Nanuk Narratives

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19 December 2024

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Nanuk Narratives is a collection of stories about people and polar bears across Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and Greenland, as experienced by Inuit who have been living with these animals for millennia.

Learn more at: https://www.nanuknarratives.com/

This video is a part of a series. Please refer to the recommended path to select your next video:

1 - The Making of Nanuk Narratives
2 - How Inuit Co-exist with Wildlife
3 - What Do Polar Bears Mean for Inuit?
4 - Growing Up in Polar Bear Country!
5 - Inuit Observations of Polar Bears
6 - Pangnirtung Voices on Polar Bears
7 - Observations of Polar Bears Around Makkovik
8 - Tracking Polar Bears Outside Iqaluit!
9 - Tracking Polar Bears Outside Makkovik!
10 - How to be safe around polar bears
11 - The Dangers of Living In Polar Bear Country
12 - His Cabin Was Broken Into By A Polar Bear!
13 - Living With Polar Bears in Pangnirtung
14 - How did this Woman Survive a Polar Bear Attack?
15 - Nippaq - The Seal Hole
16 - 60 Years of Tracking Polar Bears
17 - What Hunting Polar Bears Mean For This Woman
18 - How to Cook Polar Bear Meat
19 - How to Use Polar Bear Fur

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Based on 2022 scientific assessments by the Polar Bear Technical Committee, an estimated 54% of the total bears in Canada are in subpopulations that have a recent (15-year) population trend of increased or stable/likely stable (6 of the 13 subpopulations). About 29% of polar bears are in subpopulations that are likely declining (4 of the 13 subpopulations), and about 17% of bears are in subpopulations for which trends are “uncertain” (3 of the 13 subpopulations).

The Inuit harvesting activities shared in these videos are protected by land claims agreements under Canadian law:
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act SC 1993, c 29
Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act SC 2005, c 27
Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act SC 2008, c 2

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  • Tracking Polar Bears Outside Iqaluit!

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    Tracking Polar Bears Outside Iqaluit!

    Polar bears are elusive, even in open tundra landscapes. This video follows Solomon Awa and Jack Allakariallak from Iqaluit as they go out looking and tracking polar bears. They finds lots of tracks, and share their knowledge of what can be learned from these tracks and the environment around them.

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  • Tracking Polar Bears Outside Makkovik

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    Tracking Polar Bears Outside Makkovik


    Inuit receiving one of the two polar bear licenses in Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, have seven days to hunt a polar bear before the license is passed to another hunter. This video shares an experience of tracking polar bears outside of Makkovik.

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  • How to Use Polar Bear Fur

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    How to Use Polar Bear Fur

    This video features the voices of women from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, as they share their experiences with preparing polar bear fur. They offer insights into the cultural significance and techniques involved in working with polar bear fur, an important material for clothing and other items in Arctic life.

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  • Polar Bears: Voices from Pangnirtung

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    Polar Bears: Voices from Pangnirtung

    Knowledge holders from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, reflect on changes they are witnessing relating to polar bears outside of their community. They discuss the importance of Inuit stewardship, and the history of living alongside polar bears.

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  • Living With Polar Bears in Pangnirtung

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    Living With Polar Bears in Pangnirtung

    As people hunt, fish, and trap on the land, they no longer feel the same sense of safety they once did. Bears are breaking into cabins, making experiences on the land more uncertain. In this video we hear from knowledge holders from Pangnirtung as they share their experiences with bears.

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  • Nippaq - The Seal Hole

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    Nippaq - The Seal Hole

    The millennia-old relationship between Inuit and polar bears is cinematically explored through a shared source of food: seals. Bear and human hunters both wait patiently by the tiny breathing holes seals have carved into the frozen icescape. Through bears, Inuit have learned to be still, waiting for the rare moment to strike to eat and survive.

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  • What Hunting Polar Bears Means for This Woman

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    What Hunting Polar Bears Mean For This Woman

    This narrative shares the experience of Melva and her family's experience trying to hunt a polar bear outside of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. As a female hunter, Melva shares the cultural value of the hunt, and how the fur is now used as an educational resource for youth so that their connection to polar bears can be sustained.

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  • Observations of Polar Bears Around Makkovik

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    Observations of Polar Bears Around Makkovik

    What do the changing ice conditions mean for polar bears? Knowledge holders in Makkovik share their views, and their experiences with changing bear behaviour. They also reflect on the importance of hunter education and connection to culture for sustained relationships with bears.

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  • The Making of Nanuk Narratives

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    The Making of Nanuk Narratives

    The co-creation process of Nanuk Narratives involved a collaborative effort between Inuit communities, wildlife co-management boards, local filmmakers, and interdisciplinary experts. This video celebrates some of the many people who were behind this work.

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    uploaded date: 19-12-2024