Exploring Inuit Culture Curriculum

LESSON PLANS BASED ON FILMS

Teach students about the Inuit, the native people of the Canadian Arctic, and Nunavut, the newest territory in Canada established in 1999. Download the Lesson Plans available in PDF format. The accompanying educational documentaries can be watched in Full Screen on your computer or projected in the classroom.

Grades 4 to 6

• Qimuksik: Dog Team ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Aiviaq: Walrus Hunt ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Nanugiurutiga: My First Polar Bear ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Artcirq: The first Inuit Circus ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Unakuluk: Dear Little One ReadDownload PDFView Film
• My Community vs. Nunavut ReadDownload PDFView Film

Grades 7 to 10

• The Traditional Foods of the Inuit ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Inuktitut: the Language of the Inuit of Nunavut ReadDownload PDFView Film
• The Inuit style of filmmaking ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Animals of the Arctic ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Traditional Inuit Games ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Nunavut: Flag and Coat of Arms ReadDownload PDFView Film

Grades 10 and up

• Inuit Culture: The Family ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Understanding Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Introduction to Inuit Art ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Introduction to Shamanism ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Shamanism, The Powers of Angakkuq ReadDownload PDFView Film
• Knud Rasmussen: Across Arctic America ReadDownload PDFView Film