This Will Change How You See the Arctic
Urban Atlas
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Hey Everyone,
Welcome to Baffin Island. One of the World's Largest Islands and one that helped shaped the history of the Inuit people. In this video, we talk about the geography, geology, history and urban geography of Baffin Island, with an emphasis on how the Island helped shaped the art and life of the Inuit people who call it home.
Cheers,
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Pangnirtung, Lindsay Nicole Terry -, CC BY 2.0
Swimming polar bear carved from walrus ivory, Middle Dorset culture, Iglulik region, Canada, dalbera, CC BY 2.0
Angakkuq, a sculpture by Pallaya Qiatsuq (Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada), toy Angakkuq, CC BY-SA 2.5
Mount Asgard 3 2001-07-25.jpg, Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Canadian Shield, David Stanley, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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Нарвал у островов Карла-Александра и Джексона (северная часть архипелага Земля Франца-Иосифа), июнь 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pod of six narwhals, CC BY-SA 4.0
Breeding colony at Stappen, Bear Island. Note bill-stripes visible at a distance., Michael Haferkamp -, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) (13667798953).jpg, Ron Knight, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Permafrost in Herschel Island 001.jpg, Boris Radosavljevic,
Inuit in an umiak and on shore at Port Epworth (38627).jpg, Canadian Museum of History, CC BY-SA 4.0
Inuit family on weekend tour including seal hunting, Pond Inlet, Canada, GRID-Arendal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Stone remains of a Dorset longhouse near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Brendan Griebel/KHS -, CC BY-SA 3.0
Glaciers at the West Coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, GRID-Arendal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Inuit hunter traveling by snow scooter on melting sea ice, Pond Inlet, Canada, GRID-Arendal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Summer Owl, Leslee_atFlickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Aerial view, Quintin Soloviev , CC BY-SA 4.0
West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative Cape Dorset (printshop & other buildings), Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Summertime in Cape Dorset (background: Mallikjuaq Island, Foxe Peninsula), Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Pangnirtung Fiord 2001-07-14.jpg, Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Pangnirtung Fiord, Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Southern entrance to Auyuittuq National Park; mouth of Weasel River and Mount Overlord (Pangnirtung Fiord), Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Auyuittuq National Park entrance from Pangnirtung village, Nunavut., Guilhem.Pouxviel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Northern end of Auyuittuq National Park (Home Bay, Davis Strait); in the background Narpaing Fiord, Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Auyuittuq National Park: The two peaks of Mount Asgard, Angsar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Peter Morgan, Hiking Auyuittuq National Park, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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I find it amazing that so many large fauna can survive in such an inhospitable climate.
Thanks for taking me on a trip down memory lane!
13:15 I remember studying the Cape Dorset Inuit art history in grad school when I was studying for my masters art education. The way it ties into not only art education under the lens of psychology of early man, but it truly is on inspiring from a social anthropology perspective as well, which I also studied and found many ties between early man’s use of art making and creative thought with certain geography and it’s respective cultural impact. This it’s so fascinating to hear you talk about it and hear it out of the context of studying and being in the academic setting… It’s such a cool topic that deserves its own video but so does so many things you discuss😊
I briefly worked for a regional airline in the lower part of the Canadian Arctic when I was younger.
When our planes landed full to max load capacity in Churchill, full of Inuit art, the airport was always flooded with RCMP.
The planes would literally be encircled by RCMP vehicles.
The cargo was THAT valuable.
Thanks, Ali!
This Will Change How You See the Arctic
Urban Atlas
145,256 views
Hey Everyone,
Welcome to Baffin Island. One of the World's Largest Islands and one that helped shaped the history of the Inuit people. In this video, we talk about the geography, geology, history and urban geography of Baffin Island, with an emphasis on how the Island helped shaped the art and life of the Inuit people who call it home.
Cheers,
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Stock Footage:
Envato Elements
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Archive.org
Maps:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Music:
Epidemic Sound (Use my Link Below):
https://share.epidemicsound.com/rp697v
Follow me for more Geography Content!
Follow my second Youtube channel:
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Disclaimer:
None of the images used in this video belong to me. All images are the property of their respective owners. I do not claim ownership of any of the images used in this video. If you are the rightful owner of any image and wish for it to be removed or properly credited, please contact me and I will promptly take appropriate action. All images are Creative Commons Licensed.
Pangnirtung, Lindsay Nicole Terry -, CC BY 2.0
Swimming polar bear carved from walrus ivory, Middle Dorset culture, Iglulik region, Canada, dalbera, CC BY 2.0
Angakkuq, a sculpture by Pallaya Qiatsuq (Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada), toy Angakkuq, CC BY-SA 2.5
Mount Asgard 3 2001-07-25.jpg, Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Canadian Shield, David Stanley, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Polar Sun Spire, David Stanley, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Нарвал у островов Карла-Александра и Джексона (северная часть архипелага Земля Франца-Иосифа), июнь 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pod of six narwhals, CC BY-SA 4.0
Breeding colony at Stappen, Bear Island. Note bill-stripes visible at a distance., Michael Haferkamp -, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) (13667798953).jpg, Ron Knight, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Permafrost in Herschel Island 001.jpg, Boris Radosavljevic,
Inuit in an umiak and on shore at Port Epworth (38627).jpg, Canadian Museum of History, CC BY-SA 4.0
Inuit family on weekend tour including seal hunting, Pond Inlet, Canada, GRID-Arendal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Stone remains of a Dorset longhouse near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Brendan Griebel/KHS -, CC BY-SA 3.0
Glaciers at the West Coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, GRID-Arendal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Inuit hunter traveling by snow scooter on melting sea ice, Pond Inlet, Canada, GRID-Arendal, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Summer Owl, Leslee_atFlickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Aerial view, Quintin Soloviev , CC BY-SA 4.0
West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative Cape Dorset (printshop & other buildings), Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Summertime in Cape Dorset (background: Mallikjuaq Island, Foxe Peninsula), Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Pangnirtung Fiord 2001-07-14.jpg, Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Pangnirtung Fiord, Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Southern entrance to Auyuittuq National Park; mouth of Weasel River and Mount Overlord (Pangnirtung Fiord), Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Auyuittuq National Park entrance from Pangnirtung village, Nunavut., Guilhem.Pouxviel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Northern end of Auyuittuq National Park (Home Bay, Davis Strait); in the background Narpaing Fiord, Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Auyuittuq National Park: The two peaks of Mount Asgard, Angsar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5
Peter Morgan, Hiking Auyuittuq National Park, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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