Alice Nevalinga
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Alice Nevalinga, also known as Nyla, was an Inuk woman from the Canadian Arctic who gained prominence through her role in the 1922 silent film Nanook of the North. In the film, she portrayed Nanook's wife, referred to as "the smiling one." Beyond her film career, Nevalinga was the mother of Taamusi Qumaq (1914–1993), a notable Quebec Inuit leader and author.
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This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captur... Read More