Madeline Ivalu is a filmmaker, executive producer, director, writer, actress, cultural advisor and musician based in Iglulik (Igloolik), Nunavut. She co-founded Arnait Video Productions in 1991. Arnait Video Productions is a filmmaking and video collective composed of Inuit and non-Inuit women, and remains an active part of the collective today. Madeline presented Arnait videos at Qaigit in 1996 during her tour for Ottawa, Ontario and in Montreal, Quebec as well as Ottawa in 1997. She was part of the Pan Arctic Women Artists Workshop and is president of Naluat in Igloolik, a women’s sewing collective. Madeline has also been an integral member of Isuma Distribution International Inc.’s film and video productions. Ivalu has co-directed several award-winning films with long-time collaborator Marie-Hélène Cousineau, such as “Before Tomorrow/Le jour avant le lendemain” (2008) and “Uvanga” (2013). Her latest film, “Restless River” will be released in fall 2019 and is co-directed with Cousineau.
ᒫᑦᓕᓐ ᐃᕙᓗ - ᓂᖏᐅᖅ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅ ᒫᑦᓕᓐ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎ, ᐋᖅᑭᒋᕆᐊᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ, ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᖅ, ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᖅᑎ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᑎᓂᒃ 1991-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑑᖖᒋᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᓪᓗ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓱᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓲᑦ. ᒫᑦᓕᓐ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᒋᑦ 1996-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᑲᑦᑕᒃᑐᓂ ᐋᑐᐊᒥ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅᒥ, ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᓪ, ᑯᐸᐃᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᑐᐊᒥᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ 1997-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓐᓂᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᖅᑐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ, ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᓄᑦ. ᒫᑦᓚᓐ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐸᐅᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᐃᕙᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕆ-ᕼᐃᐊᓚᓐ ᑯᐃᓯᓅ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑎᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ “ᖃᐅᑉᐸᖖᒍᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ” (2008) ᐊᒻᒪ “ᐅᕙᖓ” (2013). ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᕆᓯᒪᒻᒥᔭᖓ, “ᑰᒃ ᕿᑲᖅᓯᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ” ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓛᖅᑐᖅ 2019-ᒥ.
Lucy Tulugarjuk is an actor, creative performer, and the Executive Director of Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV). Lucy is well-known for her performances in feature films, and was awarded Best Actress from the American Indian Film Institute for her performance in Atanarjuat The Fast Runner, which won the Caméra d’Or and Genie Award for Best Picture in 2002. She is the co-writer and director of the 2018 feature film, Tia and Piujuq, which premiered at the Carrousel Children’s Film Festival and the Boston Kid’s Film Festival, and won the Jean Malaurie Prize at Festival du Film Canadienne in Dieppe, France. She was assistant director for Zacharias Kunuk’s most recent film One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk (2019), which was featured at the Canada Pavilion in the 2019 Venice Biennale and selected as “Best Canadian Film” (Vancouver International Film Festival) and “TIFF Canada’s Top Ten” films in 2019. In addition to her work in film and television, Lucy is a skilled Inuktitut translator.
ᓘᓯ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎ, ᐱᓪᓚᕆᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᖅᓱᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑰᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂᒃ (NITV). ᓘᓯ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓄᑦ, ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᓛᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ American Indian Filim Institute-ᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓱᒃᑲᓕᔪᖅ ᐅᒡᓚᒃᑎ, ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ Camera d’Or ᐊᒻᒪ Genie Awards ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᓪᓗᓂ 2002-ᒥ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ, ᑏᐊ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᔪᖅ, ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ Carrousel Children’s Film Festival ᐊᒻᒪ Boston Kid’s Film Festival, ᓵᓚᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᔩᓐ ᒪᓚᐅᕆ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᓯᐊᒃᓴᕐᒥ Festival du Film Canadienne Dieppe France-ᒥ. ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᓐᓂᕐᒥᔭᖓ ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓅᑉ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐊᕕᓂᖓᑕ ᓄᑖᖑᓛᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂ ᓄᐊ ᐱᐅᒑᑦᑐᒃ (2019), ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᕕᓂᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᕕᓕᐊᓐ 2019 ᕕᐊᓂᔅ ᐱᓂᐊᓪ “ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᒥ” (ᕚᓐᑰᕗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ) ᐊᒻᒪ “TIFF ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖁᓕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᑦ” ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ 2019-ᒥ. ᓱᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᑕ ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑰᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂᓪᓗ, ᓘᓯ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑐᓵᔨᐅᓕᒪᔪᐊᓗᒃ.
