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Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy

A short film featuring an Inuk man from the Eastern Arctic. Made in 1953, it recounts his life from birth to maturity and marriage. Screened widely in Canadian schools, the film is now dated but accurately depicts aspects of Inuit culture of the time.
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A short film featuring an Inuk man from the Eastern Arctic. Made in 1953, it recounts his life from birth to maturity and marriage. Screened widely in Canadian schools, the film is now dated but accurately depicts aspects of Inuit culture of the time.

Fishing and Hunting Industries Families Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) Children and Youth All subjects
  • director
    Douglas Wilkinson
  • script
    Douglas Wilkinson
  • producer
    Michael Spencer
  • cinematography
    Jean Roy
  • sound
    Clarke Daprato
  • editing
    Victor Jobin
  • sound editing
    Kenneth Heeley-Ray
  • music
    Maurice Blackburn

Education

Ages 12 to 16
School subjects
Family Studies/Home Economics - Parenting Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Critical debate: How are roles distributed in an Inuit family? How important is oral transmission of stories among the Inuit? Why is the birth of a boy so important in an Inuit family? What differences are there in the upbringing of Inuit children and non–First Nations children? Do you think the Inuit live the same way today as they did in 1953? What changes have been especially harmful to them since that time?

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