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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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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How Inuit culture helped unlock power of classical score for Inupiaq violinist
An Inuk violinist and academic is giving a concert and lecture in Montreal in February with a view to showcasing
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Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada plans huge outdoor art projection in run up to Inuit art space opening
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) in the Canadian province of Manitoba is planning huge outdoor projection of Inuit art starting
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Iceland relaxes COVID-19 restrictions for the arts, allows rehearsals to resume
Iceland has relaxed some of its COVID-19 restrictions for the arts, allowing performers, musicians and filmmakers to resume rehearsals as
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Nunavut throat singer Riit a finalist for the Canadian SOCAN Songwriting Prize
Inuk electropop musician Rita Claire Mike-Murphy is a finalist for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize. This year is the 15th
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Kelly Fraser, acclaimed Canadian Inuk singer, was ‘fiercely open with her fans,’ says family
Family confirms the 26-year-old, who was from Nunavut and had been living in Winnipeg, died by suicide Kelly Fraser, the
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Kelly Fraser, Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter, dead at 26
Kelly Fraser, an acclaimed Inuk singer-songwriter born in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, who had been living in Winnipeg, has died at age 26. Fraser’s advocacy
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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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