Inuit Drum Dances Of Western Arctic

Dance depicts Kitigaluit Village at mouth of Mackenzie River NWT

Track 1 Side 1 01:09

Dancers swirl and stamp about difficulties on river bank

Track 2 Side 1 01:24

Celebration at dark times of year. Shake arms, stamp feet, think of good times ahead

Track 3 Side 1 02:09

Early morning on the land. Trapper wakens but decides to rest. Dancers stretch groan of such laziness

Track 4 Side 1 01:38

See ducks on the lake! They preen skip and soar. Dancers imitate motions

Track 1 Side 2 01:48

Hunter angry about his first musket-loading rifle. Aims, misfires. Motions of smashing musket against rocks

Track 2 Side 2 02:43

Prize seal caught. Dance rendered with motions of hauling, lifting to cadence of caribou skin drum

Track 3 Side 2 02:29