How to Build an Igloo
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- This classic short film shows how to make an igloo using only snow and a knife. Two Inuit men in Canada’s Far North choose the site, cut and place snow blocks and create an entrance--a shelter completed in one-and-a-half hours. The commentary explains that the interior warmth and the wind outside cement the snow blocks firmly together. As the short winter day darkens, the two builders move their caribou sleeping robes and extra skins indoors, confident of spending a snug night in the midst of the Arctic cold!
Directed by Douglas Wilkinson - 1949 | 10 min
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Its 2am. I have work at 7
I live nowhere near snow.
I should be sleeping, but...
I. MUST. KNOW
That's me exactly...I live near equator....not a speck of snow...but I must KNOW....
exactly
And I here from Brazil but in the same situation yours ... here it is 1:21 am and I sell.
It's 12:34 AM in Nepal. And I must know.
GFF K.
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i always find these old documentaries simple, less drama and more accurate and rich in content than recent ones
+Johnny Topside That is backwards. Eskimo is a generic term inclusive of multiple peoples, not a specific tribe.
Inuit, however, is referring to specific tribes of Eskimo, it's accurate when referring to only Canadian populations specifically.
Eskimo is accurate for all of them, while Inuit is wrong when you get into Alaska and Siberia.
what are you even replying to
BlackPaw He deleted his post, guy was claiming that calling them Eskimos was incorrect and that Eskimos is a specific tribe.
He compared it to calling all native Americans Aztecs, and claimed Inuit was proper, which is backwards.
In Canada, most of the tribes are Inuit, so it' makes sense to refer to them as Inuit and that's what has become politically correct these days.
But, people have misunderstood that and reached the conclusion that Eskimo is actually wrong, which is not the case, it simply also includes groups not in Canada.
Yes more to the topic and point, more direct to the solution rather than leaving us guessing.
It's not polite to call someone an eskimo, it means raw meat eater, like a savage. Inuit is accurate for people outside of canada. I don't know where you're getting your false information.
this is really cool. one of my friends is Inuit from Alaska. and he told me that to graduate from high school. everyone had to learn to build an igloo. and then stay in it for several days.
similarly, in Minnesota, its a requirement to be able to swim, tread water for 20 minutes, an float. good things to learn. i think these kids of survival skills should be mandatory across the country.
Interesting how their school tested them on things of everyday life and important skills..... then there are our schools.....
You'd think in north dakota they'd have specialized classes as well being in the worst winters i lived there growing up you would have 70 below wind chills, sheets of ice nearly everywhere, huge snow drifts and black ice. But nope. Most we got was what to do when sliding while driving :/
Wait, you guys had those requirements? Wow. I live in Arizona. We just had to not fail school. The most survival stuff I learned was: Drink water, scorpions bad, rattlesnake bad, desert wants to kill you, now go home while we get the rattlesnake out from under the monkey bars where it made its nest.
Here in you are not able to hot wire a mitsubishi in 30 seconds flat you dont get your HS Diploma.
Nothing should ever be mandatory. That is what takes freedom away. Just like brainwashing and mandating vaccines.
Every school course should be optional but strongly advised/suggested.
Old documentaries are way more enjoyable to watch than new ones. No hard rock background music or crazy drums. No stupid amount of animations and fancy cuts. Just pure information.
this type of narration is best
Really?
Robin Gilliver yes
@@AHJ-ud5fi
What?
@@robinhyperlord9053 necroposter?
Elzero Dragon yes
I commend those who made this instructional film so long ago when most Inuit will still living in igloos in the circumpolar north. The two Inuit men probably grew up watching their fathers and elders building igloos. This is useful for those who would want to learn the age old craft if they should go out on the land. Further, the word Inuit meaning people is now widely accepted in the north. Inuit means many without the 's', Inuuk means two and Inuk means one.
Respect. It would take me a few days and several walls falling in to get close to this masterpiece
Me too. But I bet this wasn't the first time those guys tried to build one....
I'm not sure when I will ever use this knowledge, but I'm glad I have it!
