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Cape Dorset artist’s work among 72 purchased for Art Bank – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 30, 2023 Carver, sculptor Ning Ashoona’s art was among 1,748 total pieces submitted for consideration Cape Dorset artist Ning Ashoona’s work is among the 72 pieces purchased recently by the Canada Council for the Arts. The works were acquired as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of its Art Bank, which offers public access […]
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Iqaluit drummers ready to wow crowds at Arctic Winter Games – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 27, 2023 Inuksuk Drum Dancers to represent Team Nunavut, perform at Cultural Gala When the best amateur athletes from Nunavut and Nunavik gather next week for the Arctic Winter Games, it will be one of the biggest showcases of sports talent in the Arctic regions. It will also shine a spotlight on some of […]
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Tanya Tagaq film takes unflinching look at an enigmatic artist – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 19, 2023 New documentary ‘Ever Deadly’ weaves the personal and political; it opens Friday in Iqaluit Tanya Tagaq’s career as a performer is as inventive as the artist herself. She’s won the Polaris music prize and multiple Juno Awards for her music, written a novel, has toured the world and collaborated with artists like […]
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Inuit Heritage Trust maps traditional names before they’re lost – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 17, 2023 Place Name Program visited Resolute Bay for mapping project last week The Inuit Heritage Trust’s Place Name Program team visited Resolute Bay for the first time since 2007 to review and collect traditional place names. Inuit Heritage Trust Inc. manager Lynn Peplinski and co-ordinator Zipporah Ungalaq visited Resolute Bay to document elder-experts […]
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Nunavut Indigenous-language TV channel looking to be in the homes of every Canadian – Global News
As a little girl in the early ’80s, Lucy Tulugarjuk said she would spend most of her time playing outside instead of in front of a screen. Her family and friends in Igloolik, Nvt., did not own televisions, she said, with most households choosing to keep television out as a way to protect Inuit culture. […]
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‘It’s not just about my sister anymore,’ says MMIWG activist – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 10, 2023 Vanessa Brousseau uses TikTok account to connect with Inuit culture, speak out about missing and murdered Indigenous women Vanessa Brousseau has decided that 2023 is her year. Through her growing TikTok, she’s been working with multiple companies, connecting with her Inuit culture, sharing her journey as an abuse survivor and raising her voice in […]
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Parks Canada seeks Indigenous artists for Bellevue House – YGK News
January 6, 2023 As part of its restoration and renewal of Kingston’s Bellevue House, Parks Canada has a call out for Indigenous artists to create art installations that will be displayed in both the interior and exterior of the historic property. The call for artists is part of a plan to tell a more complete […]
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Reflection: Kinngait textiles have another moment – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 3, 2023 Nunatsiaq News reporter Andrea Sakiyama Kennedy looks back on getting an education on Inuit art I joined Nunatsiaq News in September, and it has been both exciting and challenging to learn more about the communities and culture of the people of Nunavut and Nunavik. Although I would never have described myself as […]
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Children’s book from Indigenous singers celebrates ‘gems’ of Arctic music – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 21, 2022 ‘Maakusie Loves Music’ first educational book from Twin Flames duo A new children’s book from a famed Indigenous music duo is shining a spotlight on Arctic music. Maakusie Loves Music is a brightly illustrated book from the couple Chelsey June and Jaaji, otherwise known as the acclaimed folk-rock group Twin Flames. It’s […]
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QIA Call for Proposals for the Qikiqtani Cultural Activities Program
Iqaluit, Nunavut, December 9, 2022 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is inviting proposals for the Qikiqtani Cultural Activities Program (QCAP). Individual Inuit and community groups from any Qikiqtani community is invited to submit a proposal for projects that will run between January 23, 2023 to March 31, 2023. QCAP provides funding for community-based projects […]
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