Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- This documentary pokes fun at the ways in which Inuit people have been treated as “exotic” documentary subjects by turning the lens onto the strange behaviours of Qallunaat (the Inuit word for white people). The term refers less to skin colour than to a certain state of mind: Qallunaat greet each other with inane salutations, repress natural bodily functions, complain about being cold, and want to dominate the world. Their odd dating habits, unsuccessful attempts at Arctic exploration, overbearing bureaucrats and police, and obsession with owning property are curious indeed.
A collaboration between filmmaker Mark Sandiford and Inuit writer and satirist Zebedee Nungak, Qallunaat! brings the documentary form to an unexpected place in which oppression, history, and comedy collide.
Directed by Mark Sandiford - 2006 | 52 min
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I've never really thought about how we may have tampered with the Inuit culture. We basically came into their lives and demanded that they change their life style. This documentary made me really think..
And to many other native cultures to this continent.
yes, and ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE in the whole world
@@umhaitiano2364 I was going to write the same thing, then I saw your comment! Your name is very interesting, where is it from?
thats kinda what the U.S. does its like our thing you know
@@grigsey20 yeah, curiosity brings us someplace in good and bad. I wouldn’t blame those who seeks knowledge but those who did it on purpose, I’d still forgive them because it takes strength to forgive the wicked (depends on where you stand)
"Qallunaat related accidents" is my favourite line in this 😂
Qallu- Bushy eyebrow
naat- big belly
the word qallunaat is translated to bushy eyebrows and big belly lol
Le Père Bulliard qui avait vécu parmi les Inuit du Cuivre parlait de : "Grands sourcils" 😂
That was an absolute masterpiece, One of the best documentaries ever produced
Qallunaat are like an army of Karens coming for you.
No offense to my sister who happens to have that name.
yeah this feels true, my moms also named karen
Good stuff. The more serious interviews interspersed throughout were very interesting and the satire really picked up in the 2nd half. Always enlightening to see the way our culture is viewed from the outside.
This was supposed to be a satirical and humorous look at the white culture. Also educational in the fact on how the Inuit were "discovered" and treated by white peoples and how ignorant most of them were towards the Inuit (and many other Aboriginal peoples) as they made first contact with them. I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Bravo!
Quel dommage qu'il n'y ait pas de traduction en sous-titrage !!
I study Anthropology and they showed us this documentary. The last question they ask talks for itself. Occidental civilization destroyed one by one the cultural identities of the places she visited; thinking her values and ways of living are the more 'advanced'. Civilization can take many different forms. Ours is very interesting with globalization and the technological innovation, but what is very important is ancient wisdom and knowledge. If we don't understand that, we're in serious trouble.
liam, same me too glad to see a fellow junior anthropologist among us
I know this comment is old but holy shit how can a person be so dumb. Its obvious, you and 99% of people in the comments are looking for confirmation bias bcs u alredy have yre opinion about things. But y're so wrong I pity you...
@@nofxfan527 AMONG US
"I was actually fighting for my life....being broadsided by civilization." Powerful ines. It dosn't matter who had the best technology repsecting that each has their own way of doing and living. Yes Inuit have and use "Western Technology" but at what cost?? Research after research has shown that traditonal ways sustained Indigenous peoples to live their life according to their environment-they worked with the environment rather than try to control it. Today Inuit, and many other Indigneous groups, struggle to find their purpose since Western way of working for money isn't working for them. I think had these technologies been introducted in a respectul way the struggle of Indigenous peoples wouldn't be the way it is now.. Also, acknowledgement of what Indigneous people gave to the world is just as important which is being done by various authors but not being taught in the school systems. Although this is a 'satirical mockumenary" it had powerful messages thorughout.
I am also very impressed
As an anthropology student I'm really laughing my ass off. The satire ❤
OMG I know exactly what she's talking about when she's saying 'that mix between that moldy smell and detergent smell'. Literally my relatives homes in Minnesota. I never knew quite how to describe it. Maybe a little lingering hardwood smoke in there too
I don't get why they were laughing... Without the Great Book Of Wisdom for Eskimos, how would they know that babies don't talk? :(
The proper word is Inuit, not eskimos (i.e. "meat eaters").
@@spacewurm that is true, but the that's what the "Great Book of Wisdom" is titled, so i think they were just referencing that one specific thing.
I’d forgive those who have brought such heavy, such hate in to our hearts… love is greater than hate and I’ll stand by it
Very good. A unique look into my world. Thanks for posting.
In greenland we called the English speakers tuluit and the danes qallunaat
Qallunaat means the big bellied and big browed people apparently
Well, One Larsen to another, agreed. Danish people be like that.
