Tuktu and the big kayak

Canada, 1968

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Episode of Series “The Stories of Tuktu”.
Tuktu impatiently watches his father and the kayak man build a kayak. He longs to cut wood and use the bow drill, but is told to watch and learn. In the end the boat is finished, and Tuktu goes for a ride in it with his father.

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Credits

director

Laurence Hyde

producer

David Bairstow

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:14:15:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1968

Appears in

The Stories of Tuktu

Group of items

The Stories of Tuktu

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323101

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boatbuilding

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit - Canada, Northern - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Netsilik Eskimos

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boats and boating

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boats and boating

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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