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Scroll through our TV guide to see what’s on Uvagut TV today! Subscribers to Shaw Direct satellite across Canada and Arctic Co-op Cable (Nunavut and NWT) can watch Uvagut TV on their basic cable packages - channel 240 or 267. FCNQ (Nunavik) viewers can watch on channel 308. Viewers around the world can stream the service online 24/7 at www.uvagut.tv

  • 00:03 Nunatinni Classics

    Nunatinni (At Our Place) January 30, 2004 (Show #14, Part 2): Pre-School Children/Elementary School Basketball

    NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

    Episode includes segments about pre-school children and Elementary School basketball.

    Filmmaker Contact:

    Host: Carol Kunuk

    Camera: Aaron Kunuk

    Producer's Name: NITV

    Country: Canada

  • 01:03 Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut LIVE

    Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut - Tom Curley Cooking Show

    Host Sylvia Aggark Cooks with Tom Curely LIVE on Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut on November 25th, 2021.

    ᑐᖕᖓᓱᒃᑎᑎᔨ ᓯᐅᕕᐊ ᐊᒐᖅ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐ ˙ᑕᒻ ˙ᑯᓕ-ᒥ, ᓴᕿ˙ᔭᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᑐᖕᖓᓇᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᕗᑦ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 25, 2021.

  • 01:55 Stories from Inuvialuit

    Celebrating the opening of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway

    This short video documents the celebration marking the opening of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway. Produced by the Inuvialuit Communications Society.

  • 02:05 Elders' Hour

  • 03:00 Perspectives

    Shiny Object

    Inspired by the author’s own life story, Qilliqtu (Shiny Object) aims at reminding viewers that Indigenous stories span lifetimes and embraces the importance of connecting to the land.

    A Film by Kevin Tikivik

  • 03:05 Nunatinni Classics

    Nunatinni (At Our Place) - Episode 54a

    ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ − ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑲᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᑦ, ᓴᓇᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ 1997−ᒥᑦ 2005−ᒧᑦ.

  • Nunatinni (At Our Place) - Episode 62

    ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ − ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑲᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᑦ, ᓴᓇᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ 1997−ᒥᑦ 2005−ᒧᑦ.

  • 04:05 Documentaries

    Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change

    This feature documentary takes viewers “on the land” with elders and hunters to explore the social and ecological impacts of a warming Arctic.  Directed by Zacharias Kunuk and reseacher/filmmaker Dr Ian Mauro.  

     

     

     

    LONG SYNOPSIS

  • 05:00 Nunatinni Classics

    Nunatinni (At Our Place) January 30, 2004 (Show #14, Part 2): Pre-School Children/Elementary School Basketball

    NITV: Nunatinni (At Our Place). Local news and culture from Igloolik.

    Episode includes segments about pre-school children and Elementary School basketball.

    Filmmaker Contact:

    Host: Carol Kunuk

    Camera: Aaron Kunuk

    Producer's Name: NITV

    Country: Canada

  • 05:54 Stories from Inuvialuit

    How To - Jonathan Elias

    Jonathan Elias shows and talks about traditional fishing.  Produced by the Inuvialuit Communications Society.

  • 06:03 Inuktut Children's Programming

  • Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 9 “ᑭᕕᐅᕐᓗ ᓂᖏᐅᕈᓗᒃᓗ” - Kiviuyk and the Old Woman

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

    ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᐋᓚᓂᒃ ᐅᑦᔨᓱᕆᐊᖃᐱᑕ.

  • 06:38 Anaana's Tent

    Anaana's Tent S01E05 Inuit Clothing | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ S01E05 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖕᒋᑦ

     Rita Claire teaches us about the importance of Inuit clothing and how it protects against the cold. Rita Claire and Celina Kalluk perform a throat song together, and we read the book Viivi’s New Kamiks.
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    ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖕᒋᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖕᒋᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᕿᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖕᒑᑦᑕ. ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓖᓇ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕐᓂᐊᑑᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᕖᕕᐅᑉ ᑲᒥᒃᑖᖅᑲᐅᖕᒋᒃ.

