Okota And Paton #206 _Nunatsiakmiut

Okota and Paton

Program name: Nunatsiakmiut
Producer: Edward Folger - Nunatsiakmiut Community Television Society / Nunatsiakmiut Film Society was launched in Frobisher Bay in 1975. This was the earliest Inuit filmmaking group in the Eastern Arctic. Nunatsiakmiut means ‘People From the Beautiful Land.’
Host: Mika Mark
Camera: Miki Turturq
Location: Iqaluit

Segment 1: Maxi Piita talks about his life experiences in moving to Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit) from Mingurtuuq (outside Iqaluit) to work and form Apex (Niaqunnguuq).

The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, established in Canada's territory of Nunavut, has been producing Inuit language video, by, for and about Inuit since 1981. This video is from their collection and has been made available on the Internet for your enjoyment through funding provided by the Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut.