Inuinnaujugut Podcast – Episode 20 – Caribou Skins for Clothing
Bessie Omilgoetok and Mary Kaotalok share their knowledge about the right skins for making traditional Inuinnait skin clothing with host Eva Ayalik.
Pihoak Ajuqiqtittiquq Piffiliurnirmut
Bessie Pihoak Omilgoetok demonstrates cutting a fish to make piffi (dryfish).
Mary Kaniak at Quagjuit, July 2017
In 2018, we visited Qingauq (Bathurst Inlet) with Dr. Max Friesen and a group of 10 people who had ties to the area. This trip was part of a multi-year collaboration to look at Inuinnait cultural history and archaeology in the region. We documented oral histories, traditional knowledge, myths, legends, and Inuinnaqtun phrases, sparking memories … Read more
Bessie Pihoak Omilgoetok talks about qajaq construction
Between 1921 and 1924, a Danish anthropological expedition led by the Inuktitut-speaking anthropologist Knud Rasmussen documented traditional Inuit societies before relocation to settlements. This 10-volume archive includes oral traditions, place names, linguistic information, Inuit drawn maps, photographs, and objects, and it ended up at the National Museum of Denmark. In 2014, we began working with … Read more
Alianaqtuq! Mary Kaniak Remembers the Qaggiq
Elder Mary Kaniak of Cambridge Bay talks about her memories of the drum dance festivals they used to have at Qingauq (Bathurst Inlet) when she was growing up.
Interactive Atlases
While we promote traditional forms of Inuit learning, we live in a rapidly changing world. Cultural knowledge is disappearing with the loss of Elder generations, and the breakdown of oral strategies for knowledge transmission. This coincides with an era in which Inuit are increasingly choosing to interact through virtual means. Digital strategies have become an … Read more
Kitikmeot Place Names Atlas
The Kitikmeot Place Names Atlas is a record of the traditional Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun place names of the region, including their pronunciations, meanings and associated oral traditions. This work will ensure that the region’s place names will continue to be known to future generations of Nunavummiut.
Fifth Thule Expedition Atlas
Between 1921 and 1924, a Danish anthropological expedition led by the Inuktitut speaking anthropologist Knud Rasmussen completed the first comprehensive recording of traditional Inuit societies in Canada. The Fifth Thule Expedition collected vast amounts of Inuit knowledge in the form of oral traditions, traditional place names, linguistic information, Inuit drawn maps, photographs, and ethnographic objects. … Read more
Inuit Place Names Atlas
inuitplaces.org is an interactive, multi-media atlas that is bringing together the traditional place names of Inuit peoples. Inuit peoples have occupied the Arctic for many centuries and we express our geographic knowledge in many closely related dialects and languages. These place names and the oral traditions associated with them, are the shared heritage of all Inuit.
Tundra Buster: George (Pamiok) Angohiatok
Elder George Angohiatok (Pamiok) is also known for the land he loves, Tundra. Fluent in the language of the land, Tundra spends much of his time in nature observing, travelling, hunting and helping out others.
