Canadian Army Training Arctic Rangers

The Canadian army comes to Iqaluit to train the Arctic Rangers and learn Arctic survival skills.

Jobie Weetaluktuk, Rebecca Anaviapik Soucie

Rebecca Anaviapik Soucie reads the current news including Russian and Canadian adventure skiers travel to North Pole. Elisapee Davidee interviews Mary Simon about the Canadian Commission for Unesco meeting held in Yellowknife. Opening of the Auyuittuq Park Lodge in Pangnirtung Nunavut. Aksayuk Ettooangat cuts the ribbon. Host Jobie Weetaluktuk interviews health department committee chair person, George Iqaluk about the renovation of the Qikiqtaaluk hospital in Iqaluit. The Nunavut Planning Commission meeting is held in Iqaluit. Jobie interviews Johnny Mike and Ben Ell about their negotiating training and identify what lands and what significant issues for Nunavut will be subject to negotiation. Jobie interviews Atii chair person, John Hicks, about business management training at Arctic College, Nunatta Campus, Iqaluit.

Blandina Makkik

A segment about the Meech Lake Accord. Michelle Ramsey from Canada Human Rights explains what people can do if they believe they are being discriminated against by their ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, marital status, or disabilities. Jack Anawa discusses youth issues in Nunavut. A segment about Canadian North’s new flight schedule between Iqaluit and Ottawa. Saali Peter interviews Iqaluit residents on the issue of the Forward Operating Location of the Canadian Forces being built in Iqaluit. Sigluk Akeeagok explains the new fishing license in Iqaluit and Saali Piita interviews Joosie Papatsie on his views. A segment about Iqaluit’s road conditions. Blue Rodeo performs in Iqaluit.

Canadian Armed Forces take cold weather survival training in Iqaluit.

Canadian Armed Forces take cold weather survival training in Iqaluit.

Jane Flaherty

Piseolak Alainga voice overs a footage of Canadian Armed Forces going caribou hunting in Iqaluit. Canadian Armed Forces in Iqaluit learn how to make an igloo and take target practice.

Jaaji Opik and Joshua Haulli

Jaaji Okpik is one half of the musical duo of Twin Flames. He has toured across Canada and the Arctic and won Aboriginal Songwriters of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2016. Joshua Haulli is a young musician from Igloolik. Joshua had the opportunity to play his original music for Jaaji and receive guidance from the more experienced musician.

Arctic business delivers healthy country food to Internet customers

Kivalliq Arctic Foods purchases fish, caribou and muskox from hunters and fishers across Nunavut. The 15 employees carefully process and package the popular country food in its federally approved facility in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. General Manager Todd Johnson describes how people order the nutritious country food through Facebook. Their priority market are consumers in Nunavut in both large and small communities. QINIQ broadband serves all 25 Nunavut communities equally -- supporting both business and consumers no matter where they live. Video sponsored by SSi Canada (https://www.ssicanada.com) operators of the QINIQ (https://www.qiniq.com) broadband network in Nunavut. Thanks to all the friendly staff at Kivalliq Arctic Foods (http://ndcorp.nu.ca/we-invest/subsidiaries/kivalliq-arctic-foods/) for your help with the video, including Joseph Amarok, Johnny Ittusardjuat, Todd Johnson, Bernard Krakow, Lee Nauya, Travis Niviatsiak, Billy Nowdlak, and Wayne Tattuinee. Videographer Ivan Hughes, Compass Digital Media (http://www.compassdigital.ca). Producer Lorraine Thomas, Imaituk Inc. (http://www.imaituk.ca).

Blandina Makkik

Blandina Makkik reads the local news. Items include the ITC and the QIA elections. Saali Piita interviews Josie Arreak and Jonah Kilabuk from QIA about business funding loans available to Nunavummiut. A segment about funding cuts for Indigenous broadcasting. Christopher Aide, Ethel Blondin and Bob Skelly discuss. A meeting about early negotiations for the Nunavut land claim. Nunavut residents learn about planning for the agreement. Saali interview Simeonie Amagoalik, Johnnie Kuki and others. Ida Awa interviews Iqaluit residents about the Iraq war, Desert Storm, and their views on Canadian Forces being involved.

Paul Quassa

Thomas Suluk and John Amagoalik express their opinions about David Crombie’s speech about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms during the pre-negotiations for Nunavut. A segment about 10,000 caribou that died trying to cross a river in Kuujjuaq. A couple of hundred Inuit from three communities went to Kuujjuaq to help clean up the river. A segment on Pope John Paul II, the first Pope to visit Canada. Noah Piugattuk is interviewed about Igloolik weather. Louis Taparjuk discusses negotiation issues for the creation of Nunavut. A Cambridge Bay meeting about translating, interpreting and creating Inuktitut names for different medical and health issues.

Leah Inutiq

Elisapee Davidee and Rosemary Kuptana representing IBC propose to air more Inuktitut content through CRTC (The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications) at their meeting in Ottawa. A meeting in Kugluktuk about the creation of Nunavut. Peter Tapatai interviews Thomas Suluk and John Amagoalik about the creation of Nunavut and the many details that need to be discussed and decided on. Inuit Tapiriissat Kanatami meeting in Ottawa. Elisapee Davidee interviews the president of ITK, Rhoda Inukshuk about the organization’s financial situation. Nipisha Braken interviews Haali Kilabuk about the challenges of building houses on a hill in Iqaluit.