People of a feather

DVD 2011

Featuring groundbreaking footage from seven winters in the Arctic, People of a Feather takes you through time into the world of Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay. Connecting past present and future is a unique cultural relationship with the eider duck. Eider down, the warmest feather in the world, allows both Inuit and bird to survive harsh Arctic winters. Recreations of traditional life are juxtaposed with modern life in Sanikiluaq, as...

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Arctic peoples Social life and customs

Belcher Islands (Nunavut)

Belcher Islands (Nunavut) Environmental conditions

Eider Effect of dams on Nunavut

Eiderdown harvesting Nunavut Belcher Islands

Environmental monitoring Nunavut Belcher Islands

Inuit Nunavut Belcher Islands

Inuit Nunavut Sanikiluaq

Sanikiluaq (Nunavut)

Sanikiluaq (Nunavut) Environmental conditions

Subsistence hunting Nunavut Belcher Islands

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Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 92 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1
video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

Title from container
Originally produced in 2011
Special features: location, history, Sanikiluaq today, Eider studies, community monitoring; Behind the scenes
Canadiana
Edited by Evan Warner & Jocelyne Chaput ; narration, Shaopik Emikotailuk ; music, Cris Derksen ... [et al.]
Simeonie Kavic, Mary Kavic, Daniel Kavic, Kevin Kavic, Rebecca Kavic, Dora Kavic, Johnassie Ippak, Puasi Ippak, Elijah Oqaituq
DVD ; 5.1 audio
For private home use only
English audio ; Subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese and Korean ; Described video for the visually impaired

Contents:

Start
Baby eiders
Sim & Joel box
Chopping ice
SKQ music
Elder interviews
Prepare dogs
Peter floe edge
Hunt seal
Fox attack
End box

Control Number:

976688

UPC:

720229915748

Other Authors:

Arctic Eider Society
First-Run Features (Firm)
Heath, Joel P., 1976-
Kavic, Simeonie
Program for International Polar Year (Canada)
Sanikiluaq (Nunavut)
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures

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