Inuit

Jim

Jim Tuttauk is Inuit and the former AngajukKak (mayor) of Hopedale, Labrador. He cared for his mother when she died from stomach cancer.

Living with grief

Jimmy talks about spirituality, the land and the loss of his mother. (01:28)

Inuit - Grief, Loss, Dying, and Death

Qulliq: Ancestral flame of the North (2:03)
What our land whispers (1:35)
Relearning what we lost (1:50)
Honouring different beliefs (3:12)
When animals see what we cannot (1:32)
Our throat singing history (6:15)
Keeping the flame lit through generations (3:03)
The meaning of our animals and our land (5:17)
When the ice doesn’t come (2:03)
A changed way of life (1:11)
Letting the cry out: Releasing grief (1:57)
Finding a voice and music for loss (4:59)
Returning to my land (2:00)
Connecting to my home in a big city (2:26)
The slaughter of our dogs: Erasing our way of life (3:22)
Finding words for grief (2:52)
Supporting others through grief (0:47)
Inuit perspectives on death and dying (1:50)
Surrounded by love (1:28)
Grief and celebration (0:53)

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