This resource is a collection of videos, images, and background information about Nunavut and its people. The Inuit community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut is featured in several of the resources included in the collection.
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A Comparative Look at Inuit Lifestyle
This resource compares the traditional and contemporary lifestyles of the Inuit. Information on
the following topics is provided: transportation, economy, social organization, rules of kinship,
child rearing, education, language, health, religion, recreation, and music.
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Gjoa Haven, Nunavut: A Community Profile
The community of Gjoa Haven is located about 250 kilometers above the Arctic Circle in the central
part of Nunavut. This resource provides a profile of the community and has information organized
into the following categories: shopping, restaurant, recreation, education, power plant, municipal
services, arts/crafts, health, fuel, religion, economy, law and order, transportation, drugs/alcohol,
communications, history, geography, and community. |
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Nunavut Images Collection
This digital collection includes images of the geography of Nunavut as well as daily life.
Many of the images feature the community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. |
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School at Gjoa Haven
This video shows a Grade 2 class at Quqshuun Illihakvik school
in the community of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut.
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Mary Aqiliqiaq
A Nunavut resident, Mary Aqiliqiaq, speaks Inuktitut in this video. She talks about her youth
and how she was often asked to sing because she had a good voice.
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Rosie Kigeak
A Nunavut resident, Rosie Kigeak, speaks Inuktitut and talks about her youth in this video. |
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Throat Singing
In this video, two Inuit women, Rosie Kigeak and Mary Aqiliqiaq, are shown throat singing. |
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