  • 07:03 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Qaujimaviit? Ep 9, Food

    Qaujimaviit? is a series of short videos for learning or improving Inuktut language skills with Elder Peter Irniq.  Today's episode is about food.

    ISUMA: Qaujimaviit? Episode 9, Food (2 mins) Igloolik Isuma Productions 2009, Host Peter Irniq. Inuktut and English.

     

  • Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 10 “ᓇᐅᔭ ᑐᓗᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓕᐊᓂᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ” - The Seagull who Married the Raven

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders

    ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᑐᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᕙᖏᓚᑦ.

  • 07:37 Anaana's Tent

    Anaana's Tent S01E06 Arctic Plants | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ S01E06 ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᑦ

    ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒻᒥᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑑᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᒦᑲ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ ᐃᖖᒋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖖᒋᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᑯᓗᒃ, ᓯᐳᐊᕋ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐃᓚ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐊᑎ.

    Rita Claire and Qimmiq learn all about Arctic plants. Meeka Arnakaq sings the Butterfly song, Zipporah Kalluk teaches how to light a qulliq (an Inuit stone lamp), and we read the book Saila and Betty.

  • 08:03 Inuktut Children's Programming

  • Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 11 “ᐊᓇᕐᑎ, ᐊᖑᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖑᑐᕕᓂᖅ” - Anarteq, The Man who became a Fish

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

  • 08:38 Iglaq

    Iglaq EP 5: Numbers

    Iglaq is a language based children’s program that uses art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

  • 09:04 Inuktut Children's Programming

  • Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 12 “ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᕐᓗ” - The Woman and the Auvvik

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders.

  • 09:30 Iglaq

    Iglaq EP 6: Art

    Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

  • 09:52 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 10 “ᓇᐅᔭ ᑐᓗᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓕᐊᓂᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ” - The Seagull who Married the Raven

    For thousands of years they guided us through this world, teaching us invaluable lessons about life and death. They strengthened our resolve and reinforced our connection to this land, to each other, and to the animals we share it with. They enriched our souls, empowered our imaginations, and defined who we are as a people. These are the stories of our elders

    ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᑐᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᕙᖏᓚᑦ.

  • 10:00 Elders' Hour

  • 11:03 Oral Teachings

  • 11:30 Documentaries

    Kayak For My Son

     Language: Inuktitut

  • 12:03 Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut

    Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat - Paul Kattau, Jackie Otuk, Meagan Otuk

    Charmaine Komak hosts a live show featuring interviews and performances with Paul Kattau, Jackie Otuk, and Meagan Otuk.
    These musicians hail from Arviat, Nunavut.

    LIVE on October 22nd, 2024.

  • 13:03 Hunting With My Ancestors

    Episode 7: Caribou Hunt With Peter Suwaksiork

    In October of 2015 Zach travelled to Arviat, one of the southernmost communities in Nunavut, along the western coast of Hudson Bay. The area is known for its incredibly large herds of caribou.

  • 13:35 Elders' Hour

    Igloolik Archives - When the Ships Arrived

    Paul Angilirq interviews elders about the arrival of ships.

  • 14:03 Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut

    Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik - Margaret Beverage

    On this episode of Quyanaq Qaikaffi Pangma Nunaptingnun - Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Inuvik

    Tea Time With Elders - host Elsie Kaodloak spends an hour with her friend Margaret Beverage over a pot of tea to discuss life with grandchildren and how to keep healthy and fit as an elder.

  • 14:53 Special Event

    Angajuksakuluk

    This is a Northern Haze song titled "Angajuksakuluk" was playing with Momo and his brother Aka Bangoura and they are from Guinea, Africa. We had the pleasure of mixing our Inuktitut song with little bit of African beat.

  • 15:00 Inuktut Children's Programming

  • Qaujimaviit? - Sila

    Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos hosted by Peter Irniq for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language. Today's word is Sila

    Igloolik Isuma Productions. 2009.  