Jacky Qrunnut has performed as a clown with Artcirq since 2004. He has traveled with the troup, from Timbuktu to Greece, Guinea, Mexico and France. Back in Igloolik, he is a full time father and coordinator of Artcirq’s Black Box programming.
ᔮᑭ ᖁᓐᓄᑦ - ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖖᒍᐊᖅ ᐊᖑᑦ ᔮᑭ ᖁᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᔪᖅᓵᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᖅᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ 2014-ᒥᓂ. ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᑎᒻᐸᒃᑑᒥᑦ ᒍᕇᔅᒧᑦ, ᒋᓂ, ᒥᐊᒃᓯᑯ ᕗᕌᓐᔅᒧᓪᓗ. ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕐᒥ, ᐊᑖᑕᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐋᖅᓯᒃᑯᑦ Black Box ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
Born in 1957 in a sod house on Baffin Island, Zacharias Kunuk was a carver in 1981 when he sold three sculptures in Montreal to buy a home-video camera and 27” TV to bring back to Igloolik, a settlement of 500 Inuit who had voted twice to refuse access to outside television. After working for six years for the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation as producer and station manager, Kunuk co-founded Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc. in 1990 with Paul Apak Angilirq, Pauloosie Qulitalik and Norman Cohn. In addition to Atanarjuat The Fast Runner, Kunuk has directed more than 30 videos screened in film festivals, theatres, museums and art galleries. He has honorary doctorates from Trent University and Wilfred Laurier University; is the winner of the Cannes Caméra d’Or, three Genie Awards, a National Arts Award, and the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, and the 2017 Technicolor Clyde Gilmour Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association. In 2019, Zacharias Kunuk represented Canada at the 58th Venice Biennale (with Norman Cohn). Zacharias Kunuk was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2015 and an Officer of the Order of Nunavut in 2019.
ᓘᒃᑖᖅ. ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ OC, Onu, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ, ᓴᖅᑮᔨ ᐃᓅᓂᑯ 1957-ᒥ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ, ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᓴᓇᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᕕᓂᐅᕗᖅ 1981-ᒥ ᓴᓇᖖᒍᐊᖅᑕᕕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᕋᒥ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐋᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᑖᖅᑐᕕᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᔫᓕᐅᕈᒻᒥᒃ 27” ᐊᖏᓂᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᖅᑖᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ 500-ᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᕕᕐᓄᑦ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᖃᕈᒪᓇᑎᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᐊᖅᑎᖅᑐᑎᒃ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑯᓄᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᓱᒪ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᒃ Inc. 1990-ᒥ ᐹᓪ ᐋᐸᒃ ᐊᖏᓕᓗ, ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᖁᓕᑦᑕᓕᒡᓗ, ᓄᐊᒪᓐ ᑰᓐᓗ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓴᒪᔭᖓᑕ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐊᑕᓈᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᓕᔪᖅ ᐅᒡᓚᒃᑎ, ᑯᓄᒃ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 30 ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖃᓕᕌᖓᑦ, ᑕᕐᕆᔭᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ, ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ, ᓴᓇᐅᒐᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᖕᓂᒃ. ᓘᒃᑖᖖᒍᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ Trent ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐅᐃᓪᕗᑦ ᓗᐊᕆᔭᐃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᒥ; ᓵᓚᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ Cannes Camera d’Or, ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ Genie Award-ᑖᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, National Art award, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ National Aboriginal Achievement Award, ᐊᒻᒪ 2017 Technicolor Clyde Gilmour Award ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ. 2019-ᒥ, ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ 58-ᒋᓕᖅᑕᖓᓂ Venice Biennale (ᐱᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓄᐊᒪ ᑰᓐ). ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ Officeer of teh Order of Canada 2015-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ Officer of the Order of Nunavut 2019ᒥ.
Jonathan Franz is a film producer and director of photography working with the Isuma artists’ collective. After completing a Master’s degree in community planning at the University of British Columbia, Jonathan spent four years living in the remote northern community of Igloolik, Nunavut, where he worked with the award-winning Inuit director Zacharias Kunuk. As lead producer and director of photography, Jonathan has worked on three feature films with Isuma, including Maliglutit (Searchers) (2016) and One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk (2019), named “Best Canadian Film” (Vancouver International Film Festival) and selected for “Canada’s Top Ten 2019” (Toronto International Film Festival). Jonathan also worked with the Haida Nation to create SGaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife) (2018), the world’s first Haida-language feature film, and winner of 6 Leo Awards, “Best Canadian Film” and “Best BC Film” at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and chosen as a “Canada’s Top Ten” Film of 2018 by the Toronto International Film Festival.
ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᕗᕌᓐᔅ - ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ, ᓴᖅᑮᔨ ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᕗᕌᓐᔅ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᖖᒍᐊᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᕋᒥ ᑎᓴᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᔾᔪᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐳᕆᑎᔅ ᑲᓚᒻᐱᐊᑉ, ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᑎᓴᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ. ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᓪᓗᐊᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓂᒃ, ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᑦ (ᕿᓂᖅᑎᑦ) (2016) ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᑕ ᐃᓚᖓᓂ ᓄᐊ ᐱᐅᒑᖅᑑᑉ (2019), ᓇᓗᐃᖅᑕᐅᓐᓂᖅᑐᓂ “ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖅ” (ᕚᓐᑰᕗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ) ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ (ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ). ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑕᐅᓐᓂᕐᒥᔪᖅ Haida Nation-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ Sgaawaay K’uuuna (ᓴᕕᐅᑉ ᑭᒡᓕᖓ) (2018), ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᕼᐊᐃᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓚᑦᑖᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᓵᓚᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ 6-ᓂᒃ ᓕᐅ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᓂᒃ, “ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂ” ᐊᒻᒪ “BC-ᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛ”-ᖑᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᕚᓐᑰᕗᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.
Over twenty years ago, Neil Christopher moved to Resolute Bay to work with the community to build a local high school. Since that time, Neil has been involved in culturally relevant education in Nunavut. In 2006, Neil was one of three people who co-founded Inhabit Media, Nunavut’s first Inuit-owned, independent publishing company. They wanted to ensure northern Canadians had a meaningful voice in Canadian literature. Inhabit Media has a mandate to ensure stories of the North are told by people who live there. In 2012, Inhabit Media produced an animated film called Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves, based on an Inuit traditional story. This film was an international success, garnering many awards and critical acclaim. This prompted Neil to work with his business partners, Louise Flaherty and Danny Christopher, to start Taqqut Productions. Since that time, Taqqut Productions has produced award-winning short films, including The Orphan and the Polar Bear and The Owl and the Lemming, and the children’s television series Anaana’s Tent. Neil currently lives in the capital of Nunavut, Iqaluit.
ᓃᓪ ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ - ᓴᖅᑮᔨ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 20 ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᑦ, ᓃᓪ ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑦ ᓃᓪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. 2006-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓃᓪ ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐄᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᒦᑎᐊᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᒧᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃ. ᓂᐱᖃᓪᓚᑦᑖᖁᔨᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ. ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᒦᑎᐊ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓄᑦ. 2012-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᒦᑎᐊ ᓴᖅᑮᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐊᒪᖅᑯᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ: ᐊᒪᖅᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᖓ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖓᓃᖖᒑᖅᑐᒥᒃ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᓃᓪ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖃᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᓗᐃᔅ ᕝᓚᕼᐅᕐᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓂ ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ, ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑦ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃ, ᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᓇᓄᕐᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒃᐱᒃ ᐊᕕᖖᒐᕐᓗ, ᓱᕈᓯᓄᓪᓗ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑰᖅᑐᖅᓴᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖓ. ᓃᓪ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᕗᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.
Nadia Mike believes in the power of story and the influence it can have on children and youth. She wants to contribute in a way that she hopes youth can identify with—seeing themselves in stories and believing that they can truly be anything. If Inuit children can see themselves in these roles and be proud of who they are, this can have a positive impact. Nadia has a degree in education. Although she only taught for a few years, her passion was creating resources for Nunavut. She is the author of three picture books: Leah’s Mustache Party (2016), Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing, based on her short animated film of the same name (2017), and The Muskox and the Caribou (2018). While working for Inhabit Media, she soon got involved with its sister company Taqqut Productions and began writing for Anaana’s Tent. She also took on roles as Director and Assistant Producer. Her hope is to make more educational programming that is in Inuktitut and relevant to the North.
