Passing on the Inuit drumming tradition in Nain
By Heidi Atter ‘Drumming makes me feel like a good person,’ said 8-year-old Ashton Allan A Nunatsiavimuit mother is working
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Culture (Canada)
Whitehorse fashion students design and sell orange T-shirts for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
By Camilla Faragalli A group of students in Whitehorse have created their own orange T-shirts as a fundraiser for the
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Nunavut’s newest cultural centre rethinks the basics of building in the Arctic
A new cultural centre in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, will provide space where elders can share traditional skills such as how
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Inuk artist Elisapie to be celebrated with Canadian postage stamp
It’s 1 of a set of 3 new stamps to be released on National Indigenous Peoples Day Inuk artist Elisapie
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Taloyoak band, Nickelback producer set up recording hub in Arctic community
For one week this winter, the quiet of Taloyoak’s Boothia Hotel was broken by the rumble of electric guitar. Every
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Twice Colonized wins documentary prize at Canadian Screen Awards
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Documentary follows Aaju Peter’s journey through the trauma of colonization and loss of her son WARNING:
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‘First Inuit rock band’ member given top Quebec arts honour
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Inuit music icon William Tagoona to be inducted to the Order of Arts and Letters of
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This former N.W.T. pilot’s photo collection captures 50 years of history
The N.W.T. Archives has a new collection of photos that capture nearly 50 years of aviation in the North. Retired
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Grand chief pens children’s book to promote Cree language, and address bullying
The Grand Chief of the Eeyou Istchee is now a published author. Mandy Gull-Masty just released her first book, called
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Inuk singer-songwriter won Canada’s contemporary Indigenous artist of the year
When Elisapie Isaac started working on Inuktitut, a cover album of classic songs translated into Inuktitut, she expected it to
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Athlete from Yukon, says living far from Whitehorse led to removal from AWG team
A woman from Ross River, Yukon, says she wasn’t allowed to compete in the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) this year
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Young Kaska designer from the Yukon makes waves at fashion show in Italy
Natasha Peter’s Kaska Dena Designs were featured at Milan Fashion Week Starting your own business can be tough, and Natasha
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1970s recordings from Nunavut shares stories of Inuinnait daily life
Hundreds of hours of old audio recordings in Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun are being digitized to preserve and share stories of
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The cathartic hip-hop of rising Nunavut rapper Shauna Seeteenak
She wants her listeners to know that ‘it’s OK to not be OK’ Written by Kyle Mullin DMX had his four-wheelers and
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Sea kayakers who paddled Northwest Passage charged with Parks-related offences
A group of four sea kayakers is facing a long list of charges in connection to alleged offences that took
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