The Netsilik eskimo today

Canada, 1972

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This film, made in 1972, shows the life of an Inuit family in the settlement of Pelly Bay inside the Arctic Circle. Under a federal government scheme, permanent heated housing, a school and a store are provided for the community. This film affords a glimpse of the Inuit adaptation to these changed conditions.

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Credits

director

Gilles Blais

co-producer

Francois Seguillon

John Friedman

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007517

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic Coast (Canada)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada, Northern

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Netsilik Eskimos

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public housing

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic assistance

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public housing

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Adaptability (Psychology)

History → Anthropology

Places → Arctic Coast (Canada)

Places → Arctic regions

Places → Canada, Northern

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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