I Am From Kugluktuk

Alice is a strong advocate for the Inuinnaqtun language and traditional teachings. She speaks of how she has seen the northern climate change since she was young and how her parents taught her to care for her elders.

Laura speaks of learning to read Inuinnaqtun, the importance of education, sharing your knowledge and storytelling. She also shares a story of her own mother.

This mini documentary was made in a three-day filmmaking program in Kugluktuk, NU. Young people in the community also made video poems and topical animations in a two-week film production program. 

Tom talks about how Kugluktuk has changed over the years, playing in the moonlight and trapping.

This mini documentary was made in a three-day filmmaking program in Kugluktuk, NU. Young people in the community also made video poems and topical animations in a two-week film production program. 

 In October, 2016, Reel Youth visited Kugluktuk, NU and facilitated a variety of filmmaking and animation workshops with youth as part of Moving Forward Together - Hivumut Aulaniq Atauttimut, 1 5 year crime prevention project run by the Hamlet of Kugluktuk,. 

In October 2016, Reel Youth visited Kugluktuk, NU and helped facilitate claymation workshops with Kugluktuk High School youth as part of Moving Forward Together (MFT) - Hivumut Aulaniq Atauttiumut, a 5 year crime-prevention project run by the Hamlet of Kugluktuk.

Animations were created by students between Grade 6-12 based on issues in the community. 

 In October of 2016, Reel Youth visited Kugluktuk, NU for two weeks as part of Moving Forward Together - Hivumut Aulaniq Atauttimut project, a 5 year Hamlet of Kugluktuk crime prevention project.  

Youth under 12 years old were invited to learn basic filmmaking and created a video poem.