When covid varient Z (zombie) comes this will be useful. That is if you stay alive until u reach cold places where zombie are rarely seen i guess
i fuckin knew 2pac was still alive. He's chillin in an igloo.
+Rafael surely he is not warming up...
+Rafael i fuckin hear 2pac too.
+Rafael u r silly! lmao
Rafael
inside my mind i couldnt find a place to rest until i got that Eskimolife tatted on my chest!!
Rafael Pac must of did plastic surgery to go from a Negro to Inuit appearance
I admire the Eskimo for such architectural skill
Isaac Anthony And with the most simple materials.
i can't even build legos
Yes they'll build you a snow house in the build sweltering dessert.
Also I heard his name being called 2-pac 😃
Isaac Anthony WAw
So great to see how most Canadian's build their homes. :)
+DumbDuck44 I've lived in an igloo in toronto since i was 2
yoloswag420 How do you keep your maple syrup warm though? I assume it involves two or more hosers rubbing hockey sticks soaked in Canadian whisky together while apologizing to each other that its taking so long to make a fire?
+yoloswag420 Must suck in the summer. No privacy.
nah we just live in normal houses in summer ... no need for snow then
Also most of us can’t afford maple syrup since the Americans make it expensive
All the drongos complaining about the dogs being left outside, they are working husky's with thick FUR. It's not the same as your little hamster dog that you have at home.
gerrpk not sibierian
They are ignorant of their culture, gain some knowledge it won't hurt try it
gerrpk indeed
gerrpk, "hamster dog"? My hamster has more fur than my dog!! That is a good one! Funny.
True.
They are built for the cold.
1.5 hours! Every swing of the tool was measured and precise. Amazing.
Maybe to you. It wasn't level at all.
@@ebogar42 bruh i bet the white mans house wasnt fuckin level... after all its not like they could check their leveling tools in -50c or if there was leveling tools back in the early 1890's
I saw this film in school in the 1960s. We built one on the playground in Grade 5, but the teachers destroyed it, saying it was too dangerous.
F*ck those teachers
@@poolchinchilla167 It could have collapsed on their amateur little heads and then everyone would have blamed the teachers then too. Can't win when you're the one in charge I guess 🤷🏾♀️
Me watching this in Australia: *Ah yes, very helpful*
1 hour and 30 mins to make that, these two are amazing.
40 minutes..... man that is amazing! It's baffling to see these large blocks just stay in position on such an angle.
Humans can really be amazing, what grace and skill, to think of this!
This is a survival technique that should be taught in survival schools for anyone venturing into frigid areas...It is genius!!!!!
I personally think its really smart the way the Inuit build igloos
I actually came here looking for snow shelter building techniques and was happy to see the national film board of Canada presenting it, their website is awesome, heaps of great film that I've never seen
geez how i love the classics. cartoons, documentaries, games. it brings so much nostalgia.
The work these men of the Arctic perform in the construction of their home from the elements enriches their soul as if nature has given them a pass to exists for their ingenuity, talent, they live in synchronicity with the environment.
These guys are architectural masters!!!!
Respect to the Inuits. Greetings from a Pakistani.
After watching this, I still don't know how the igloo holds itself together.
Witchcraft
+Zen Yorkfield the other ice blocks hold them together until it thaws and refreezes then it will be cemented to eachother
Super Glue . . . . .
put 1 block on top, then poke ur sno-nife in middle, then slice a bit, then blocks will sticked togather, in cold , I do.
Not witchcraft, Minecraft!
It's amazing how someone can come to your country and label you an Eskimo .
great stuff. thanks for sharing. very skillful in keeping blocks from falling as the walls rise and arch in. I tried this as a kid with snow that was mostly too loose,dry,fluffy
I had watched 5-6 'how to build Igloo', this one gave the most clear answer
pretty sure I saw this at school in the early 70's . Good times....
Wow......you're old.
Luke Cague you’ll get there too in no time.😲
@@loopy7057 rude
So intriguing to me. I would love to be there watching. I love winters and all the snow. I dont mind the low temps, just bundle up and be smart about. Theres always cuddling. 😊
“Yutac and tupac settle snuggly inside using a snow block”
Lol bars
I've seen a film taken in the 1920s of a snow house being built by one man. He even included an ice window with a sheet of snow to reflect sunlight through it.
cool where did you find that?
