Posted: Jan 15, 2021 4:50 PM CT | Last Updated: January 19
Singer Rita Claire and husky Qimmiq are shown in a scene from the television show Anaana s Tent, filmed in Nunavut. A new Inuit-language television channel called Uvagut TV launches Monday. The name means Our TV in English. (Arvaaq Media Inc./The Canadian Press )
Inuit Canadians will soon have 24/7 access to Inuktitut-language television programming.
The Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV) is launching a new channel Uvagut TV starting first thing on Monday, at 12:01 a.m.
It will be available nationally to Shaw Direct customers, and to Arctic Co-ops cable subscribers in Nunavut and the Northwest territories, according to a news release announcing the launch. It will also stream online through the website uvagut.tv.