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ArtsCultureFilm11TuesdayAugust62013ByMEAGANWOHLBERGWithawhalehuntofftheArcticCoastandavoyagetothebreathtakingtraditionalhuntinggroundsoftheMoun-tainDenekickingofflmingthissummerseasontwoofDeneAJourneyisshapinguptobequitetheadventure.Filmingofthehitsix-partNorthern-focusedtelevisionseriesfeaturedonAPTNbeganlastmonthinInuvikfollowingNWT-bornactorandauthorRenelttaArlukonajourneytoexperiencepartofhermixedInuvialuitandDeneheritage.ThecameraschasedArluknorthtoKendallIslandwheresheharvestedherrstbelugawhaleaftermeetingwithel-derstotalkcultureandshakealegInukstyle.SoonafterthecrewtraipsedafterEugeneBoulangerashetravelledbacktohishomecommunityofTulitabyboatbeforetakingofftothetradi-tionalharvestingareaknownasBehgahdehorGillRiverasfarnorthasSheepMoun-tainwherehewenthuntingandlearnedtheartofdrum-makingfromtheAndrewbrothers.Followingthesamelineaslastseasontheoriginalseriescontinuestocenteroncul-turalrevitalizationespeciallyamongstDeneyouthintheNorthwithafocusonland-basedactivitieslikehuntingandshingartslikemoosehidetanningtraditionalfoodpreparationandindigenouslanguages.Theresalotofworkbe-hindthescenesthatpeopledontgettoseebutitsforsurewortheverymomentbe-causebeingoutonthoselmshootsisanexperienceforthecrewaswellformyselfandauniqueopportunitytolearnaboutthehistoryoftheNorthindifferentwaysdirectorAmosScotttoldTheJournal.Sothatsbeenthegreatthingabouthavingtheopportunitytogoontheseshootsandshareitwithpeoplethatway.Thisseasonisgoingtobeevenmorefocusedonlan-guageasagrantfromtheCanadaMediaFundrequiresaversionofeachepisodebedubbedintheAboriginallanguagefromtheregioninwhichitisshot.ForexampleBoulangersepisodewillbeeditedinEnglishbuttranslatedintoasecondNorthSlaveyver-sionaswell.ArlukswillbeinInuvialuktun.Whilethetranslationaddsanextralayeroflabourtothepost-productionprocessScottsaiditisworthit.ItwillbeinterestingtoseehowitsreceivedbecauselanguageissuchanimportantelementoftheNorth.Imex-citedthatwegettoturnthisshowalsointoalanguageshowhesaid.ThoughplanningfortherestoftheseasonhasnotbeensetinstoneScottsaidviewerscanlikelyexpecttowatchastheyembarkonatraditionalfallcaribouhuntwithYellowknivesDeneelderGlenCoulthardandwillhopefullyheadoutontoatraplinenearDelinelaterinthewinterwithNWTmusi-cianJayGilday.AswellScottsaidseasontwowilllikelyofferabiggerpictureoftheregionshed-dingsomelightonlocalper-spectivesontheenvironmentindustryandotherchallengestobeingabletopracticecul-turalactivities.TheressomeideasthatEugeneforexamplehasonconservationforthebelugahunttheressomeoutsidepressures.Basicallywelltrytogivesomediscussionpointstotheoutsidepres-suresoncultureintellingthestoryandlmingtheepisodeScottsaid.Ihaventlmedthemallyetbutclimatechangewillprobablybeacommonthreadthroughoutallofthem.Itchangeshowpeoplepredictlandactivityheadded.Scottsaidthetopicsandpeo-plefeaturedontheshowrightnowarediscoveredmainlythroughwordofmouthandarebasedonwhoisinterestedingettingreacquaintedwithpartsoftheirculture.ItsjustthroughthenetworkofpeoplethatIhavejusttalk-ingaboutpotentialoptionsandthenIapproachthem...Theyrepeoplewhodesirethatrecon-nectionelementhesaid.DeneTVshowheadsoutonsecondtrekacrossNWTSeason2ofDeneAJourneytobefeaturedinEnglishAboriginallanguagesPhotoRielStevensonBurkeThecrewbehindtheAPTNseriesDeneAJourneyinterviewsRenelttaArlukfortherstepisodeofitssecondseasonbeforefollowingheroutonabelugahuntnearKendallIslandontheArcticCoast.MotherNatureSmithsLandingFirstNationKirstenBradleyandKrisJohnsonJohnBlythLeifandNatalieAndersonSaskiaVanMourikKarlCoxKrisJohnsonCheyeannePaulettePeteandDaisyStarrChrisWilliamsJasonPanterLindaMartinJanieHobartKevinAntoniakPattyKayHamiltonAnnieHamiltonSteveMcClincheyChristinaMcAdamCalumMcCarneyAmyLuskMichealTyasJean-PhilippeMarquisTraceyHuttonandfamilyHilaryTurkoandAdamBatheRickJamesandfamilyKevinSmithMarylanYanikGordRothneyLynnNapier-BuckleyHelenaKatzJeffDixonRobertMacDonaldBryanFoyeKellyMandevilleMikeCouvretteMikeKeizerMichelleKeizerMichaelMiltenbergerFrancoisPauletteBerrosPizzeriaOldTownGlassWorksPaulBannisterDonJaqueMeaganWohlbergChrisTalbotChuckBlythMikeBeaverBethGerowLinakerFamilyKeithHarteryNorthernLifeMuseumTeamRustyRavenandLaurieYoungMeikaMcDonaldKaesersPaulCressmanJulianMorseMaxenceJailletandfamilyRadioTaigaTownofFortSmithTheRoyalCanadianLegionGNWT-ITINorthwesternAirLeaseTidesCanadaNWTPowerCorp.GrantandNikiPaziukToniHeronDeniseYuhasTraceyWilliamsKaeserFamilyCraigMacPhersonandtheDepartmentofTransportationBarbMacPhersonatNorthernMacSkiToeNorthernStoreChamberofCommerceQueenElizabethCampgroundTTABandRABBlythandBatheInc.HobartandMumInc.TDCSandraRobichaudandWhisperingPineCottagesENRWallysDrugsAquabaticsDixiePennerJanieHobartandherpreciouscrewofvolunteersandeveryonewhocarriedgearupthehillAndeveryoneelseweforgottolistherewearemostgratefulforallyoursupportandhelpwithPaddlefest2013