Joanasie Salomonie

Biography

Joanasie Salomonie was a pioneering figure in Inuit film and television, working with the Iqaluit-based Nunatsiakmiut film society until it merged with the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation in 1982.

He was an actor, known for playing the starring role in the local production Nanook Taxi which was directed by Ed Folger and his starring role in Phillip Kaufman’s The White Dawn which was filmed in Iqaluit. In his later years, he was a frequent guest on the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation’s Kippinguijautit program, where he delighted audiences with his stories and practical jokes.

Salomonie also worked for several years as Baffin’s regional alcohol and drug counsellor, using his own recovery as an example for others to follow. He is remembered as a trailblazing actor, activist, artist and community member. 

About Joanasie Salomonie

Medium:

Film, Graphic Arts, Painting, Sculpture

Artistic Community:

Kinngait, Nunavut, Inuit Nunangat

Date of Birth:

Artists may have multiple birth years listed as a result of when and where they were born. For example, an artist born in the early twentieth century in a camp outside of a community centre may not know/have known their exact date of birth and identified different years.

1938

Date of Death:

Artists may have multiple dates of death listed as a result of when and where they passed away. Similar to date of birth, an artist may have passed away outside of a community centre or in another community resulting in different dates being recorded.

1998
Filmography

Glory & Honor, 1998