From the video Food for the Rest of Us View full title View Title Chapters
LENGTH: 17:42 min
PRODUCER: Copper Quartz Media Inc.
AUDIENCE LEVEL: 9-12, Post Secondary, Adult
COPYRIGHT: 2021
ONTARIO CURRICULUM: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies, Special Awareness Dates and Holidays
DETAILS: Marjorie Ovauyak is an Inuit elder living in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk where she lives a modest life on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Marjorie’s diet is largely dependent on fishing and hunting. She has seen drastic changes to the shoreline of Tuktoyaktuk in recent years in a town that is being ravaged by the impacts of climate change and struggles with intergenerational trauma from the residential school system.
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AWARDS:
Selected for Hot Docs Changing the World Series
Official Selection - American Indian Film Festival
Asian American Film Festival
Available Light Film Festival
DOXA Film Festival
Transitions Film Festival
Skabmagovat Indigenous Film Festival
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Expectations/Outcomes:
| Grade/Subject | Course/Section | Strand | Expectations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Awareness Dates and Holidays | International Inuit Day (Nov 7) | n/a | n/a |
| Grade 12 / First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies | NDW4M Contemporary Indigenous Issues and Perspectives in a Global Context NDW4M | B. Indigenous Peoples and Perspectives | B2. Connections to the Land |
