Nunavut Animation Lab : Lumaajuuq

Collaborators : Arnaquq-Baril, Alethea | Brisebois, Debbie | Mazur, Derek | Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (Ottawa) | Office national du film du Canada
Animated films.Blindness.Inuit -- Legends.Revenge -- Folklore.Nunavut.Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) -- Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.Literature and Language - Canada -- Inuit Traditional Stories.Literature and Language -- Animation based on Literature.Show 3 more

Lumaajuuq is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother's lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. As the boy's sister cries over the fate of their mother, the boy realizes the futility of seeking vengeance. Alethea Arnaquq-Baril uses graceful digital animation to retell this story, based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend "The Blind Boy and the Loon.".

Lien vers la ressource
Grade levels
Primaire
3e primaire | 4e primaire | 5e primaire | 6e primaire
Image de la ressource
Resource Type : Émission et filmFormats : 1 streaming video (7 min., 36 sec.)Collection : Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories (Disc 3) (Inuktitut)Language : InuktitutYear of publication : ©2010

Discover similar resources

Image représentant la ressource: Nunavut Animation Lab : Lumaajuuq

Nunavut Animation Lab : Lumaajuuq

Lumaajuuq is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother's lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. As the boy's sister cries over the fate of their mother, the boy realizes the futility of seeking vengeance. Alethea Arnaquq-Baril uses graceful digital animation to retell this story, based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend "The Blind Boy and the Loon.".
Grade levels : 3e primaire | 4e primaire | 5e primaire | 6e primaire
Image représentant la ressource: Nunavut Animation Lab : I Am But a Little Woman

Nunavut Animation Lab : I Am But a Little Woman

"I am but a little woman / Very willing to toil..." - Kivkarjuk's Song Inspired by an Inuit poem first assigned to paper in 1927, I Am But a Little Woman wordlessly evokes the beauty and power of nature, as well as the bond between mother and daughter. As her daughter looks on, an Inuit woman creates a wall hanging filled with images of the spectacular Arctic landscape and traditional Inuit objects and iconography. Soon the boundaries between art and reality begin to dissolve. I Am But a Little Woman features director Gyu Oh's hand-drawn animation set to a traditional tune, which she performs.
Grade levels : 1re primaire | 2e primaire | 3e primaire | 4e primaire
Image représentant la ressource: Nunavut Animation Lab : I Am But a Little Woman

Nunavut Animation Lab : I Am But a Little Woman

"I am but a little woman / Very willing to toil..." - Kivkarjuk's Song Inspired by an Inuit poem first assigned to paper in 1927, I Am But a Little Woman wordlessly evokes the beauty and power of nature, as well as the bond between mother and daughter. As her daughter looks on, an Inuit woman creates a wall hanging filled with images of the spectacular Arctic landscape and traditional Inuit objects and iconography. Soon the boundaries between art and reality begin to dissolve. I Am But a Little Woman features director Gyu Oh's hand-drawn animation set to a traditional tune, which she performs.
Grade levels : 1re primaire | 2e primaire | 3e primaire | 4e primaire