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.
A project of Kingulliit Productions and NITV with thanks to IBC.
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
Tonight on Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat, Evano Jr. Aggark hosts, as the Isuma team presents the premiere of the new film "Tautuktavuk", directed by Lucy Tulugarjuk and Carol Kunnuk. There will be a short video introduction by Lucy, and some musical performances before the film.
Today on Welcome To Our Qammaq, hosted by Marcy Siakuluk, we have a segment of Uvagut staff training for live shows. Then older footage of Susan Avingaq and Dephora Qaunaq cleaning traditional clothes, and ending off with footage of Nataq Ungalaq preparing to cook seal meat.
This episode of Welcome to our Qammaq is hosted by Marcy Siakuluk. Zacharias Kunuk and crew go out to Qikiqtaajuk to anchor his boat for when the ice melts. Also featuring some clips from 2020 and 2022.
Inuit Games, traditional clothing contest at the Arviat Arena, celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. Featuring throat singers Karen Panigoniak, Maria Illungiayok, and many other appearances from Arviatmiut.
This week on Welcome To Our Qammaq, Benjamin Kunuk presents the segments, fishing in Naluqajarvik, the Spring seal hunt in 2021, as well as a clip with Susan Avingaq.
This week on Welcome to our Qammaq, the Igloolik team shares some footage from the fishing derby at Lailor Lake last weekend, and Susan Avingaq showing us how to make a liu liu. Hosted by Benjamin Kunuk.
Fishing Derby - edited by Mark Jr. Malliki, camera Ben Kunuk and Carol Kunuk.
Susan Avingaq liu-liu making; editor Mark Jr, camera Carol Kunuk and Mark Jr. Malliki
