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Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) (29)

Fishing (10)

  • Arctic Saga
    Arctic Saga
    Douglas Wilkinson 1952 11 min

    This film presents highlights in the life of Idlouk, Inuk hunter, and his family during the long day of the midnight sun on Baffin Island. Depicted are: a seal hunt, a narwhale chase, and scenes of busy camp life. Surrounding all is the Arctic scenery--strange ice formations, the eerie blue whiteness of Arctic winter and, during the time of continuous daylight, the green and brown of Arctic tundra.
  • At the Autumn River Camp: Part 1
    At the Autumn River Camp: Part 1
    Quentin Brown 1967 26 min
    Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series was an attempt to recreate the traditional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kugaaruk.

    In this episode, it is now late autumn and the family moves to the river valley.

  • At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part 1
    At the Caribou Crossing Place: Part 1
    Quentin Brown 1967 30 min
    Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series is about the traditional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kuugaruk.

    In this episode, it is now early autumn. A woman works on caribou skins; men return from their hunt with another caribou; and a boy picks berries and then plays at being a hunter.

  • At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part 3
    At the Spring Sea Ice Camp: Part 3
    Quentin Brown 1967 26 min
    Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series aimed to recreate the traditional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kugaaruk.

    In this episode, a hunter, travelling alone by dogsled snares a squirrel. At the camp, a qamutiq is made from a polar bear skin. The family breaks camp, and moves ashore for the summer.

  • June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
    June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
    Alanis Obomsawin 1980 1 min
    On a beautiful summer’s day in Nunavik, a family enjoys the pleasures of berry picking and fishing as the sound of two Elders throat-singing fills the environment. Directed by Alanis Obomsawin as part of the Canada Vignettes series.
  • Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 1
    Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 1
    Quentin Brown 1967 30 min
    Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series is about the traditional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kugaaruk.

    In this episode, it is full summer. The skin tents are up, and it is time to fish.

  • Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 2
    Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 2
    Quentin Brown 1967 26 min
    Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series is about the traditional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kugaaruk.

    In this episode, the fishing continues. The plentiful catch is stored in stone caches after the women have cleaned it. Some of the fish is cooked in a stone pot.

  • Jigging for Lake Trout
    Jigging for Lake Trout
    Quentin Brown 1967 31 min
    Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series was an attempt to recreate the traditional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kugaaruk.

    In this episode, the man and woman are ice fishing.

    Please note that this is an archival film that makes use of the word “Eskimo,” an outdated and offensive term. While the origin of the word is a matter of some contention, it is no longer used in Canada. The term was formally rejected by the Inuit Circumpolar Council in 1980 and has subsequently not been in use at the NFB for decades. This film is therefore a time-capsule of a bygone era, presented in its original version. The NFB apologizes for the offence caused.
  • Lords of the Arctic
    Lords of the Arctic
    Caroline Underwood  &  Jean Lemire 2003 52 min
    This documentary by award-winning filmmaker Caroline Underwood focuses on Northern wildlife and its close and tragic relation to climate change, which affects all of the Arctic's fragile ecosystems. The example of the polar bear, studied by biologists for the past 20 years, is revealing. Scientists are also concerned about the precarious situation of bowhead whales and belugas, not to mention seals, walruses and many species of birds. Are the lords of the Arctic in danger of ending their reign over their kingdom of ice and snow?
  • Tuktu and the Ten Thousand Fishes
    Tuktu and the Ten Thousand Fishes
    Laurence Hyde 1967 14 min
    This short docu-fiction film tells the story of Tuktu, who is taken on a fishing trip to the ancient stone weir. There, he sees his father and other hunters spear fish in great numbers, and watches his father and his uncle make fire with an Inuit fire drill.

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