     

  • Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 21 “ᐃᓯᒐᓕᒑᕐᓱᒃ, ᓄᓖᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ” - Isigaligarssik, The Man Without a Wifee

    Innarijatini Unikatuat Ep. 21 “ᐃᓯᒐᓕᒑᕐᓱᒃ, ᓄᓖᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ” - Isigaligarssik, The Man Without a Wife, Produced by JerryCo Animation and Kingulliit Productions. 2016. Inuktut.

    ᖃᓄᐃᒪᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓅᑉ ᓴᖏᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᒥᔭᕆᐊᖃᖏᓚᑎᑦ.

  • 15:11 Anaana's Tent

    Anaana's Tent S01E12 Rainy Day | ᐊᓈᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᐱᖕᒐ S01E12 ᓯᓚᓗᑦᑐᖅ

     Rita Claire prepares for a rainy day outside with Qimmiq. Celina Kalluk visits to play the guitar and sing, and we are introduced to the traditional story The Legend of Lightning and Thunder.
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    ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖕᒐ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓗ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᑑᒃ ᓯᓚᓗᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖕᒐᓄᑦ. ᓯᓖᓇ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᑭᑦᑕᐹᒡᒋᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖖᒋᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᐅᒃᑳᓕᔭᖅ ᑲᓪᓗᒡᓗ.

  • 15:33 Inuktut Children's Programming

    Qaujimaviit? - Kinauvit?

    Qaujimaviit? is a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos for people who are interested in Inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this intriguing Northern language.

    Produced by IsumaTV.  2009.

     

     

  • 15:38 Iglaq

    IGLAQ Ep 7: Northern Games

    Iglaq is a language based children’s program that aims to use art, animation and live action video to teach Inuvialuit language and culture.

  • 16:00 Inuktut Children's Programming

  • 16:23 Netsilik Series

  • 17:03 Perspectives

    Unakuluk (Dear Little One)

    Rooted in tradition, adoption is a reality that all Inuit families have experienced. In Inuit culture, adopting a child from a relative, friend or acquaintance is a common practice. Marie-Hélène Cousineau, the adoptive mother of Alexandre Apak, lived in Igloolik, a small island southwest of Baffin Island in the Arctic, for many years.

  • 18:03 Silakut Live from the Floe Edge

    Silakut Live From the Floe Edge - Episode 6 - Baseline Before Mining

    ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᑐᒑᐱᒃᒥᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓘᑉ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᓂᒃᓗ ᑕᑯᕙᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᐸᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃᓗ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᕙᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓗᒃᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

  • 19:03 Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut

    Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat - Kevin Kalluak, Jessie Kaludjak, Connie Mamgark, and Sheila Napayok

    On this episode of Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat

    Jessie Kaludjak, Connie Mamgark, and Sheila Napayok, descendants of Mark and Mary Kalluak, join the show to discuss their late father, Mark Kalluak, a renowned artist.

    First Broadcast Thursday February 6th, 2025

  • 20:03 Special Event

  • 20:54 Movie Night

    One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk Trailer

    One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
    4K digital video installation, 112 minutes, Inuktitut-English 2019

  • 21:00 Special Event

  • 22:03 Documentaries

    Exile Nutaunikut

    In 1953, Inuit families were forcibly relocated to the uninhabited and inhospitable high arctic, 1500 kilometres north of their traditional homeland of Nunavik, in northern Québec, to extend Canadian claims of sovereignty to Ellesmere Island. Inuit endured families torn apart and many years of hardship.

  • 23:03 Uumatimnin

    Uumatimnin Episode 10 - Whaling on the Coast

    Today's episode of Uumatimnin - Whaling on the Coast (Water Island) Beluga Harvesting Camps.  Produced by the Inuvialuit Communications Society.

     

  • 23:48 Perspectives

    3. What do you think of Education?

    Young urban Inuit tell us what they think of the education system in Northern Canada compared to the south from their point of view. For many, the education system in the North is plagued with problems, but others have found positives in it that have shaped who they are.