Inuktitut
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Description
Official website of APTN, a national TV network in Canada, where programming is dedicated to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples, including documentaries, news, drama, education and entertainment. Some programs are in Indigenous languages including Cree, Dene and Inuktitut with occasional use of subtitles and French.
Access to Justice for Indigenous Adult Victims of Sexual Assault
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patricia Barkaskas
Sarah Hunt
Description
Includes discussion of the context of colonization, barriers to justice, needs of survivors, and promising practices and innovative models, as well as a case law review and analysis, and suggestions for moving forward.
Angry Inuk
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Unikkaat Studios
National Film Board of Canada
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Bonnie Thompson
Qajaaq Ellsworth
EyeSteelFilm
Description
Award-winning documentary about the Inuit's battle against a new European Union seal ban in an effort to regain their economic independence.
Duration: 1:22:19.
Annual Report [on] the State of Inuit Culture and Society [1999]-2000: On Our Own Terms
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Social Development Council
Description
Briefly reviews recent history, describes geography and current demographics of Nunavut, discusses traditional knowledge and its importance in Inuit society, and makes recommendations for future actions.
At the Autumn River Camp: Part 1
Alternate Title
At the Autumn River Camp: Part One
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Documentary shows traditional way of life for nomadic Netsilik Inuit moving to river valley in late autumn and, fishing, and building shelters out of snow and skins.
Duration: 26:18.
At the Autumn River Camp, Part 2
Alternate Title
At the Autumn River Camp, Part Two
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional way of life for nomadic Netsilik Inuit as they move again. The men construct an igloo and build a sleigh of skins, frozen fish and caribou antlers.
Duration: 33:06.
At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part 1
Alternate Title
At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part One
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows the traditional way of life for nomadic Netsilik Inuit at camp in early autumn. A woman works on caribou hides, men return from hunting caribou and a boy is picking berries.
Duration 30:17
At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part 2
Alternate Title
At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part Two
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit at camp. In anticipation of the caribou hunt, they build a row of inukshuits, to aid in the hunt.
Duration: 29:26
At the Spring Ice Camp: Part 3
Alternate Title
At the Spring Ice Camp: Part Three
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. Lone hunter travelling with sled dogs, snares a squirrel and uncovers hidden fish. Community packs up and moves to shore for the summer.
Duration: 26:33.
At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part 1
Alternate Title
At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part One
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit as as they travel across the sea ice by dog sled and build igloos. Boy practices throwing his spear and a woman makes sealskin boots.
Duration: 26:40.
At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part 2
Alternate Title
At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part Two
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. Men hunt seal to skin, polar bear dries and people eat raw fish.
Duration: 36:35.
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 1
Alternate Title
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part One
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. A family travels with dogs and sleds stopping to make camp. The men cut blocks and the women shovel the site for the igloo. One of the men gets a seal.
Duration: 35:42.
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 2
Alternate Title
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part Two
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. Children at play, fixing of igloo, making clothes and a seal catch for the day. Duration: 36:16.
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 3
Alternate Title
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part Three
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. A large community igloo is constructed, women work and play games with children. Seal cut up and distributed.
Duration: 30:14.
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 4
Alternate Title
At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part Four
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robert Young
Quentin Brown
Description
Shows traditional nomadic life of the Netsilik Inuit. In a community igloo, women and men gamble at spear-the-peg game. The day ends with drumming and singing.
Duration: 34:40.
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Alternate Title
Fast Runner Trilogy
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Zacharias Kunuk
Description
Acclaimed film based on an Inuit story about an evil shaman's curse which causes competition, conflict and death in the community of Igloolik. Includes English subtitles.
Duration: 2:41:12
Ava and the Little Folk: Book Study
Alternate Title
Ava and the Little Folk: Junior Book Study
Book Study (Nunavut Arctic College) Jr.
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 4, 5, and 6. Goal is to improve literacy and communication skills while teaching about identity, friendship and community.
Before Tomorrow
Alternate Title
The Fast Runner
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Arnait Video Collective
Jorn Riel
Stephane Rituit
Description
Third feature in The Fast Runner series portrays the adventures of two isolated Inuit families reuniting in 1840 for fishing season. Story is based on For Morgendaggen by Jorn Riel. English subtitles.
Duration: 1:32:23.
The Beginning of a Life on the Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norman Nungaq
Inuktitut, no. 95, Winter, 2005, pp. 54-56
Description
Participant's description of the Canadian Armed Forces' Junior Canadian Rangers (JCR) program, which gives 12-18 old youth discipline and increased traditional knowledge.
Celebrating Indigenous Languages
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Google Earth
Description
This interactive Google Earth project is a guided tour that introduces the user to over 80 Indigenous languages from around the globe. At each point on the map the user can view a photo and bio of an Indigenous language speaker from that region and listen to clips of them speaking their language.
Co-op Healthy Foods Corner and Meal Packages: A Partnership Among Community Members, a Grocery Store, and Community Radio in Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cassandra Racicot-Matta
Markus Wilcke
Oleepika Nashalik
Grace Egeland
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 76-79
Description
Looks at a successful program that provided frozen uncooked nutritional country foods packaged to feed two to four people at a price point lower than commercially prepared frozen dinners.
NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.