Iqaluit this week

Alianait fundraiser
Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Francophone Centre. Great music, adults only. For information, call 975-2351.

Sixth annual pride picnic
Sunday, June 18, 2 p.m., Sylvia Grinnell Park Pavilion. Everyone is welcome to come celebrate gay and lesbian pride. For information, email iqaluitpride@yahoo.ca.

Film day at Alianait
Friday, June 23. Ajiit Nunavut Media Association presents, at 3 p.m. at Nakasuk School, a screening of the award-winning Takuginai Series produced by the Inuit Broadcasting Corp. 20 years ago.

At 5:15 p.m. at the Astro Theatre they will present Finding Franklin, a 90-minute documentary on the ill-fated British explorer filmed partly in Iqaluit. Admission is free.

That screening is followed by two premier screenings, for invited guests and a limited number of the public.

At 7 p.m., “Staking the Claim,” a 25-minute documentary on the making of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, produced by Nunavut Sivuniksavut and Entheos Films.

“Inuit Pigungit” will follow. This hour-long documentary, shot by Zach Kunuk and Bernadette Miqqusaaq Dean, captures Inuit elders and researchers visiting museums holding Inuit artifacts.