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CANADA
Nunavut (Baffin Island -- Off the Map) I travelled to Baffin Island in 1989 where I shot the first program in the Off the Map television series. |
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Maureen Magee journeys by snowmobile to Baffin Island in Canada's Arctic. Join her as she crosses a frozen ocean and tundra, discovers a century old whaler's grave, and swaps stories with an Inuit family.
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The original music is not used here due to copyright reasons. Portions of the narration entwined with the original music is also omitted.
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Maureen Magee journeys by snowmobile to Baffin Island in Canada's Arctic. Join her as she crosses a frozen ocean and tundra, discovers a century old whaler's grave, and swaps stories with an Inuit family.
Maureen and her guide Joase head out of Pond
Inlet by snowmobile and komatuk towards the floe edge where the ice meets the ocean. Finally, reaching the floe edge, Maureen and Joasse settle down for a second night.
Maureen has mixed feelings about Joasse stalking a seal but recognises that it is very much part of the Inuit way of life. They set up a tent for their first night on the ice.
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Maureen finds a homestay with an Inuit family in Pond Inlet.
They visit two whaler graves from the early part of the 20th century.
As they were travelling along, the cracks in the ice were getting wider and wider until they reached one too wide for the snowmobile to cross. Using his experience, Joasse finds a innovative solution.
The Vanishing Inuit
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Among the problems the Inuit face is permafrost melting, which has destroyed the foundations of houses, eroded the seashore and forced people to move inland. As Inuit families were forced into permanent settlements, overcrowding became a serious concern by the mid-70s. And while a number of housing initiatives have been implemented by different agencies, housing problems worsened overtime. |
She tries out an all-terrain vehicle and joins some local boys in a balancing game.
Maureen and Joase explore a small iceberg.
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