According to this Inuit legend the raven was not always the jet-black bird that it is today. The owl had something to do with it. What happened makes an engaging story acted out by two life-like puppets made of seal fur. The film, narrated partly in Inuktitut, partly in English, is largely the work of Inuit artists. Voice and narration by Toojatogak Itoacheak and Elatak Nakashook.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016409
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos - Legends
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit - Canada
Childrens Films → Children 0-6
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada
Childrens Films → Puppet films
Literature → Eskimos - Legends
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)