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Reporting the True North : The Impact of Broadcast Reporting on Northern Communities = Reportages sur le Nord canadien : l'impact des émissions de nouvelles sur les collectivités du Nord

Item number (ISN):

113840

Series title:

Beyond the Printed Word Symposium = Colloque Au-delà de l'écrit

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1988-10-22

Item number (ISN):

113840

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADA. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA / ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU CANADA: MOVING IMAGE AND SOUND ARCHIVES

Accession:

1988-0466

Media:

Sound

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1988-10-22

Production company:

Moving Image and Sound Archives

Sponsor:

National Archives of Canada
Association for the Study of Canadian Radio & Television

Description:

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Session 12, is chaired by Gail Valaskakis, Concordia University. Ms. Valaskakis introduces the topic by situating it in its historical context. She refers to the gradual access to information by the native people on a parallel course with the increasing need of non-natives for control of northern affairs and the concomitant expansion of broadcast technology. She mentions the growing involvement of the aboriginals in broadcasting with some government help, but, more significantly, because of their own efforts. The first speaker, Jose Kusugak, CBC, Rankin Inlet, relates personal details to exemplify the differences between the Inuit and non-native ways of life, before and after the advent of broadcasting. He comments on the differences in outlooks between non-natives and the Inuit regarding environmental happenings, for instance, the concern about iced-in whales, or the supposed depletion of the caribou herds. Kusugak refers to some of the changes in Inuit practices resulting from contact with the "whites" on a person-to-person basis and through what is shown on television about the south. Ken Cane, Northern Native Broadcasting, Whitehorse, is the second speaker. He opens with a brief description of his network. He refers to past influences that threatened his culture and explains how and why he got involved in broadcasting himself. He dwells on the development of radio and television in the Yukon, the impact it had on his people with regard to their way of life, basic values, their language; concerns that have prompted him to call for programs originating from the people, in their own language and dialects.~Relaying representative anecdotes about his people, Cane talks about their aspirations centering on careers for the young, understanding other cultures and rebuilding their language and pride in themselves. Doug Saunders, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, Labrador, focuses on the issues of Inuit language and culture. He speaks of the evolution of radio newscasts from English to Inuktitut, thanks to CBC Northern Services and Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. He then gives several reasons why there is no television news reporting in that language as yet. However, he mentions plans for the implementation of a true northern network producting the work of aboriginal broadcasters. To illustrate cultural relevance in news reporting he talks about the need for television to reflect life in the Northern environment. Cases in point where this was not done: southern concern about the caribou herd and the campaign against the fur trade. Followed by questions and answers by the three speakers.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Recorded by the National Archives of Canada and the Association for the Study of Canadian Radio and Television.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

104094

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1988-0466/13

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

62:20

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

104095

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1988-0466/14

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

62:10

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

104098

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C06744

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

118:30

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

574589

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

113840-1988-0466-13-S1.wav
113840-1988-0466-13-S2.wav
113840-1988-0466-14-S1.wav

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

WAV

Duration:

73:12

Made from:

1988-0466/13
1988-0466/14

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

574590

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

113840-1988-0466-13-S1.mp3
113840-1988-0466-13-S2.mp3
113840-1988-0466-14-S1.mp3

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

MP3

Duration:

73:12

Made from:

1988-0466/13
1988-0466/14

Status:

REF
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Open

Restrictions on consultation:

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