On the Land

Igloolik, Fall-Winter 1946. It's almost a month since the sun disappeared. Back in the stone house everyone wakes up to Christmas Day. For Inuit in 1946, Christmas is a strange mix of ritual, some from the old life and some from the new.… Read more

First Isuma recreated fiction. A late-winter Inuit camp in the 1930's. Four families build a qaggiq, a large communal igloo, to celebrate the coming of spring with games, singing and drum dancing. A young man seeks a wife. The girl's father says no, but her mother says yes...

Nunaqpa is the second Isuma recreated fiction, filmed with actors in 1990 recreating a Summer caribou hunt in the 1930's. For Igloolik Inuit, it is the time of Nunaqpa, 'going inland,' the long walk in search of summer-fat caribou to catch enough meat for the hard winter ahead. Two families leave for the hunt, while the old couple and grandmother wait by the shore for their return.

As summer ends near Igloolik in the 1930's, three families build a saputi to trap fish going upriver for the winter. The days are getting shorter and young people daydream, while waiting for fish to come. But nature is not always predictable....

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Rapid change from traditional to modern life in Nunavut, like many post-colonial societies, has concentrated power, wealth and information in a few hands.… Read more

Ajainaa! features Igloolik Elders discussing their views of contemporary Inuit life. Topics include the role of Inuit and "Southern" forms of education, survival strategies (such as how to save a drowning victim), and the differences between camp and settlement life. Written, produced, and performed by Isuma's Uqallangniq Elders Group.

Episode about dogteam racing.

Producer's Name: Zacharias Kunuk

Year of Production: 2009

Country: Canada

Episode about the dogs used in dogteaming.

Producer's Name: Paul Angilirq

Country: Canada

Region: Qimaivvik

Episode about walrus hunting.

Producer's Name: Zacharias Kunuk

Year of Production: 1989

Country: Canada

Program name: Takujuminaqtut
Producer: Rankin Inlet – Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Host: Leo Subgut
Camera: Lukie Aingiliq
Location: Rankin Inlet

Segment 1: Men hunt for seals by boat, and catch one seal.

Segment 2: Men fish with nets in the ocean.

Segment 3: Arviat Festival – Accordion and fiddle players.

Program name: Takuyaksat
Takuyaksat was a Baker Lake production involving cultural activities, storytelling, hunting, sewing, and legends.
Producer: Baker Lake - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Location: Baker Lake
Camera: Charles Keenan

Segment 1: Jacob Ikinilik teaches about building an igloo (igluvigaq) and uses a pana (snow knife).

Ice Fishing – 1982
Program name: Takuyaksat
Takuyaksat was a Baker Lake production involving cultural activities, storytelling, hunting, sewing, and legends.
Producer: Baker Lake - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Location: Baker Lake

Segment 1: People are ice fishing and a person talks in the background about fishing.

Takuyaksat, Preparing Wolf Skins, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, Baker Lake. Inuktitut no subtitles.

Segment 1: Elders tell stories about various times in their lives.
Content: Poor video for 32 seconds.

Making and Setting Nets

Program name: Takuyaksat
Takuyaksat was a Baker Lake production involving cultural activities, storytelling, hunting, sewing, and legends.
Producer: Baker Lake - Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Location: Baker Lake, Nunavut
Host: Simon Tookoomik

IBC Takuyaksat BL-170 Making Nets, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation Baker Lake, Host, Interviewer: Peter Tapatai, Interviewee: John Narjangiq. Inuktut.

Segment 1: John Narjangiq talks about making a fish net. He demonstrates how to make them. This is an excellent show with very good instructions.

Seal Hunt

Camera: Bobby Suluk

Segment 1: A man talks about safety while hunting seals. He also talks about the different seasons and what animals to look out for.