Takuginai Web Series Archives

Takuginai (Look Here): This is the only Inuit language series in North America directed at Inuit children. The series features the likes of "Johnny" the lemming and other locally made puppets and young hosts. Takuginai educates Inuit children with cultural values such as respect for elders, sharing and patience and having fun in the process. Takuginai also teaches basic literacy skills such as Inuktut numbers and syllabics. For more appeal, the use of animation in episode segments has been increasing.
Takuginai was created for the five to seven-year old age group; however, the show is enjoyed by people of all ages. In 2016-17, 26 15-minute Takuginai programs are in production. IBC continues to increase Takuginai’s focus on Inuktut education and further aligning its curriculum with that of the kindergarten and grade 1 curriculum of the Nunavut school system.

Each webisode features a main story with the Takuginai puppet family including Johnny the lemming. These humourous stories reinforce Inuit cultural values while featuring the natural speaking rhythms of Inuktut.

All Takuginai webisodes now feature animated segments produced by Inuit animators: Ippiksaut Friesen and Janet Evic.

These episodes include segments designed with our youngest audience in mind. Many of these simple educational segments explain words, numbers and syllabics for early language learners. Other educational segments teach Inuit games or tools traditionally used by Inuit. The webisode format emphasizes and encourages interactivity.

Our show hosts are Janet Evic and Riita Claire Mike. Episode topics include drum making, tundra plants, Inuit games and qimutsiit (dog teams).
 

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  • 15m 50s

    ᑐᓵᓂᖅ - Hearing

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    ᐊᐳᑎ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪ ᔮᓇᑦᒥᑦ ᑐᓵᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ. ᔮᓇᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᑰᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᑎᖓᓂ.

    Aputi teaches Janet about hearing. Janet plays Kuku's hearing game.

    Final episode uploaded on June 7, 2017.

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    uploaded date: 07-06-2017

  • 15m 48s

    ᑯᑰᑉ ᐊᒪᐅᑎᖓ - Kuku's Amauti

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    ᑯᑯ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕆᐅᕈᒪᔪᖅ, ᑕᐸᓱᑦᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑲᑦ ᐊᒪᐅᓯᔭᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕆᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ.

    Kuku wants to catch his first beluga whale and no matter how much people tease him; he will wear an amauti to make his wish come true.

    Final episode uploaded on June 7, 2017.

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    uploaded date: 07-06-2017

  • 15m 9s

    ᔮᓂ ᐱᓱᕋᖅᑐᖅ - Johnny's Misadventures

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    ᔮᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓗᐊᑲᓪᓚᒃᑯᒃ ᓄᓂᕙᒋᐊᕋᓱᐊᒃᑑᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓄᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓚ.

    Johnny decides to go on an adventure to pick berries for Grandma. He recruits Uluakalla to go along with him and the day turns out to be a series of mis-adventures.

    Final episode uploaded on June 7, 2017.

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    uploaded date: 07-06-2017

  • 15m 9s

    ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᒌᕈᓘᒃ - Two Little Buddies

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    ᑯᑯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔮᓂ ᖃᓄᕈᓘᔮᓗᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔫᒃ ᑕᑯᒋᓇᐃ ᐃᓪᓗᖓᓂ. ᓇᓚᐅᑦᓵᖑᐊᖅᑑᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᐊᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᓂ.

    Kuku and Johnny find different ways to keep themselves occupied in the Takuginai house. They play an eye spy game and learn the names of colours in Inuktitut.

    Final episode unloaded on June 7, 2017.

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    uploaded date: 07-06-2017

  • 15m 6s

    ᔮᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᔪᖅ - Johnny's Birthday

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    ᔮᓂ ᑐᐸᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᑑᓪᓗᓂ. ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᒥᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᓯᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᓇᒥᓕᒫᖅ ᕿᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᓯᔪᖅ ᐱᖃᑎᑖᒥᓂ ᖃᓗᐸᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᕆᓴᖓᓂᒃ.

    Johnny wakes up to an empty house on his birthday. He runs around town looking for his grandparents and ends up bring home an unusual creature to his birthday party; qalupalik's brain.

    Final episode uploaded on June 7, 2017.

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    uploaded date: 07-06-2017

  • 15m 9s

    ᐅᓂᑳᑦᑐᐊᕐᓂᖅ - Storytelling

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    ᐱᖅᓯᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᓯᓚᒥᒃ, ᐊᑖᑕᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᒋᓇᐃ ᐃᓚᓕᒫᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

    There is a wild storm outside. It is the perfect time for the Takuginai family to huddle around and hear an old folk tale from Grandpa Isaaci.

    Final episode uploaded on June 7, 2017.

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    uploaded date: 07-06-2017

  • 15m 6s

    Takuginai TWS305 ᓯᕙᖅᑐᖅᑎ ᑑᕐᙵᖅ - Pilot Biscuit Monster

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    Takuginai TWS305 ᓯᕙᖅᑐᖅᑎ ᑑᕐᙵᖅ - Pilot Biscuit Monster, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. Inuktut.

    ᑕᑯᒋᓇᐃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐳᓛᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᕙᖅᑐᖅᑎ ᑑᕐᙵᕐᒧᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᑦᓴᐅᑎᒋᔪᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᙱᒪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᕙᓂᒃ ᒪᒪᖅᓴᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ.

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    uploaded date: 05-06-2017

  • 15m 21s

    Takuginai 610, Don't Be A Bully - ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ

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    Takuginai 610, Don't Be A Bully - ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. Inuktut.

    ᐅᓗᐊᑲᓪᓚ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔭᐃᑲᓕᒃ ᑑᕐᙵᖅ ᑕᐸᓱᑦᑑᒃ ᐊᐳᑎᒥᒃ. ᔮᓇᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔪᖅ ᐱᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᔅᓵᓄᑦ.

    Uluakalla and the Jacket Monster are bullying Aputi until Janet teaches them to be nice to each other.

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    uploaded date: 05-06-2017

  • 15m 1s

    ᕿᓄᖕᒐᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖅ - Feeling Grumpy

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    ᑯᑯ ᕿᒻᒥᖅ ᑑᕐᙵᕋᓛᕈᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᓄᖓᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᓂᕆᓚᐅᕋᓂᓗ. ᕇᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᑯᑯᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᑕᒫ ᓂᕆᑦᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᓯᓂᑦᓯᐊᕐᓯᒪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᓇᕐᙵᑦ.

    Kuku the Dog turns into a grumpy, greeny monster when he gets hungry and tired. Riita-Claire reminds him to make sure to rest and eat well to maintain good, healthy energy.

    Final verison of the episode replaced on June 2, 2017

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    uploaded date: 02-06-2017