Character 1
This Inuit man, a central figure in the film, was partly raised in Denmark before returning to Greenland to reconnect with his roots.
Who is Aleqatsiaq Peary?
This Inuit woman serves as a youth activist and advocate in the documentary.
Who is Maatalii Okalik?
Melting sea ice attracts foreign investment mainly in these two industries.
What are oil and gas exploration and shipping?
The Last Ice predicts the total disappearance of this Arctic feature within a few decades.
What is summer sea ice?
The documentary uses this word to describe the historic forced movement and change of Inuit life by colonial authorities.
What is colonization/settlement?
Aleqatsiaq learns this vital skill from his uncle to survive in the Arctic environment.
What is hunting?
Maatalii has recovered from this personal hardship, which is discussed in the film.
What is an abusive relationship?
Development of the Arctic threatens to upset the balance between these three things.
What are Inuit communities, land, and wildlife?
As Arctic ice melts, this practice becomes riskier and sometimes impossible for the Inuit.
What is traditional hunting?
The Inuit lifestyle has traditionally depended on this.
What is nomadic life and hunting?
Aleqatsiaq faces this major health challenge, which is included in the documentary’s narrative.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
Maatalii advocates for these rights in the context of a changing Arctic.
What are human rights for Inuit and Indigenous peoples?
This economic opportunity is specifically growing due to melting ice and newly opened waters.
What is tourism?
The documentary links melting Arctic ice to the loss of these two interconnected aspects.
What are wildlife habitats and cultural traditions?
The documentary contrasts modern pressures with Inuit efforts to reclaim these things.
What are traditional skills and cultural identity?
Aleqatsiaq’s mother suffered this tragic fate when he was young.
What is: she was killed?
Maatalii’s work focuses on ensuring this for the next generation.
What is cultural survival and empowerment?
Global business interests in the Arctic are compared in the film to this wild historical period in America.
What is the Wild West?
Climate change is connected to this broader loss described in the film.
What is the loss of the inuit way of life?
Young people in the film are shown dealing with these modern challenges, which are made worse by environmental change.
What are depression and high suicide rates?
Aleqatsiaq’s journey back to Greenland represents this broader theme of the documentary.
What is reclaiming Indigenous identity and traditional ways of life?
In her activism, Maatalii addresses the impacts of this historical wrong on her people.
What is colonialism?
Melting ice between Greenland and Canada is being exploited for this.
What is economic gain/profit from natural resources?
The film presents this as the critical “cooling system” for our planet.
What is Arctic sea ice?
The film emphasizes the value of this kind of knowledge for responding to climate change.
What is Indigenous traditional knowledge of the land and the eco-system?