Fishing at the Stone Weir

Synopsis
The series shows how life used to be among the Netsilik when they still lived apart and depended on the land and their own ingenuity to sustain life through the rigours of the Arctic year. The filming was done in the Pelly Bay region of the Canadian Arctic. In 2 parts: 1 (30 min): Skin tents are set up and fishing equipment prepared. The men carry stones and make enclosures to trap fish. A woman skins a duck, braids her hair and makes a balloon from a bladder. The men fish with three-pronged leisters, spearing the fish and stringing them on a thong. The woman works quickly, cleaning the catch, and everyone enjoys a bit of raw fish; 2 (27 min): The fishing continues. The plentiful catch is stored in stone caches after the women have cleaned it. Some of the fish is cooked in a stone pot.*
Series
Netsilik Eskimo, Series
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min. (part 1 only) Videocassette. VHS. col. 57 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1967
Availability
Hire (film - RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (video - RAI); 1995 hire: £17.00 (+VAT +p&p) part 1 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
Canada; fishing; Indians of North & South America; Inuit; Netsilik; social life and customs

Credits

Director
Asen Balikci; Quentin Brown
Contributor
Guy Mary-Rousselière

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

National Film Board of Canada

Email
customerservice@nfb.ca
Web
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Phone
(514) 283 9000
Fax
(514) 283-7564
Address
Sales and Customer Service (D-10)
PO Box 6100
Station Centre-Ville
Montreal
QC H3C 3HS
Canada
Name

USA

Sponsor

Name

Ford Foundation

Name

USA

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute

Contact
Susanne Hammacher (Film Officer)
Email
film@therai.org.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7387 0455
Fax
020 7388 8817
Address
50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT
Notes
The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.
Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email
sales@concordvideo.co.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726012
Fax
01473 274531
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

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