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Tourism (21)

Arctic Region (4)

  • Auyuittuq
    Auyuittuq
    1980 5 min
    Pictures from Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories.
  • High Arctic: Life on the Land
    High Arctic: Life on the Land
    Dalton Muir 1958 21 min
    An ecological study of plant and animal life on the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian Arctic. The film includes profiles of animals such as musk-oxen, lemmings, arctic hares and various forms of plant life.
  • Nahanni
    Nahanni
    Donald Wilder 1962 18 min
    This short film focuses on the legend of a lost gold mine and a river in the Northwest Territories that lured men to their doom. Albert Faille, an aging prospector, set out time and again to find hidden gold. His route took him through the wild and awesome land particularly suited to the mood of this Canadian odyssey.
  • Yukon Old, Yukon New
    Yukon Old, Yukon New
    John Howe 1961 19 min
    The old spirit of the Yukon returns as Dawson City prepares for its Discovery Day celebrations. Witness a round of nostalgic scenes: a main street parade, refurbished saloons, the can-can. Time recedes as the film explores the hazardous mountain passes and the golden creek of Eldorado.

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