Films with: Qulitalik, Paulossie

Ajainaa! Almost /

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

DVD 6149

Saputi Fish traps /

1930s, Igloolik area of the eastern Arctic. As summer ends, 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 the fish to come. Nature is not always predictable.

DVD 5954