Uvajuq, the Origin of Death: Kitikmeot Series
This title is a part of the series KitikmeotCatalogue Number: A75-S02-03
Producer: Productions Vic Pelletier
Producers: Productions Vic Pelletier
Producing Agencies: Productions Vic Pelletier
Subject: Canadian History, Canadian Social Studies, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Social Sciences, Social Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1999
Running Time: 52:05
In this episode we accompany, in a pilgrimage, two elders who were born in igloos surviving in their wilderness territory. They recount the historic Inuit lgend of Uvajuq, a traditional story about life and the arrival of death.
Also available in French: La légende d'Uvayok
Related Titles
The White Archer
Houston Productions Inc. 000011ENAn Inuit youth trains to become a great archer in hopes of avenging the killing of his family - but...
John Houston Trilogy - Part 2: Nuliajuk- Mother of the Sea Beasts
Houston Productions Inc. 000014Nuliajuk: Mother of the Sea Beasts holds the key to a mystery. Some call it myth, others call it...
Born on Snow
Productions Vic Pelletier A98-001This documentary is the life story of Eddy Weetaltuk, born in Nunavik, considered to be Canada's...
Zacharias Kunuk: All Our Relations, Season 2
Aarrow Productions AP0037Zacharias Kunuk: Inuk filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk was born in a sod house on the Northwest coast of...
Atautsikut/Leaving None Behind
Atautsikut Production Ltd 000009A marginalized people rose up from humble beginnings, with nothing but their talent, their guiding...