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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Canada – U.K. Arctic music & policy show looks to build bridges
Ask the average person in the South what they know about the Arctic and things like ‘ice’ or ‘polar bears’ usually
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Blog: A Russian icebreaker and an italian pianist float into the Arcic…
From floating piano concerts to new icebreakers launching, a lot is going on in the Arctic lately. On June 16, Russia
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Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq wins Canada’s prestigious Polaris Prize
Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq was awarded Canada’s prestigious Polaris Prize Monday night (September 22) for her album Animism besting
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Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq on reclaiming Nanook of the North
By Holly Gordon, CBC Music Tanya Tagaq doesn’t mince words. Asked about her impressions of Nanook of the North, a
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Canadian festival welcomes artists from across the North
Musicians, singers and other performers from all across the North have descended on the Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit this
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