Our Land – Episode 11 (Caribou Hunt)
Nunavut - Tuktuliaq
Igloolik, Fall-Winter 1946. Inuaraq and Qulitalik take their families over to Qiqiqtaaluk, the Big Island (Baffin Island), for the caribou hunt. It’s an early autumn and the weather is already getting older. Lakes are frozen and sea ice will thicken any day now. Abundant caribou feed Inuit families all winter.
Also in this combined programme
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Our Land – Episode 13 (Happy Day)
Christmas, 1946: with lots of meat and warm shelter against the biting cold, it’s a great time for parties and storytelling.
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Our Land – Episode 12 (Harpoon)
The tea simmers on the seal lamps, children play on the beds with caribou skins. Grandmother tells stories of the old times.
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 1995
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2002
- Length
- 30"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
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