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Piksuk
Media Update On February 29th the Aboriginal
People's Television Network (APTN) aired the first
of six weekly parts of Piksuk Media's documentary Nunavut Quest: Race Across
Baffin.
The debut was well covered in the Canadian media
and in a February 29th article in The
Globe and Mail, episode one, "Into the Wild" was
included as one of "Five shows worth watching tonight". As an accompaniment to the six-part
documentary, the Nunavut Quest website brings visitors
into the world of Inuit Dog culture and the contemporary
context of the annual Nunavut Quest race. There are
sections on Inuit history, the Inuit Dog, and an
in-depth knowledge base that will equip visitors to
become "real" mushers (or at least adept players) in the
challenging video game that simulates what Inuit and
their dogs confront in the Arctic wilderness. There is also a forum which everyone is
encouraged to join to ask questions and get answers,
become connected to the North and travel by qamutiit
(sledges) pulled by traditional Inuit Dogs in fan hitch
formation! The documentary premiered in English. The
Inuktitut version will likely be on schedule for APTN's
Fall season. Those not lucky enough to have been able to tune in to APTN can see episode trailers at the Nunavut Quest website. The Nunavut Quest documentary on DVD will be available to purchase after the entire series has been aired. |