Best CZcams video I have seen this month.
Im from Pakistan living in Toronto and complaining about cold weather and snow for 18 years... Today Im gonna build a friggin Igloo in my backyard!
Breathing Dreams Photo & cinema Good luck and I hope you complete it. If you did succeed try to sleep in it, it’s very warm and cozy with a candlelight and you gonna sleep good if you don’t live by the highway.
The same people here complaining about how the huskies are outside are the same people leaving there huskies outside in 90 degree weather
Wow, what a pleasure to watch/absorb!
What am I doing here? I have to study for final
Did you passed your final?
Kageroo hope you get A+
I have to sleep for final 😂
Might as well stay, your failing anyway😶☠
How was it?
Reminds me of movies we watched in grade school back in the '50's
Ingenious these are the type of ppl that will survive if anything major ever happens not us we would all be dead in weeks
Tupac figured out the one way to escape the illuminati and that is to become a fucking Eskimo...
The Inuits are really amazing. How did they adapt to the most hostile environment on earth?
by not wasting any part of any animal we kill by making clothes and kayaks with caribou hides and seal furs
Wow thanks for this download, it shows you don't need much schooling to survive, and how those dogs sleep out in the open, that was a great film Wow
I'm sure this takes years of watching their parents build and multiple tries before they get it right, not having what the eastern view as education doesn't mean native people aren't educated, those skills are much harder to learn then the math we learn at school nowadays for sure, and I'm their environment at the time, much more useful.
This movie was once played and watched by indonesian locals in the year of 1971. It was shown in a documentary called "Wet Earth And Warm People" and you can search it in yt.
Imagine being a local people in tropical country seeing people from northern working and living in ice and snow in the year of 71 when there is no internet and not every houses or family had a television or access into it
6:25 but how! it looks as if the cube is defying gravity!
Beveled.
yeah pretty sure its magic
Wow! This was the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Thank you NFB! Going to attempt this with my family. :)
Tupok is hanging out with Elvis, keeping each other warm.
I love the into music on all classic films 💕
They stay alive due to all the hot fire tupac spits.
I laughed a little to much at this one.
LMAO
they also used their dogs as heaters. on really cold nights they will bring a few dogs inside because a dogs body temperature is about 102F.
@@ruforufo2185 true. Bitches always make things hot and heavy.
Huddled around his mixtape for warmth.
Eskimos - The original Minecrafters.
+Henry Tompkinson not really
Wtf are you even talking about?
Matthew Nielsen
Hi Sthephany!
Inuit
Once inside they cozy up with a warm Kraft dinner, what a wonderful day for Canada and therefore the world
I agree. It’s nice to see Inuit people building the igloo
Made back before we were taught that "Eskimo" is a derogatory term and the proper term is Inuit. Live and learn, and thankfully we are slowly getting there...NFB is always good, as well as something of a video time capsule . Good stuff!
I live in Florida why am I watching this..!
Same here... Brazil 🇧🇷
I've never even seen snow, and yet here I am.
Our winters suck at times, but I still feel sad for people who seldom or never have seen snow.
Just hearing the old audio quality and this guys 60s style narration.....I know imma like this video
This was great! Love old school documentaries
classic! they are so skilful and equipped with practical knowledge.
This is really impressive, it took me a good 8 hours to build one about half the size using similar technique!
I am amazed at the quick craftmanship...
Great who wants to go become eskimos and live in an igloo? Let’s go!
And Biggie is builduing an igloo east of tupac’s
He doesn't fit in an igloo. He digs into the ground
dam that is highly impressive
I remember seeing this in social studies class, i suppose in the 70s here in Saskatchewan Canada 🇨🇦 😅
Tupaq and Akiutaq - respect.
