Tuktu and His Nice New Clothes

196814 min 13 secFilm: Documentary, Children's film

Direction: Laurence Hyde

Production: David Bairstow

Script: Laurence Hyde

Tuktu and other children are shown being fitted for and dressed in warm winter clothes, beautifully made by the Inuit women. We see the cutting, stitching and use of Arctic clothing, and we learn how important it is for Inuit mothers to be clever seamstresses.

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Tuktu et ses Beaux Habits neufs

Subject categories

  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > ChildrenCrafts
  • Children and Youth > Children's StoriesIndigenous Youth
  • Crafts > Clothing and CostumeInuit Crafts

Credits

director
Laurence Hyde
script
Laurence Hyde
producer
David Bairstow
editing
Yuki Yoshida
sound editing
Marguerite Payette
narrator
Tommy Tweed
music
Robert Fleming