Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy

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Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Film Board of Canada film collection, film #, NMAI.AC.438; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.

Scope and Contents: A short film featuring an Inuk man from the Eastern Arctic. Made in 1953, it recounts his life from birth to maturity and marriage. Screened widely in Canadian schools, the film is now dated but accurately depicts aspects of Inuit culture of the time.; NFB Website (streaming): Angotee: Story of an Eskimo Boy
Content Warning: Please note that these film reflect the context and culture of the time of their creation and includes what is considered derogatory and harmful language today, specifically the term "Eskimo." The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Collection Restrictions: Collection is closed until the materials have been digitized. Many of the films can be accessed online through the National Film Board of Canada's website.

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NMAI.AC.438

NMAIA

National Film Board of Canada film collection

Creator

National Film Board of Canada

Summary

This collection includes 83 films (125 reels) produced by the National Film Board of Canada between 1951 and 1983. The films in this collection document the historical and contemporary lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada. This includes films produced by the Indian Film Crew (IFC) and members of the Indian Film Training Program (IFTP), Indigenous filmmakers telling their own stories on the scree...