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People of a feather  Cover Image DVD DVD

People of a feather / Sanikiluaq Running Pictures presents an International Polar Year Canada production.

Heath, Joel, 1976- (Added Author). Sanikiluaq Running Pictures. (Added Author). First-Run Features (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Featuring stunning footage from seven winters in the Arctic, takes us through time into the world of the Inuit in the northern reaches of Canada. Connecting past, present and future is the Inuit's unique relationship with the eider duck. Eider down, the warmest feather in the world, allows both Inuit and bird to survive harsh Arctic winters.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 DVD-video (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : First Run Features, [2014].

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from web page and container.
Originally released as a documentary film in 2011.
Bonus materials: Short films (community based monitoring; Eider studies; history; location; Sanikiluaq today); music video (SKQ by Arctic Recordz); behind the scenes (building an igloo; making Eider skin parkas; making a seal skin kayak).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director/producer, Joel Heath.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
VCC employees and students only
Language Note:
English and Inuktitut dialogue; English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese and Korean subtitles; closed captioned.
Subject: Inuit > Nunavut > Sanikiluaq.
Eider > Effect of dams on > Nunavut.
Subsistence hunting > Nunavut > Belcher Islands.
Environmental monitoring > Nunavut > Belcher Islands.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Broadway Library E 99 E7 P46 2014 (Text) 33109010165074 DVDs & Videos Volume hold Available -


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