Nunavut and its People

Nunavut Collection  


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Synopsis

This resource is a collection of videos, images, and background information about Nunavut and its people. The Inuit community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut is featured in several of the resources included in the collection.

Background Information

A Comparative Look at Inuit Lifestyle A Comparative Look at Inuit Lifestyle
This resource compares the traditional and contemporary lifestyles of the Inuit. Information on the following topics is provided: transportation, economy, social organization, rules of kinship, child rearing, education, language, health, religion, recreation, and music.
  
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut: A Community Profile Gjoa Haven, Nunavut: A Community Profile
The community of Gjoa Haven is located about 250 kilometers above the Arctic Circle in the central part of Nunavut. This resource provides a profile of the community and has information organized into the following categories: shopping, restaurant, recreation, education, power plant, municipal services, arts/crafts, health, fuel, religion, economy, law and order, transportation, drugs/alcohol, communications, history, geography, and community.

Image Collection

Gjoa Haven, Nunavut Images Collection Nunavut Images Collection
This digital collection includes images of the geography of Nunavut as well as daily life.
Many of the images feature the community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut.

Video Clip Library

Nunavut Day Festivities on the Arctic Tundra Nunavut Day Festivities on the Arctic Tundra
This video shows a band composed of Inuit musicians playing music at a Nunavut Day celebration held on the Arctic Tundra.
 
School at Gjoa Haven School at Gjoa Haven
This video shows a Grade 2 class at Quqshuun Illihakvik school in the community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut.
Inuit Students in Gjoa Haven Inuit Students in Gjoa Haven
In this video, students are shown leaving school for lunch in the community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut.
 
Mary Aqiliqiaq Mary Aqiliqiaq
A Nunavut resident, Mary Aqiliqiaq, speaks Inuktitut in this video. She talks about her youth and how she was often asked to sing because she had a good voice.
Nunavut Day Festivities in Gjoa Haven Nunavut Day Festivities in Gjoa Haven
This video shows Inuit people enjoying music and dancing at the Nunavut Day festivities in the community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut.
 
Rosie Kigeak Rosie Kigeak
A Nunavut resident, Rosie Kigeak, speaks Inuktitut and talks about her youth in this video.
Throat Singing Throat Singing
In this video, two Inuit women, Rosie Kigeak and Mary Aqiliqiaq, are shown throat singing.
   

Reproduced with permission from Central Arctic Ltd., Nunavut Territory, Canada, CD-ROM (Edmonton, AB: Central Arctic Ltd., 2001).