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A Step Towards the Arctic - Reflections and Visions of the North

In this feature documentary, Swiss citizen Yves Delaunay seeks to understand how the Inuit are coping with the mutation of the Arctic as it is caught in the violent sway of climate change. In Sachs Harbour, an Inuit village on the fringes of the Earth, he discovers a small community attached to its land, conscious of the importance of its traditions and culture, which struggles daily to face the challenges of modernity by way of carving out a place within it.
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In this feature documentary, Swiss citizen Yves Delaunay seeks to understand how the Inuit are coping with the mutation of the Arctic as it is caught in the violent sway of climate change. In Sachs Harbour, an Inuit village on the fringes of the Earth, he discovers a small community attached to its land, conscious of the importance of its traditions and culture, which struggles daily to face the challenges of modernity by way of carving out a place within it.

Environment and Conservation Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) All subjects
  • participation
    Yves Delaunay
    Lawrence Amos
    Andy Carpenter
    Nellie Cournoyea
    Priscilla Haogak
    Donna Keogak
    John Keogak
    John Jr. Lucas
    Steven Lucas
    Jean Malaurie
    Mary Simon
    Beverly Amos
    Doreen Carpenter
    Udloriak Hanson
    Stephen Hendrie
    Roger Kuptana
    Kathleen Tagoona
    Ashley Elanik
    Cheyenne Gully
    Dusty Gully
    Christopher Haogak
    Leigha Keogak
    Jasmine Keogak
    Ethan Hutchison
    Albert Kolola
    Meagan Kolola
    Rosanne Lennie
    Shelby Lucas
  • director
    Anne-Marie Tougas
  • writer
    Anne-Marie Tougas
  • special contribution
    Nicole Giguère
  • cinematography
    Isabelle de Blois
  • editing
    France Dubé
  • sound recording
    Édouard Faribault
  • sound editing
    François Maurice
  • foley
    Paul Hubert
    Éric Lagacé
    Danielle Bérard
  • sound design
    Roger Guérin
  • re-recording
    Roger Guérin
  • music
    Samuel Laflamme
  • narration text
    Michèle Gagné
    Andrée Martin
  • narrator
    Dwight Smith
  • translation of narration
    Jordan Dessertine
  • translation
    Paula McKeown
    Erica Pomerance
  • subtitles
    Paula McKeown
    Erica Pomerance
  • computer graphics
    Céline Dion
  • titles
    Céline Dion
  • producer
    Anne-Marie Tougas
  • executive producer
    Yves Delaunay

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Ages 13 to 18

Notes

Ask students to watch the film and list the challenges that the Inuit are facing due to climate change. How does the Inuit’s traditional knowledge help them to assess these changes? What are some of the differences between generations with respect to knowledge and life lessons (37:00)? How can the residents of Sachs Harbour be seen as an example of a culture that blends traditional knowledge with modern advancements? What makes a “home” (49:00)?

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