ᓈᑎᐊ ᒪᐃᒃ- ᓴᖅᑮᔨ ᓈᑎᐊ ᒪᐃᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒡᓗ. ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᔾᔪᒍᓲᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ-ᓇᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓃᓐᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒪᒃᐸᑕᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᐱᒋᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ. ᓈᑎᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᕈᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᕿᓚᒥᑯᓘᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖖᒍᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ: ᓕᐊ ᐅᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ (2016), ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᑲᓪᓚᓪᓗ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑐᒃ, ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᑎᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ (2017), ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓗ (2018). ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᒦᑎᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᓕ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᖖᒐᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐸᓕᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖓᓅᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᖅᑮᔨᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖓᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᔪᒪᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓈᖕᒪᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ.
Monica Ittusardjuat is an Inuit Language Coordinator working on the Unification of the Inuktitut Writing System. Monica is an Inuit educator (M.Ed.), Inuktitut language expert, and Inuktitut editor. Monica worked at the Nunavut Teacher Education Program, with Neil and Louise training the next generation of Inuit teachers. Monica also worked at Nunavut Arctic College’s Inuktitut Centre of Excellence with Louise. Most recently, Monica worked with ITK to travel across Canada working with the various Inuit groups to develop a common orthography standard.
ᓴᖅᑮᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒨᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᖅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᓵᕐᔪᐊᑦ - ᓴᖅᑮᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒨᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᖅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᓵᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ. ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ (M.Ed.), ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓃᓪᒥᒃ ᓗᐃᔅᒥᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᒫᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᕕᖕᒥ ᓗᐃᔅᑰᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᒫᓐᓇᕋᑖᕐᓗ, ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᓇᕈᓇᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑮᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.
Louise is originally from Clyde River, Nunavut, and has lived in Iqaluit for almost 30 years. She was fortunate to be surrounded by great storytellers growing up, she is now able to pass these stories through the books she helps publish. She graduated with a Master of Education in 2013. Since then, Louise has been working hard to promote Inuktitut literacy. In 2006 Louise co-founded the Nunavut-based publishing company Inhabit Media. In her role as Inuktitut Publisher, Louise has worked to preserve and strengthen Inuktitut literacy and cultural knowledge.In 2012, with her partners at Inhabit Media, Louise co-founded Taqqut Productions, a Nunavut-based film and television production company. In her role as Producer for Taqqut, Louise continues to work to ensure the current generation of Nunavummiut never forget their culture and their language.
ᓗᐃᔅ ᕝᓚᕼᐅᕐᑎ - ᓴᖅᑮᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓗᐃᔅ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᖕᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ 30 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓵᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᓯᕙᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᒃᐸᑦᑕᒥᑎᒍᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑎᓴᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ 2013-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂ ᓗᐃᔅ ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓴᖅᑮᓇᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑭᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. 2006-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓗᐃᔅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᒦᑎᐊ. ᐱᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑮᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᓗᐃᔅ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓴᖖᒋᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑭᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ. 2012-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖃᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᒦᑎᐊᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑰᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓲᖅ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᖅᑯᒻᒧᑦ, ᓗᐃᔅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐳᐃᒍᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖁᓇᓂᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᖕᓂᓪᓗ.
Daniel is co-owner, producer and art director with Taqqut Productions. He is currently working on the upcoming short animated film The Legend of Day and Night. Daniel is a former contributing illustrator with the New York Times, and in his role as Art Director of Inhabit Media, he has illustrated The Legend of the Fog, A Children’s Guide to Arctic Birds, and Animals Illustrated: Polar Bear. His work on The Legend of the Fog was nominated for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustration Award. He is well versed with the North and Inuit culture, having lived and travelled throughout the Canadian Arctic as an instructor for Nunavut Arctic College.
ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ-ᓴᖅᑮᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖃᑎᓕᒃ, ᓴᖅᑮᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᖅ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐅᓐᓄᓪᓗ. ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᓂᐅ ᔪᐊᒃ ᑕᐃᒻᔅᓄᑦ, ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᒦᑎᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᒋᓪᓗᓂ, ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᒃᑐᖅ, ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓯᐅᔾᔨᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᐆᒪᔪᖖᒍᐊᓂᒡᓗ: ᓇᓄᖅ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᑕᒃᑐᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒦᓕᐊ ᕗᕌᓐᓯᔅ ᕼᐊᐅᑦ-ᒋᐸᓐ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᓯᐊᕐᒥᒃ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐋᓪᓚᐅᖖᒋᓚᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓄᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖏᓐᓅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂᑦ.