Qilaut 2025 offers Inuktut songwriters chance at prizes, performances – Nunatsiaq News

Mar 12, 2025

Annual contest open for entries until May 5

Nunavut songwriters of all ages have the chance to compete for more than $12,000 in prizes by entering Qilaut 2025, the territory’s 10th annual Inuktut songwriting contest.

“This contest allows emerging and established artists to celebrate and connect with our culture through song and language,” Premier P.J. Akeeagok said in the legislative assembly March 3, speaking in his role as minister of culture and heritage.

This year’s themes are Pirursatillunga and Inuit Sanasimajangit, which translate into English as “when I was growing up” and “Inuit creations,” according to the Department of Culture and Heritage.

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