Video Tag: Inuit

The Bentwood Box

NCTR Head of Archives, Raymond Frogner, shares information about and the importance of the NCTR's Bentwood Box.
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

The Memorial Cloth

Learn about the NCTR's memorial cloth which represents over 4,000 children who died or went missing while attending residential school.
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

The Importance of Ceremony

Elders Harry Bone, Florence Paynter, and Philip Paynter share the importance of ceremony when holding Indigenous events and speak to the pipe and water ceremonies and sacred fires.
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

The Importance of Ceremony – Lighting the Qulliq

Director of Missing Inuit Children at Manitoba Inuit Association, Gayle Gluben shares the importance of lighting the qulliq in Inuit ceremony.
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Who Are the Inuit? Culture, History, and Identity with Braden Kadlun

In this engaging video, Braden Kudlun, Inuk author and advocate, provides an introduction to Inuit history, culture, and identity across Inuit Nunangat. From traditional values, language, food, and innovations...
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher

Part oral history and part visual poem, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher is the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet, Labrador.
Provided by
National Film Board

A Conversation with Monica Ittusardjuat

Survivor Monica Ittusardjuat, born in the winter camp Akkimaniq and having attended three residential schools, shares her experiences, her resilience and connection to her Inuit identity...
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

“The Gifts We Carry” Youth Empowerment Gathering 2025 (ASL)

This 140-minute live educational gathering (with ASL interpretation) will immerse you in the rich tapestry of Indigenous culture, music, dance, and history while honouring Residential School Survivors.
Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

“The Gifts We Carry” Youth Empowerment Gathering 2025

This 140-minute live educational gathering will immerse you in the rich tapestry of Indigenous culture, music, dance, and history while honouring Residential School Survivors.
Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Distant Connections

Survivor Levinia Brown discusses the impact of residential school on language through generations from an Inuit perspective.
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Life in Residential Day School

Survivor Edna Elias speaks about daily life in Residential and Day School; Writing letters back home and reading her family’s writing.
Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Reclaiming my Identity with Tagaaq

Survivor Tagaaq Evaluardjuk-Palmer talks about reclaiming his Indigenous name and cultural identity.
Provided by
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

The Indian Act

In this 3-minute video narrated by Sarain Fox, learn about the history of the Indian Act and its impact today.
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Reconciliationeducation.ca