 2008 and has travelled to: Coral Harbor, Folks on the rocks, Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit, Puvirnituq and Igloolik and Arviat where he currently lives.
Monica Pingushat makes wall hangings that hang in many places all over Canada, on displays that she has made. Her mother taught her how to do wall hangings at age of 17 (in 1979) and she has not stopped making them since because she enjoys making them so much. Each wall hanging has a different meaning with different designs telling different stories.
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
Hosts Nuatie and Evano Jr. Aggark welcome Joe Aulatjut, Paul Eetak, and Miki Palisalik to Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut to play a few songs for us. LIVE on October 20th, 2022.
Host Carol Kunnuk welcomes back Deborah Qaunaq back to the qammaq this week to talk about caribou skins. Deborah also shares some advice and does some storytelling. LIVE from Igloolik on October 19th, 2022.
Host Carol Kunnuk welcomes back elder Susan Avingaq to the show to talk about ajaaja, and her experience making ajaaja songs. LIVE from Igloolik on October 12th, 2022.
Host Lisi Kavik-Mickiyuk shows us the process of creating coats from eider duck down. The first in a series of shows from Sanikiluaq, produced by The Arctic Eider Society with program support from QIA. Broadcast live on Uvagut TV on October 11th, 2022.
Host Evano Jr. Aggark welcomes back hunter Billy Ukutak to the show. Billy shares some stories about hunting and search and rescue. LIVE on October 6th, 2022.
Host Margaret Noksana Elias welcomes back Wilma Dosedel to the show to finish showing her sewing skills and how some of her sewing patterns work. LIVE on October 5th 2022, on the Tunnganarniq Show.
Host Evano Jr. Aggark welcomes Jacob Okatsiak, Ted Thompson and Chris Jr. Mikeeuneak to the show. The three rappers play some songs for us, and talk about when they started making music together, and what they like to focus on with their lyrics. LIVE on September 29th, 2022.
Host Margaret Noksana Elias welcomes Wilma Dosedel to the show this week. Wilma talks about her long history with sewing, her old patterns and a lot of the clothing she's made. LIVE on September 28th 2022, on the Tunnganarniq Show.
Host Margaret Elias Noksana welcomes Dustin Smith to the show. Dustin shares his collection of clothing he's made, and some stories that go along with those clothes. LIVE on September 21st, 2022.
Host Evano Jr. Aggark welcomes Ludavic Onerk, David Karlak, and Daniel Alareak to the program to talk about their experience with the Arviat Search And Rescue team. Recorded September 15th, 2022.
On this special episode of the Tunnganarniq Show, Gerry Kisoun and Billy Archie discuss land use rights and issues in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region based on the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.
