It’s been 33 years since we finished Nuhoniyeh.

54 years since we first inquired about the relocation and documented it.

And 69 years since the relocation itself, when Mary Code climbed on that Transair PBY to fly with her people from Little Duck Lake to Churchill.

Why the relocation that caused so much death and disruption to their lives?

“People think Yukon’s history, its story and identity, begin and end with the gold rush. BUT nothing could be further from the truth...”

Yukon Unwritten is an epic, ongoing webseries chronicling the unwritten history of the Yukon, and North America as a whole. From Ice Age Beringia, through the brutal realities of the Goldfields and beyond. Our story flows from the land, unfolding through the eyes of its traditional custodians and new arrivals.

“We are part of a bigger and older world than people imagine. And science agrees with much that we already know.”

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1971: five film students in their early 20s make a documentary with the Sayisi Dene, who had been relocated to the brawling Seaport town of Churchill, Manitoba. After 15 years of societal decay and the loss of one third of their people; in 1971 the Sayisi Dene are moving back to their homeland. It has taken much of a lifetime to finally begin to understand how this tragedy happened - see: Nuhoniyeh: Our Story.

As winter approaches, River Otters and Wolves alike depend upon these “fresh-water polynas”. Using state-of-the-art equipment, in this short documentary, Filmmakers capture magnificent creatures in their natural habitat; undisturbed by intrusive gear and staged events. Otter Eye provides a unique, “paws on the ground” experience that few wildlife documentaries can authentically imitate. 

First-ever filming of wolves fishing for whitefish; Otter Eye reflects and integrates Traditional Knowledge and Natural History.

In March 2020; the world is ablaze with covid. In panic; misinformation is spreading just as fast. How do we get ahead of it all?

We know that in remote places like the Amazon, the death toll, especially in remote Indigenous communities is catastrophic.

Will Northern Canada be next? The North has a long and tragic history of epidemic devastation.

With the testimony of Historian Randal Pokiak (Bukik) we learn about the abandonment of one of the oldest continuously occupied communities in North America; and how a series of epidemics turned it into an open-air graveyard… twice.

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