The show SA国际影视传媒楬unting with my AncestorsSA国际影视传媒� is a television series featuring Zacharias Kunuk as host, hunter, and filmmaker.
Known for his previous work in Inuit television and film, such as Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, Kunuk is now trying to capture never before seen hunting trips in the Arctic.
SA国际影视传媒楬unting with my ancestorsSA国际影视传媒� was first created about 10 years ago.
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The show, available online at Isuma.tv, presents a variety of hunts, offering traditional knowledge on how every harvest is made possible.
SA国际影视传媒淪o far weSA国际影视传媒檝e hunted a bear, bowhead whale, caribou, seal, walrus and Arctic fishes on the show,SA国际影视传媒� the filmmaker said. SA国际影视传媒淭he bowhead whale hunt was the hardest one to film, just being on the boats and trying to coordinate all the hunting and filming gear all at once was a challenge.SA国际影视传媒�
The show presents Inuit hunters in one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth, often sharing hunting practices never broadcast before.
Kunuk brings viewers along on an Arctic journey with Inuit Elders and youth as they follow ancient hunting practices established thousands of years ago, adapted resourcefully and effectively to the world today.
SA国际影视传媒淲e bring the youth along the hunts to pass the traditional techniques down to the next generation,SA国际影视传媒� said Kunuk. SA国际影视传媒淚n episode three, Neil Annaqalak Qauna was only 14 years old when he successfully harvested his first polar bear during our dog-team bear hunt. The Elders were very proud of him and he learned a lot that day.SA国际影视传媒�
Amid the backdrop of rapidly changing conditions in the Arctic SA国际影视传媒� global warming, mining and development, increasing government restrictions and the impacts of global media on Inuit language and culture SA国际影视传媒� Kunuk explores the enduring practice of hunting as being at the core of Inuit identity.
