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Subject(s): Arts, Canadian History, Canadian Literature, Canadian Social Issues, Canadian Social Studies, Drama, First Nations Studies, Guidance, Health, History, Indigenous Issues, Literature, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Social Studies
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult

In this video essay teenager Sammy Gadbois describes his hometown, Kuujjuaq, one of the 14 villages in Nunavik, Quebec. His village functions like a city with two airlines, gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, a hospital, a police station, a fire department, a movie theatre, a town hall, a sports forum, and a gym. Family is important in Kuujjuaq.

Biography:

Sammy Gadbois is Inuk. He was born in Kuujjuaq on December 29th 1999. Sammy discovered a passion for photography and filmmaking a few years ago, when he acquired his first camera. Sammy first collaborated with Wapikoni in 2016. His film “Kuujjuaq” was even presented at the Asinabka Arts Festival in 2017 and at the Rendez-vous de Québec cinéma in 2018. Since then, his passion and talent continued to grow immensely through various personal and professional video projects.

Also available in French: Kuujjuaq: La Collection des cinéastes autochtones Wapikoni

Running Time: 4:54 Country of Origin: Canada

Producer: Wapikoni Mobile Copyright Date: 2017 Language: English

1. Kuujjuaq: The Wapikoni Indigenous Filmmakers Collection  4:54
   In this video essay teenager Sammy Gadbois describes his...
   In this video essay teenager Sammy Gadbois describes his hometown, Kuujjuaq, one of the 14 villages in Nunavik, Quebec. His village functions like a city with two airlines, gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, a hospital, a police station, a fire department, a movie theatre, a town hall, a sports forum, and a gym. Family is important in Kuujjuaq. Biography: Sammy Gadbois is Inuk. He was born in Kuujjuaq on December 29th 1999. Sammy discovered a passion for photography and filmmaking a few years ago, when he acquired his first camera. Sammy first collaborated with Wapikoni in 2016. His film “Kuujjuaq” was even presented at the Asinabka Arts Festival in 2017 and at the Rendez-vous de Québec cinéma in 2018. Since then, his passion and talent continued to grow immensely through various personal and professional video projects. Also available in French: Kuujjuaq: La Collection des cinéastes autochtones Wapikoni