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Uvajuq, the Origin of Death: Kitikmeot Series

This title is a part of the series Kitikmeot


Catalogue Number:  A75-S02-03
Producer:  Productions Vic Pelletier
Producers:  Productions Vic Pelletier
Producing Agencies:  Productions Vic Pelletier
Subject:  Canadian History, Canadian Social Studies, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Social Sciences, Social Studies
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  1999
Running Time:  52:05


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In this episode we accompany, in a pilgrimage, two elders who were born in igloos surviving in their wilderness territory. They recount the historic Inuit lgend of Uvajuq, a traditional story about life and the arrival of death.

Also available in French: La légende d'Uvayok


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