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Tracking Polar Bears Outside Iqaluit!
Tracking Polar Bears Outside Iqaluit!
Polar bears are elusive, even in open tundra landscapes. This video follows Solomon Awa and Jack Allakariallak from Iqaluit as they go out looking and tracking polar bears. They finds lots of tracks, and share their knowledge of what can be learned from these tracks and the environment around them.
Location: Iqaluit
Knowledge Holders: Solomon Awa, Jack Allakariallak
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Tracking Polar Bears Outside Iqaluit!
Tracking Polar Bears Outside Iqaluit!Polar bears are elusive, even in open tundra landscapes. This video follows Solomon Awa and Jack Allakariallak from Iqaluit as they go out looking and tracking polar bears. They finds lots of tracks, and share their knowledge of what can be learned from these tracks and the environment around them.
Tracking Polar Bears Outside Makkovik
Tracking Polar Bears Outside MakkovikInuit receiving one of the two polar bear licenses in Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, have seven days to hunt a polar bear before the license is passed to another hunter. This video shares an experience of tracking polar bears outside of Makkovik.
How did this Woman Survive a Polar Bear attack?!
How did this woman survive a polar bear attack?
How to Use Polar Bear Fur
How to Use Polar Bear FurThis video features the voices of women from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, as they share their experiences with preparing polar bear fur. They offer insights into the cultural significance and techniques involved in working with polar bear fur, an important material for clothing and other items in Arctic life.
Polar Bears: Voices from Pangnirtung
Polar Bears: Voices from PangnirtungKnowledge holders from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, reflect on changes they are witnessing relating to polar bears outside of their community. They discuss the importance of Inuit stewardship, and the history of living alongside polar bears.
Living With Polar Bears in Pangnirtung
Living With Polar Bears in PangnirtungAs people hunt, fish, and trap on the land, they no longer feel the same sense of safety they once did. Bears are breaking into cabins, making experiences on the land more uncertain. In this video we hear from knowledge holders from Pangnirtung as they share their experiences with bears.
Nippaq - The Seal Hole
Nippaq - The Seal HoleThe millennia-old relationship between Inuit and polar bears is cinematically explored through a shared source of food: seals. Bear and human hunters both wait patiently by the tiny breathing holes seals have carved into the frozen icescape. Through bears, Inuit have learned to be still, waiting for the rare moment to strike to eat and survive.
What Hunting Polar Bears Means for This Woman
What Hunting Polar Bears Mean For This WomanThis narrative shares the experience of Melva and her family's experience trying to hunt a polar bear outside of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. As a female hunter, Melva shares the cultural value of the hunt, and how the fur is now used as an educational resource for youth so that their connection to polar bears can be sustained.
Observations of Polar Bears Around Makkovik
Observations of Polar Bears Around MakkovikWhat do the changing ice conditions mean for polar bears? Knowledge holders in Makkovik share their views, and their experiences with changing bear behaviour. They also reflect on the importance of hunter education and connection to culture for sustained relationships with bears.
The Making of Nanuk Narratives
The Making of Nanuk NarrativesThe co-creation process of Nanuk Narratives involved a collaborative effort between Inuit communities, wildlife co-management boards, local filmmakers, and interdisciplinary experts. This video celebrates some of the many people who were behind this work.
60 Years of Tracking Polar Bears
60 years of tracking polar bears
How Inuit Co-exist with Wildlife
How Inuit Co-Exist With Wildlife
What Polar Bears Mean For Inuit
What do polar bears mean for Inuit?Ikimaliq Pikilak, an artist, filmmaker, and cultural knowledge holder based in Nuuk, Greenland, shares a unique perspective on the deep emotional connections between Inuit and polar bears. She describes a reciprocal connection, and how hunters have learnt much from bears over many generations.
The Dangers of Living in Polar Bear Country
The Dangers Of Living In Polar Bear Country
How To Cook Polar Bear
How to Cook Polar Bear Meat
His Cabin Was Broken Into By A Polar Bear!
A polar bear broke into his cabin!In 2021, a bear broke into Tony Andersen's cabin outside of Makkovik, Nunatsiavut. Many people within Makkovik and other communities across the Davis Strait range have experienced similar issues, with bears causing damage to property.
Growing Up In Polar Bear Country!
Growing Up in Polar Bear Country!
How To Be Safe Around Polar Bears
How to be safe around polar bearsDerrick Pottle is a respected bear guard from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, who protects and trains other Inuit in safely managing human-bear encounters, a skill increasingly needed given more bears are spending time on land. This video provides practical lessons and tips for mitigating a dangerous interaction with a polar bear.
Inuit Observations of Polar Bears
Are Polar Bears Adapting to Climate Change?Knowledge holders from various regions discuss shifts in bear behavior, including observed changes in feeding habits and interactions with humans. These insights highlight how polar bears may be adapting to environmental changes, providing a valuable perspective on their survival strategies in an increasingly unpredictable landscape.