A still from the 1975 documentary “Sikusilarmiut,” which features behind-the-scenes footage of Inuit artists at the Sikusilarmiut Animation Studio in Kinngait. The film provides context for a newly digitized collection of 1970s Inuit animation released by the National Film Board of Canada. (Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada)
Newly released films from Sikusilarmiut Animation Studio include films by Peter Pitseolak, Pitaloosie Saila and Timmun Alariaq
Dozens of animated films made by Inuit artists in the 1970s and shelved for more than 50 years are being made available to the public after a major restoration effort by the National Film Board of Canada.
Jobe Kukilukak, 6, catches his first Arctic char of the summer season on the shore of Coronation Gulf in Kugluktuk over the weekend. An experienced fisherman, Kukilukak became the master of the rod when he was three. His mom, Papak Miyok, is planning to make some fish chowder with the footlong catch. (Photo courtesy of Christine Kuliktana)
After a day of fishing on July 6, Helen Annie Inuutiq’s Arctic char (pissi) dries in the sun at Salmon Creek near Pond Inlet. In the background is a view of the mountains of Bylot Island, which is located off the coast of northern Baffin Island. (Photo by Helen Annie Inuutiq)