Qujanarsuaq for sharing your knowledge and skills. 😍👍❤❤❤
came from reddit just for curiosity, ended up watching the whole thing
I'm always fascinated by how anyone could survive and live in that climate. Our tribe is in Arizona and learned in grade school that the Alaskan tribes are related to us. Go Athabaskan brothers and sisters!!! 😎
it never snows in kerala, and still here i am watching how to build an igloo
GREAT !
Greetings !
Harry (from Old Germany)
These guys built an igloo and I cant even build a sandcastle without it falling apart. 👍👍
True. But they probably couldn't send an email or find a given address in any North American city. They were brought up to face different challenges than we were.
@@ShmuelWeintraub how the hell am i talkin to you through starlink then? were not mongrels bro
I love this. A few points of interest: 1, the roman numerals MCMXLIX at the end are from 1949, hence the fairly patronising attitude of the day. 2, -40F is the same as -40C, and although Canada is Metric now, it wasnt in 1949, and I had to go and check!
Nothing patronising about it.
@@cadenhopp9884 Because life is life. Igloo vs. real buildings. Get over the virtue signaling.
@@cadenhopp9884 We are marveling at the ingenuity of the nomads. It's what brought us to this video. They aren't allowed to reciprocate?
Wait what? This was made in 1949? That doesnt make sense as color didnt make it in broadcasting until 6 or so years later....
@@rickylovesyou NFB is the National Film Board of Canada, not tv
But wouldn't it make sense to have the dogs inside too, not only to... provide them some warmth and shelter, but too also help warm the inside of the igloo with their natural body heat?
Oh wow. Old school doco. Nostalgia +1000
Anyone recommend channels that are uploading these?
The announcer did not mention about the transparent ice window that they make to lighten inside the igloo
even more fuckin impressive when you think about it! lol
I knew it all along *Tupac is still alive* but he moved to see his cousin in the Northern Arctic!
I guess he didn’t like what’s happening in USA.👍
Alaster Kenway lmao that’s funny, because Black couldn’t survive in -40 to -50 cold weather lmao
i just watched this for no reason but i must say i am impressed
I live in the tropics and i am watching this.
I want to see how they live on the inside!!!!!
but imagine being the person to invent the igloo though
Love the sound reminds me of my elementary days.
these guys should rule the world,.....
I think the music in the end is very catching personally
ikr
Tupac made it himself.
my nigga tupac doin big thangs
Nice video. Remind me what we watch on third grade back in early 90s
tupac and threepac did a good job
50cent was not invited.
Lockheed Martin could build that for 3 million.
That would be 3 million in 1958 dollars.
Trump could build it for less and faster.
@@daydayruyeyeyeyeyyeyey8293 If Trump were in charge of that igloo build they all would be standing around waiting Mexico to do all the work
@@lithium25693 😝
Boeing couldn't do it for a penny under $5 million, but then it might come crashing down, killing all inside.
How can the upper blocks stay in their places? The videos says they are "supporting each other", but the angle is insane. Why aren't they falling to the ground?
+Wimi Bussard physics
The snow sticks to other snow
+Wimi Bussard The properties of the snow there allow it to happen, between that and skill, they make it look easy. It's a ton of work :) Having two people in there helps as one can support a block while the other puts up the next which locks the previous block in better.
Canada is magic
B O N N I E it’s a flat top though, it’s proportional it seems like a sphere to me, when I saw it done I’m like where’s the slight peak
damn that's a process but they made it look easy
Pac mans winter routine 💪 🥊
I would like to build a very big igloo castle!
It takes Eskimos 1 1/2 hour to build an Igloo and it takes all day for a two man New York City construction crew to build a shed from Home Depot.
This was a very well explained video
I’m 12 years old and now I want to build an igloo after watching this.
And I'm over here bitching about heating up my car when I go to work in the morning during the winter
Ride a camel.🙂
Imagine doing this with aircrete. You'd have to design each brick carefully (probably in a computer design program).
Nice tutorial, thanks a lot!
Thank God for civilization
Come on, welcome back to our origins! these igloos are a million star hotel!
Inuit
would watch it again
11/10
Orc gasmo 10000 out of 10
Belize central America sending love to the north pole & surrounding areas!!✌🙏🌎❤
super great and informative!!!!