You’ve most likely heard that there are dozens of Inuit names for snow, however what do they every imply, and what goal do they every serve? On this quick documentary, the Inuk filmmaker Rebecca Thomassie from the distant village of Kangirsuk within the far north of Quebec in Canada learns many of those phrases from an area elder, Tommy Kudlak, in order that she may move them alongside to her three-year-old daughter. As Thomassie and Kudlak journey by snowmobile by way of the pristine white panorama, he teaches teaches her phrases describing snow that’s best for constructing igloos or shelters, snow that’s good for ingesting, and extra. Produced by Wapikoni Cell, a nonprofit organisation that helps Indigenous filmmakers craft movies that replicate their cultures, points and rights, Thomassie’s quick makes for a captivating and interesting window into Inuit cultural data.
