Unikkaatuarniq | Stories of the North | Contes du Nord
Experience Indigenous films from the circumpolar North,
Outdoors in a theatre made of snow!
-Date/Location(s)-
Fri./Sat., Feb. 6, & 7, 2026, 6-9pm
Lansdowne Park
(Outside the Horticulture building & Aberdeen Pavilion )
1000 Exhibition Way, Ottawa, ON K1S 5J3
&
Sun., Feb. 8, 2026, 6-9pm
Beandigen Cafe
106-900 Exhibition Way, Ottawa, ON K1S 5J3
*Films to be announced
WHAT TO EXPECT
+ Free & Donations welcome
+ Films shown outdoors (Approx. 1 hour)
+ Post-screening DJ & VJ performances
+ Hot Drinks
+ Warming Stations
* This event takes place outdoors on the Friday & Saturday, so please remember to dress appropriately for the weather! Sunday's programming will take place indoors at Beandigen Cafe.
ABOUT
The word Unikkaatuarniq is an Inuktitut word that means "Storytelling". Storytelling is an ancient form of magic, with the power to connect the past with the present, teach lessons, impart values, heal, to explain the world and connect us to the universe through language and mythology. The stories, films, and music in this program, come from Indigenous peoples from the circumpolar north — such as the the Inuit of Canada and Greenland, or the Sami of northern Scandinavia — peoples that have thrived in the Arctic regions of the world for thousands of years, enduring the changing seasons of dark and light, of colonialism, and of climate change. Although these cultures live thousands of kilometres away from each other, they share a common history of resilience in their language, culture and magic through storytelling.
MIIGWECH
This event takes place on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Nation, and is being held in partnership with the City of Ottawa, Lansdowne Park, Winterlude, Beandigen Cafe, Tungasuvvingat Inuit, DARC, Gallery 101, and the NFB. A big thank you to our funders and partners.
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