Arctic Socio-Ecology
This Week's Movie Screening:
- The Fast Runner
Reading for the following discussion:
- Kothari, A. 2007. “Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Development”. International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Movie Log Canvas Assignment for The Fast Runner due at next Wednesday night class meeting at 5:10 pm
- No copying collaboration is allowed on this assignment, so be sure to submit your own answers in your own words.
Video Podcast: Arctic Water and Cultural Issues
The 24-minute lecture related to the movie The Fast Runner is provided to you as an online streaming video podcast that you have to watch on your own. Click the play button below to begin watching. It is provided in 640 x 480 (480p) format and should be viewable on a computer, iOS device, or Android device. Look for the small play button in the bottom left of the video player window to start the streaming video.
If the streaming video player below does not work for you, then you can download the video to your computer and watch it thereafter by clicking on one of the links below. Given the size of these files and depending on the speed of your internet connection, it could take a long time to download, so one good option is to download them over night if you are using a slower connection. If you can watch it streaming, then you do not have to download a video file at all.
- 640 x 480 (480p) format that balances speed and quality. (523 MB file)
- 1920 x 1280 (HD) format that provides larges size and best quality. (2.5 GB file)
Related web links
- Isuma TV website - has The Fast Runner online for free
- Trash problem resulting from inuit change from nomadic to sedentary society
- Inuit History- facing hisory & urselves website
- Inuit Encyclopedia entry
- Inuit Climate Change Observations- Youtube video
- Polar bear tracker!
