Special Episode: Community, culture and 'country food'
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Special Episode: Community, culture and 'country food'

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 30, 202625 min

Nil Köksal speaks with director Malaya Qaunirq Chapman about her new documentary "Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat." She takes us to kitchen tables in Taloyoak, Nunavut, where food is as much about culture as it is about sustenance. On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we'll hear how generations of community members are striving to preserve their way of life in the face of sky-high food and gas prices -- and why access to food straight from the land is so crucial.

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This is a CBC Podcast. Hello, I'm Neil Kirksell. And I'm Chris Houghton. This is a special edition of the As It Happens podcast.

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In this episode, laying it all on the table. In Taluktawak Nunavut, food represents much more than nutrition. It's also a way to build community and a connection to a way of life that people are passionate about preserving.

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But there are barriers to getting out on the land, and of course grocery prices are soaring, so food has also become a source of stress. Malaya Hunuk-Chapman lays all of this out in her new documentary called Miri Lauta Let Us Eat.

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