Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk was an Inuit author, teacher, and historian best known for writing the first novel in Inuktitut.
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More than 40 Indigenous languages in Canada are spoken by 500 people or less. Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk worked to preserve Inuit language and culture. She wrote over twenty-two books that are considered an Inuit-specific set of encyclopedias and which are still used in schools across Nunavik (Québec).
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Credits:
Writer/Co-director – Dr. Norma Dunning
Co-Director – Andréa Cohen-B
Illustrator/Animator – Erin Hill
Music – “River Merge” by Diego Marulanda & Sylvia Cloutier
Produced by Meta4Films
Special thanks to Qiallak Nappaaluk
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