How Nivi Got Her Names
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8MIN
Availability ended 15/11/2020 GMT
(now-15 Nov worldwide) Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one cold afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an understanding of traditional Inuit kinship naming practices, tuqlurausiit, and knowledge of what those practices mean to Inuit. Through her names, Nivi is a little girl, a grandfather, a grandmother, and a well-respected elder. Nivi’s names connect her to the personality and character of those who have passed and make her family so much bigger than she thought before.
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Director Bio
Laura Deal is a writer and author of the children’s books, How Nivi Got Her Names and In the Sky at Nighttime. Laura, originally from Nova Scotia, moved to Iqaluit, Nunavut in 2005 and writes to tell stories that her own daughter, and her cousins, classmates and friends, might relate to while honoring the special bonds and love shared between families of all shapes, sizes and demographics. Still living in Iqaluit, Laura continues to work on new titles in Children’s Literature. How Nivi Got Her Names, based on the storybook, is her first short film.
Credits
Directed by Laura Deal
Production Company Taqqut Productions
Produced by Monica Ittusardjuat
Louise Flaherty