@@keithlarsen7557 well you guys didnt do the school camp thingy that the brits did so im thankful
As a Qallunaat from the snowless concrete wastelands, thank you for this enlightening documentary. I'm especially grateful for the QSI field officers who look out for my more adventurous Qallunaat brethren, and save them from the consequences of their own folly.
Well said
This is great there should be more documentaries like this
maine home there is another about Africans reacting to this type of "research"
excellent film , really enjoyed seeing this point of view, "i went camping in jasper" jeffs facial expressions are priceless lol
This is so great! Definitely worth the watch. 😆
Shittttt, I was a Latino girl in a British school and I hated Dick and Jane! I could also NOT relate to it at all!!
I love this. Thank you for doing this. It really encouraged me.
Dude, 100% yes, white people do need to be studied! Just how we that are not "so white are studied!"
Maria Trujillo umm, I’m sorry you’re white. And it’s not just non white ppl are studied, it’s everyone with a different culture they know nothing about.
White people were thoroughly studied. The information is in medical books, history books, and more! Other races are also documented! Can you believe it!?
The best anthropology I've seen on white people is this film and also God Grew Tired Of Us from the Sudan/Kenya perspective.
In the other film I remember they were trying to understand how Santa Claus is so important, but he's not in the Bible, while the movie The Santa Clause is playing in the background, and Santa is hit by an arrow and falls off a roof. It is really bizarre for the western culture to have this representation for Christmas, but not one story is respectful of the mythology - it is always a joke. We have no fix for this.
The fact is, on a traditional sense of things, westerners have no culture. In western culture, nothing is respected. However we have little "cult followings" like conferences that bring fans of The Big Lebowski together. Or we have fans of sports teams that hang out together. Or we have churches, and political parties. Maybe that satisfies that hunger to belong to a group with similar types of respects.
A very fascinating and funny doc! It's so alianait! :D
I am from south of your border. The USA. Thank you for posting this film. I will re watch it again. You have many good visions of the white man or so called civilized world. Look forward to watching other videos. The opening showing white man being studied was so funny and sad show me how your parents must have felt being " Studied "
Very good documentary
Very good Khalunaaq-QUALUNAAT documentary.
LMFAOOO watching this for my intro to research homework and its hilarious and very much on point smh
You know at 20 minutes in, he went to Toronto :)
comedy gold
This is insanely poignant, incredibly accurate, and very embarrassing. I am qallunaat, hoping to extend my sincerest, heartfelt apologies. Thank u for enlightenment And Blessings Always
S'il vous plaît, aidez-moi à comprendre car il n'y a pas de traduction !... 😢
@@cB3n.5jBtAA9.-aje peux essayer de traduire mais c’est assez long, ça prendra du temps (puis le français c’est ma deuxième langue donc il y aura peut-être des fautes)
Why no subtitles.......
There was where necessary
@@DenethordeSade.90
Aucune traduction pour moi...
Yoi, someone finally answered a question my elders ask many years ago. Now I understand a little better to.
Qallunaat, is not universal to the Inuk language, the Mackenzie Inuvialuk say "Tanik" - white man.
Kratunat au Groenland est
Kablunat.. selon les régions
A fitting response to nanook of the north
We need a 2023 addon - remake....more input. .more perspective.... more ripple effect
Cela a l'air d'être un super documentaire mais nous n'avons pas de traduction...
Human beings are so flawed
OMG I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wassaaaap LMAO
Pourquoi au Canada n'utilisez-vous pas les chiens pour tracter les traîneaux comme au Groënland ?..
les inuit ont une fois utilisé des qimmit (chiens) mais les gendarmes les ont tués il y a quelques décennies en essayant de faire assimiler les inuit
S'ilvous plaît, ajoutez la traduction !!!
Ikea camping ground. xDD
They where not superior but selfintitled and enjoy to belittle other cultures . The inuit are great people😘
That sounds like a comment from someone who was offended by it.
I found it again... yeeeees!!
weeny buns
... OUR CHUCKLE MUSCLE
How can I get my Inuit Q number pls
Police is our friend hahahahaha😅
Ha he ha iyungnajuatu
Great 😂
It is a satire
My dad was white and had dark skin. My grandfather fought in World War One with a bayonet. He was from Ukraine. I don’t find hurting other people funny. Part of my family were in Uzbekistan during the Holocaust. I want to thank the Uzbekistan people for saving my relatives’ lives during the Holocaust. Why are some white Jewish people are dark complected? I don’t know. I am Ashkenazim. I seen many people who can’t be related to me. I actually am fair complected and I look Irish. I do like this video though.
It is very clearly stated that white is a state of mind not looks lol
We 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Because we have blonde, red, or brown hair. This makes no sense.
13:50 to 16:40 The fuck they're laughing aboot? that was weieieirrrd...
just memorable how the qallunaat talked to us like babies even though we were humans
Inuk humor fail.