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… Read more
Host Margaret Elias welcomes Doris Rogers and her daughter Gabrielle Mcleod to the show to talk about their history with music. Doris and Gabrielle share a number of classic songs with us. LIVE on April 5th 2023, on The Tunnganarniq Show.
Doris is originally from Inuvik NT. She comes from a musical family and learnt to play the guitar she got from her dad when she was 12 years old. When in high school, Doris tried out for Canadian idol twice. She has always sang at talent shows and other events since the age of 13.
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.
Host Margaret Elias welcomes Patrick Wolki Sr. to the show for some storytelling, and a bit of music. LIVE on March 22nd 2023 on The Tunnganarniq Show.
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
Patrick Wolki Sr. is an Inuvialuk Elder born and raised in Utkraluk (Baillie Islands, north of Tuktuuyaqtuuq, NT) and now lives in Inuvik, NT. Patrick attended residential school for the first time at the age of 7 and spent 14 years at Stringer Hall in Inuvik. His parents Jim and Bessie Wolki had 13 children altogether.
On this special episode of The Tunnganarniq Show, host Margaret Elias welcomes us to the final night of a week long workshop in Inuvik, where people from different communities have gathered to share their regional songs and drum dances. We join them on the final night of the gatherings for a showcase of the dancing and songs shared during the workshop.… Read more
Host Nuatie Aggark welcomes Mary Thompson to the show for some storytelling, and to share some of her knowledge about drums and traditional songs. LIVE on March 16th, 2023.
Host Nuatie Aggark welcomes Margaret Hannak back to the show, as well as Cecilia Karlak and Peter & Mary Mikiyungiak for some singing. LIVE on March 9th 2023.
Host Margaret Elias welcomes Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk to the show, all the way from Edmonton via video call. Kyle shares his story of becoming an artist with us, as well as his current position as grant programs officer at the Inuit Art Foundation. He also takes us through a current grant program available to Inuit artists across Canada through the IAF.… 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.
Born and raised in Edmonton, AB, Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk is a mixed Inuvialuk freelance writer and self-taught visual artist. Inspired by the bold colours and style of the printmakers of Ulukhaktok (Holman), Aleekuk adds his own contemporary twist by incorporating elements of classic Americana and Japanese tattoo art in crisp watercolours and digital media.
