Sámi rapper Ailu Valle wins Finnish state art prize
An indigenous hip-hop musician and a disability rights activist are among the winners of this year’s state arts prizes. Hip-hop
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Twin Flames hope to use music to revitalize Indigenous languages, storytelling
When Chelsey June and Jaaji take the stage as the band Twin Flames, they want to break down barriers and
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Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds, from Atlantic Canada, embraces all the things that make her who she is
When Deantha Edmunds left her hometown of Corner Brook a few decades ago, she took a little bit of her
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A problem of popularity: How Canada’s northern musicians are hurt by lack of access
Andrew Morrison of The Jerry Cans is setting up to play what would be — for most bands with their
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Musician and children’s TV host Riit from Canada’s eastern Arctic recognized for her work
Nunavut-based musician and Inuktitut-language TV host Rita Claire Mike-Murphy is being recognized for her work by the Youth Media Alliance.
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Cultural appropriation argument ‘brings us back a few steps,’ says head of Indigenous Music Awards
The woman who runs the Manito Ahbee festival said she doesn’t believe cultural appropriation is possible within the Indigenous community,
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Inuit artists boycott Indigenous Music Awards over cultural appropriation concerns
A group of Inuit artists are pulling their support from the Indigenous Music Awards over concerns that a First Nations
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Norway sends song with Sami joik to Eurovision Song Contest
KEiiNO, a Norwegian-Sami group mixing pop, electronica, dance and joik, was crowned as winner of the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix
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Canada mourns death of legendary Inuk singer Charlie Panigoniak
Legendary singer-songwriter Charlie Panigoniak has died. Panigoniak, who was born near Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, was a household name in the
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Finland hosts first Nordic visual song contest
Danish sign language performer Lea Hyldstrup was named the winner of the Nordics’ first visual song contest for the deaf,
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Inuit language month kicks off in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut
February is Inuit language month in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, and this year, the event will spotlight traditional
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U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages: Spotlight Nunavut
The United Nations has designated 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages. The goal is to to make people more
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Canadian Inuit rock band Northern Haze returns with first album in 33 years
The ground-breaking rockers from Igloolik, Nunavut are back. It’s been 33 years since Northern Haze recorded their first indigenous-language rock
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Finnish religious group shuns youth arts program due to convictions
Pupils in northern Finland are choosing not to attend cultural performances that they find disturbing on religious grounds. The events
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Indian Agent, the Alaska band reclaiming Indigenous voices
In the 1800s, the U.S. government hired non-indigenous people known as Indian agents to interact with and work to assimilate
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