Inuit Cultural Presentation - Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

Inuit Cultural Presentation Drum dancing and singing and athletic tests Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada September 19, 2023 00:00 Welcoming of guests 00:57 Athletic demo - one foot high kick 01:27 Two foot high kick 01:39 One foot takeoff & landing 02:08 Right hand finger pull 02:54 Left hand finger pull 03:05 Whale oil lamp lighting ceremony 06:45 Entry of the drummers and singers 07:32 Drum dance and singers 08:30 Styles of drumming: caribou & raven 10:12 Another drum dance 12:34 Drum dancing and singing as celebration of life 14:53 Women demo hand-eye coordination with song 15:56 Young boys dancing 16:39 Young woman demos Russian-style dance 17:15 Women song about body parts 17:52 Women sing in pairs 18:28 Men's lip pull competition 18:56 Shoulder punching by boys - strength & tolerance 19:35 Boys compete in shoulder pushing 19:57 Men do knuckle hop 20:23 Competition to make people laugh 21:15 Women throat singing 22:03 Different throat song 23:19 Boys lead drum song 24:44 Boys demonstrate cairn building w/ special info 26:08 Introduction of the performers 28:21 End