Taloyoak Music Festival

Taloyoak Music Festival. People from all regions are invited to sing.

Archive 07468IQ

Segment 1: Inuit Summer games in Cambridge Bay. Surrounding communities gather to compete in games. This includes tea boiling outside and plucking geese. Location: Taloyoak, Nunavut Segment 2: The elders gather together to socialize by gong on picnics and playing games where they donate prizes. Elder Lena Nuliayuk Kingmiaqtuq explains what they do to socialize. Segment 3: Tooniit Band from Arctic Bay entertain the crowd.

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Mona Igutsaq of Taloyoak, discusses bringing back the Taluq Designs sewing group. Pitikuti Ugyuk recalls when she started sewing with Taluq Design sewing group. Scenes of women sewing dolls. Scenes with assorted clips of Igloolik. Singer Looee Nowdlak Arreak of Pangnirtung, discusses her career as a songwriter and performs few songs. Pilipusie Kunilusie describes his ordeal when travelling by dog team, the sea ice broke off from the land forcing him to travel on the land to get home.

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Charlie Panigoniak constructs a toy sail boat to compete in Canada Day games at Baker Lake. David Tiktaalaak and Samson Quinarnaq are storytelling by singing ajaaja songs. Ungaaq Rasmus Lyberth discusses his many concerts around the world and performs a few songs. Annie Pudloo recalls some comical incidents about having the sniffles, someone wearing a wig, a bad haircut and tasting sour candy.

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Billy Kuksuk performs on his guitar and sings, Joanasie Salamonie recalls a comical incident at the dumpsite. Charlie and Lorna Panigoniak perform at a local concert. John Qaummaqsiaq of Arviat relates a variety of stories about his younger years and performs songs in a concert. Joanasie Salamonie discusses National Addiction Awareness week.

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Martha Jaw of Cape Dorset discusses the hazards in the home and how to practice safety around the house. Topics include electrical trouble, harmful household cleaning products, medications etc. Moses Kyak remembers comical incidents while out camping, seal hunting and a specific snowmobile accident. The Paarisa Band performs.

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Marianne Tattuinee of Rankin Inlet describes her tea cup collection. Jimmy Totalik of Taloyoak describes hunting polar bear by dog teams and the use of traditional hunting tools. Elihapee Nahaulituq of Taloyoak, recalls a polar bear encounter at their campsite. Tommy Ashevak describes a polar bear hunt. Annie Saittuq remembers a time she was involved with a polar bear hunt. David Reuben instructs Baffin sculptors at the third experimental stone workshop at the Iqaluit Jewellery Centre. Philip Pitseolak discusses carving stones and the tools used for carving. Simata Pitsiulak talks about the difference in carving stones compared to soap stones. Carmen Levi Kilukishak discusses her recent trip to Thailand.

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Igloolik residents participate in Alcohol Awareness Week. Jake Maliki sings and play guitar solo. Hugh and Ruth Tulurialik perform a few songs. Hugh Tulurialik recalls when he started his singing career. Simon Niaqunnuaq of Taloyoak recounts some comical incidents. Residents of Kugluktuk are asked about their Christmas plans and what they want for Christmas.

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Angutiannuk Kaksak tells a comical story that happened while camping with her son Miki. Ugjualuk recalls a comical story about him teaching a friend how to write his name in Inuktitut. Makittuq Pinguaqttuq tells comical stories that happened in her life.

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David Aulaqiaq explains the importance of using the telephone and reminds people not to use the phone for prank calls. IBC bloopers from different T.V. shows. Susan Aglukark performs a song (Somewhere There’s a Land). Joanasie Iqaalik tells comical stories about his life in Qikiqtarjuaq. Iqaluit dancers square perform to a live band.