Federation University Historical Collection
Film, Nanook of the North - silent documentary film, 1922
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The documentary follows the lives of an Inuk, Nanook, and his family as they travel, search for food, and trade in the Ungava Peninsula of northern Quebec, Canada. Nanook, his wife Nyla and their family are introduced as fearless heroes who endure rigors no other race could survive. The audience sees Nanook, often with his family, hunt a walrus, build an igloo, go about his day, and perform other tasks.A platic container containing a 16mm film spool of the 1922 silent documentary film Nanook of the Northnanook of the north, william mckenzie, baffin island, belcher islands, arctic