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Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy

Douglas Wilkinson

1953 31 min

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A short film featuring an Inuk man from the Eastern Arctic. Made in 1953, it recounts his life from birth to maturity and marriage. Screened widely in Canadian schools, the film is now dated but accurately depicts aspects of Inuit culture of the time.

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A short film featuring an Inuk man from the Eastern Arctic. Made in 1953, it recounts his life from birth to maturity and marriage. Screened widely in Canadian schools, the film is now dated but accurately depicts aspects of Inuit culture of the time.

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Fishing and Hunting Industries

Families

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit)

Children and Youth

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Credits

• director
  Douglas Wilkinson
  
• script
  Douglas Wilkinson
  
• producer
  Michael Spencer
  
• cinematography
  Jean Roy
  
• sound
  Clarke Daprato
  
• editing
  Victor Jobin
  
• sound editing
  Kenneth Heeley-Ray
  
• music
  Maurice Blackburn
  

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