Inuit

  • Sets

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    The sets for Atanarjuat were all authentic Inuit dwellings, made from traditional natural materials such as ice blocks, animal skins, rocks, sod, and snow. Igloos, for instance, were crafted from real snow blocks - not styrofoam as in some Southern productions about life in the Arctic!

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Hunting Tools

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    In the film, this set of hunting tools is made of intricately laced bone and sinew.

    The forked kakivak (fish spear) requires impeccable hand-eye coordination and timing.

    The unaaq (spear) can be used hunt a variety of animals, such as polar bear, seal, walrus, beluga, and narwhal.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Caribou Goggles

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    Iggak (caribou goggles) are carved from the antlers of the animal. They were worn to protect the eyes from the harsh glare of sunlight reflected on the ice and snow in the Arctic.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Props

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    The filmmakers assembled a group of talented local artisans to re-create the props used in Atanarjuat.

    They were led by head prop-maker and artistic director James Ungalaaq, an internationally renowned Inuit sculptor from Igloolik whose work is in numerous museum collections of Inuit art worldwide

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Raven Parka

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    This parka is worn by the original camp leader and shaman Kumaglak. His murder in the presence of the Evil Shaman, Tungajuaq, sparks the bloody feud between Atanarjuat and Oki's families. The raven feathers sewn on the skin of the parka indicate that the man wearing it is a shaman.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • Oki's Hood

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    This winter nasaq (hood) was worn by Oki in the film. Made of wolf fur, the hood has long tentacle-like strips encircling the neck, the effect of which is to make Oki look fiercer and meaner.

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • eider parka

    uploaded by: IsumaTV

    channel: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)

    This unusual parka is made of King Eider duck skin and covered in feathers. It was worn by Atanarjuat's arch-rival, Oki, during the attack on Atanarjuat's camp and subsequent chase across the sea ice. The parka floats in water!

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    uploaded date: 15-10-2009

  • 20m 23s

    Noah Piugattuk Tape 1

    uploaded by: Gabriela Gamez

    channel: IBC

    Noah Piugattuk was one of the must respected elders in Igloolik and the chief of the last family asked by the RCMP to leave the outpost camp and settle in Igloolik. This video is part of an interview series produced by the IBC about him where he talks about this experience.

     

    Producer's Name: IBC

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    uploaded date: 03-09-2009

  • 21m 10s

    Noah Piugattuk Tape 5

    uploaded by: Gabriela Gamez

    channel: IBC

    Noah Piugattuk was one of the must respected elders in Igloolik and the chief of the last family asked by the RCMP to leave the outpost camp and settle in Igloolik. This video is part of an interview series produced by the IBC about him where he talks about this experience.

     

    Producer's Name: IBC

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    uploaded date: 03-09-2009

  • 22m 27s

    Noah Piugattuk Tape 4

    uploaded by: Gabriela Gamez

    channel: IBC

    Noah Piugattuk was one of the must respected elders in Igloolik and the chief of the last family asked by the RCMP to leave the outpost camp and settle in Igloolik. This video is part of an interview series produced by the IBC about him where he talks about this experience.

     

    Producer's Name: IBC

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    uploaded date: 03-09-2009

  • 22m 26s

    Noah Piugattuk Tape 6

    uploaded by: Gabriela Gamez

    channel: IBC

    Noah Piugattuk was one of the must respected elders in Igloolik and the chief of the last family asked by the RCMP to leave the outpost camp and settle in Igloolik. This video is part of an interview series produced by the IBC about him where he talks about this experience.

     

    Producer's Name: IBC

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    uploaded date: 03-09-2009

  • 59m 4s

    Nunatinni (At Our Place) January 20, 2004 (Show #6, Part 2): Nunavut Series 'Qualaqiqsii' "Nunavut our Land"

    uploaded by: samcc

    channel: NITV Nunatinni Igloolik Community-TV 1995-2007

    NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

    ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ − ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑲᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᑦ, ᓴᓇᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ 1997−ᒥᑦ 2005−ᒧᑦ.

    "Qualaqiqsii" from the Nunavut Series (Nunavut Our Land)

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    uploaded date: 02-09-2009

  • 1h 3m 36s

    Nunatinni (At Our Place) January 28, 2004 (Show #12, Part 1): Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn in Rotterdam/Ice Fishing

    uploaded by: samcc

    channel: NITV Nunatinni Igloolik Community-TV 1995-2007

    NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

    Segment 1- Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn in Rotterdam.

    Segment 2- Ice Fishing.

    Segment 3- Nunavut Series "Qulangisi" 'Nunavut (Our Land)'.

    Filmmaker Contact:

    Host: Carol Kunuk

    Camera: Aaron Kunuk

    Producer's Name: NITV

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    uploaded date: 02-09-2009