The Stories of Tuktu

Canada

Film
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This is a series of stories illustrating the Eskimo way of life and their methods of survival.

Works in this group

Tuktu and his animal friends

Tuktu and his animal friends

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and his nice new clothes

Tuktu and his nice new clothes

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the big kayak

Tuktu and the big kayak

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the big seal

Tuktu and the big seal

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the caribou hunt

Tuktu and the caribou hunt

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the clever hands

Tuktu and the clever hands

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the indoor games

Tuktu and the indoor games

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the magic bow

Tuktu and the magic bow

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the magic spear

Tuktu and the magic spear

Canada, 1967

Tuktu and the snow palace

Tuktu and the snow palace

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the ten thousand fishes

Tuktu and the ten thousand fishes

Canada, 1968

Tuktu and the trials of strength

Tuktu and the trials of strength

Canada, 1968

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Credits

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Production places
Canada
Production dates

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01270

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit - Canada

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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