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The Igloolik team welcomes everyone to a new year of live shows! Today's topic will be the Return of the Sun, with happy new year wishes from Nataq Ungalaq, Susan Avingaq, Leonie Qrunnut, Marcy Siakuluk, Zacharias Kunuk, and more. LIVE on January 12, 2024.

Host Carol Kunnuk welcomes Peter Awa to the show to talk about being aware of the ice conditions and the weather when going out hunting. Carol also presents a short video of a polar bear being butchered, as well as a musical performance. LIVE from Igloolik, December 8th, 2023.

This week’s episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq features Susan Avingaq and Leonie Qrunnut talking about how to recycle seal skin kamiks. They also share a clip of hunters landing their boats after a beluga hunt, and some ice jigging. LIVE from Igloolik, November 17th, 2023.

 ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦ ᖃᕐᒪᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ - Welcome To Our Qammaq LIVE

Welcome To Our Qammaq is back, hosted by Carol Kunnuk, with Susan Avingaq and Leonie Qrunnut. Topics will be inooya’s (traditional dolls), some storytelling, with a few video clips playing in between. LIVE from Igloolik, November 3rd, 2023

This week on a special pre-recorded Welcome To Our Qammaq, Zacharias Kunuk interviews three Igloolik elders about ajaaja songs. Broadcast on April 26th, 2023.

ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕙᒌᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᖃᕐᒪᒃᒧ. ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖓᓲ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅ ᐃᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᔮᔮᕐᓗᑎᒃ. ᓴᕿᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 26, 2023.

 Host Marcy Siakuluk welcomes us back to the qammaq, and speaks with Jerry Iyyiraq about the props being made for the upcoming film Wrong Husband. Marcy then introduces a clip of the beginning of the Nunavut Quest 2023 race that started a few days ago. LIVE on April 19th, 2023.

Host Marcy Siakuluk welcomes elder Susan Avingaq back to the qammaq. The topic for today's show is women's caribou skin pants. LIVE on March 29th, 2023.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᒪᐅᓯ ᓯᐊᑯᓗᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᒻᒪᕐᒧ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᐃ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᖓ ᖃᕐᓖ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᒫᔾᔨ 29, 2023.

Host Marcy Siakuluk welcomes us to a special episode outside the qammaq. We join a workshop on drum dancing and ajaajaa songs organized by the department of culture and heritage. Featuring some elders from the Igloolik community, and led by Elisabeth Aglukka and Honore Aglukka. Some portions of the show with poor broadcast connection during the original airing have been edited out.… Read more

Host Marcy Siakuluk talks with Deborah/Dephora Qaunaq about making traditional women's kamik, as part of the costumes for Zacharias Kunuk's upcoming feature film "The Wrong Husband". LIVE from Igloolik on March 8th, 2023.

Susan Avingaq welcomes back Deborah/Dephora Qaunaq back to the qammaq today. Susan and Deborah talk about Qimmisuk (dog skin), seal skin, and caribou leg hide. They talk about the types of mittens and kamiks that can be made from those materials. LIVE from Igloolik on January 18th, 2023.

Host Carol Kunnuk welcomes back Susan Avingaq to the qammaq. They wish everyone a happy new year, and Susan teaches us about making traditional children's hats. LIVE from Igloolik on January 11, 2023.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒧ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᓄᑖᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᑕᖃᓄᑦ ᓇᓴᓂ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᔮᓄᐊᕆ 11, 2023.

This week on Welcome To Our Qammaq, Deborah Qaunaq shares some of her traditional knowledge on how to make different garments out of caribou skins. LIVE from Igloolik on December 7th, 2022.

ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᖓᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒧ, ᑎᐴᕋ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐ ᐱᖁᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᒌᖏᑐᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐅᕈᓪᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᖓᓂ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 7, 2022.

Susan Avingaq hosts this episode of Welcome To Our Qammaq by herself, and shows us some caribou skinning techniques. First broadcast on November 30th, 2022.

ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓄᑑᔪᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒧ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᑐ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 30, 2022.

Host Carol Kunnuk welcomes Deborah Qaunaq back to the show. This time Deborah shows us some of the process of making waterproof "kamik" garments from seal skin. LIVE from Igloolik on November 9th, 2022.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑎᐴᕋ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ-ᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᖅᑐ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂ ᐃᔅᓴᔾᔭᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑲᒥᒃ ᓇᑦᑎᐅ ᕿᓯᖓᓂ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕ-ᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 9, 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.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᐴᕋ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑎᑦᑐ ᖃᕐᒪᒃᒧ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐ ᑐᒃᑑ ᐊᒥᖓᓂ. ᑎᐴᕋ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕆᓂᐊᖅᑐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓗᓂᓪᓗ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕ-ᒥ ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 19, 2022.

Carol Kunnuk introduces Susan Avingaq and Madeline Ivalu to the audience again, for an episode of storytelling about the old days, and some sewing. Recorded in Igloolik on September 7th, 2022.

ᑭᐅᕈ ᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᑭᓇᐅᖕᒪᖔ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᑎᓚᐃ ᐃᕙᓗ-ᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄ, ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐ ᐅᓂᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᐃ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᖃᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓗᑏᒃ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 7, 2022.