People of the Seal Part 2 Eskimo Winter

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People of the Seal Part 2 Eskimo Winter
NR 52 minDocumentary
The second of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada People of the Seal Part 2 Eskimo Winter is compiled from some of the most vivid footage ever filmed of the life of the Netsilik Inuit in the Pelly Bay region of the Canadian Arctic Together the two films provide insight and understanding of a culture now almost vanished as they show the incredible resourcefulness of the Netsilik People of the Seal who have adapted to one of the worlds harshest environments Part 2 Eskimo Winter shows how Inuit families gather in communities on the sea ice to harpoon seal as they come up through breating holes in the ice Also seen is the midwinter season a time of intense socializing in the communal igloo with games contests and ceremonial activities

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Original Language:English
Production Companies:ONF NFB BBC