At the Winter Sea Ice Camp : Part 1

Brown, Quentin, (film director.). Brown, Quentin, (film producer.). Smith, Kevin, (film producer.). Education Development Center Incorporated (Cambridge), (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Filmed over a period of three years, from summer 1963 to the late winter of 1965, and released in 1967, the Netsilik series is about the traditional lifestyle of Netsilingmiut living in the area around Kuugaruk. In this episode, it is now late winter and the families stop their trek and make camp. The men cut blocks for an igloo while the women shovel the site. During the day, the men sit patiently on the ice, waiting for seals. Please note that this is an archival film that makes use of the word "Eskimo," an outdated and offensive term. While the origin of the word is a matter of some contention, it is no longer used in Canada. The term was formally rejected by the Inuit Circumpolar Council in 1980 and has subsequently not been in use at the NFB for decades. This film is therefore a time-capsule of a bygone era, presented in its original version. The NFB apologizes for the offence caused.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video (35 min., 40 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2012.
Copyright: ©1967

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General Note:	CatMonthString:february.24 Multi-User. CatMonthString:january.24 Agency:.Produced through grants from the National Science Foundation and the Ford Foundation of the United States, by Education Development Center, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, in association with the NFB. CatMonthString:march.24 CatMonthString:june.24
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Quentin Brown ; producer, Quentin Brown ; executive producer, Kevin Smith ; consultant, Asen Balikci, Guy Mary-Rousselière ; camera, Richard Bergman, Ken Campbell, Ken Post, Douglas Wilkinson, Robert Young ; sound, Jacques Drouin ; editing, Elvin Carini, Michel Chalifour, William Gaddis, Jack Hirschfield, Bill Tannebring ; sound editing, Malca Gillson, Ken Page, Don Wellington.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1967.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access may be limited to affiliated libraries.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Awards Note:	Grand Prize of the Festival awarded to Asen Balikci, 1987
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-06-01).