Director Graham Johnston
Country/Production UK
Release 1983
Length 40 mins
Format Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region
Location Mackenzie Delta in Canada’s North-West / America
Language Innuvialluit Eskimo
Comments Joint purchase with Tuktu recommended
Order No RAI-200.219
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Shot on the mosquito-ridden shores of the Mackenzie Delta in Canada’s North-West territories, the film deals with the annual Beluga (white whale) hunt. Three families are followed who have migrated 110 miles in order to lay supplies for the winter. Central character, Buster Kalek and his grandson Trevor, are seen in a dramatic Beluga chase. Elders of the Innuvialluit Eskimo feel that the survival of their way of life lies in the transmission of knowledge about traditional fishing.
