Joseph Idlout (1912/1913 - 2 June 1968) is an

Inuk Inuit (singular: Inuk) are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America and Russia, including Greenland, Labr ...

featured on the former Canadian two-dollar bill. When the

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occurred in 1959, Idlout helped Inuit families adjust to their new surroundings in Resolute, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut). In 1954, due to the lack of foxes in the

Pond Inlet Pond Inlet () is a small, predominantly Inuit community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, located on northern Baffin Island. To the Inuit the name of the place "is and always has been Mittimatalik." The Scottish explorer John Ross (R ...

area, Idlout requested that he move to Resolute. The government was not supportive of the move but finally relented, and Idlout moved in 1955.

Documentaries

Idlout came to public attention after the release of the 1952 documentary ''Land of the Long Day''. At the time Idlout was living in

and was known for his ability as a hunter and leader at the camps. The publicity of the film has led to him being called the "most famous " of his time.Inuit History
/ref> He was posthumously the subject of the 1990 documentary film ''Between Two Worlds'', directed by Barry Greenwald and produced by the

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(NFB) and Investigative Productions Inc. In the one-hour documentary, Idlout's son, Peter Paniloo takes viewers on a journey through his father's life. The film is included in the NFB's Inuit film collection, '' Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories''. ''Between Two Worlds'' is a continuation of Idlout's life after the making of ''Land of the Long Day'' until his death in 1968, when he drove a

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over a cliff after drinking at the

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base.

Family

He is the grandfather of rock singer Lucie Idlout. Idlout's daughter, Leah Idlout, has said that her father was the son of Joseph-Elzéar Bernier. It is thought that Idlout may have been the only son of Bernier.

References

External links

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''Land of the Long Day''
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''Between Two Worlds''
at NFB.ca {{DEFAULTSORT:Idlout, Joseph 1910s births 20th-century Inuit people Inuit from the Northwest Territories People from Pond Inlet 1968 deaths Year of birth missing People from Resolute