Kamik
1989
14 min
Coming soon
This short documentary is a portrait of Ulayok Kaviok, one of the last of a generation of Inuit, born and bred on the land. Ulayok and her family, like many Inuit today, strive to balance 2 very different worlds. Her skills in making the sealskin boots called kamik may soon be lost in the cultural transformation overtaking her community. Kamik offers a glimpse of those universes and the thread one woman weaves between them.
Details
This short documentary is a portrait of Ulayok Kaviok, one of the last of a generation of Inuit, born and bred on the land. Ulayok and her family, like many Inuit today, strive to balance 2 very different worlds. Her skills in making the sealskin boots called kamik may soon be lost in the cultural transformation overtaking her community. Kamik offers a glimpse of those universes and the thread one woman weaves between them.
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directorElise Swerhone
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producerJoe MacDonald
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executive producerChes Yetman
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scriptBob Lower
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cameraCharles Konowal
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soundLeon Johnson
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editingLara Mazur
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sound editingGloria Thorsteinson
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re-recordingClive Perry
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narratorBonnie Dickie
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musicRandolph Peters
Education
Ages 13 to 11
Arts Education - Art
Geography - Territory: Indigenous
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Science - Environmental Science
Students research Inuit culture and choose one traditional craft. They write a report or make a presentation and compare traditional method vs. influences of southern technologies. Students research Aboriginal group in/near their own communities and report on a traditional art. Students research Inuit art communities (ex. Cape Dorset) and pick an artist, teach class their work. Students create a map with Inuit communities in Canada, report on environment and how Inuit use land to survive, traditional customs.
