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Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend
1973
6 min
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Using life-like seal fur puppets, this animated short by Co Hoedeman tells the traditional Inuit tale of the owl and the raven. Why did the raven’s feathers turn jet-black? And what did the owl have to do with it?
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Using life-like seal fur puppets, this animated short by Co Hoedeman tells the traditional Inuit tale of the owl and the raven. Why did the raven’s feathers turn jet-black? And what did the owl have to do with it?
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directionCo Hoedeman
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puppet designGermaine Arnaktauyok
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set designAlootook Ipellie
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songJeela Alilkatuktuk
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dialogueJeela Alilkatuktuk
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voiceToojatogak ItoacheakElatak NakashookAlootook Ipellie
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editingPierre Bernier
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music consultantMaurice Blackburn
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textAlootook Ipellie
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re-recordingMichel Descombes
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producerPierre Moretti
Ages 6 to 11
School subjects
The teacher can ask students to show, on a timeline, the migration of peoples from Asia; locate, on a map of Canada, territories where Inuit live, along with the type of climate and vegetation; name items one would find in an igloo, and do research on Inuit foods, clothing, culture and games; explain the game of jacks; sculpt an animal out of soapstone the way Inuit sculptors do.