Noun
nanook (plural nanooks)
(Alaska) A polar bear.
Going to trade his hunt from the year, including foxes, seals and polar bears, Nanook comes in contact with the white man and there is a funny interaction as the two cultures meet. Source: Internet
For instance, in Nanook of the North, Flaherty did not allow his subjects to shoot a walrus with a nearby shotgun, but had them use a harpoon instead. Source: Internet
Hollywood Nanook of the North ( 1922 ) was a successful film, and Flaherty was in great demand afterwards. Source: Internet
In a 2014 Sight and Sound poll, film critics voted Nanook of the North the seventh best documentary film of all time. citation Legacy At the time, few documentaries had been filmed and there was little precedent to guide Flaherty's work. Source: Internet
In making Nanook, Flaherty cast various locals in parts in the film, in the way that one would cast actors in a work of fiction. Source: Internet
In this scene, Nanook and his family arrive in a kayak at the trading post and one family member after another emerge from a small kayak, akin to a clown car at the circus. Source: Internet