In the remote Inuit community of Kuujjuaq in northern Quebec, Janice Parsons and Sandy Emudluk lock arms and face each other as their performance begins. Katajjaq, known in the English language as ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Inuktitut was my first language, but I’m slowly losing it since I don’t really have that opportunity to practice my culture as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shina Nova and her mom, Caroline Novalinga (Courtesy photo) MONTREAL — When 22-year-old Shina Novalinga (Inuk) and her mother sing ...

For Shina Nova and her mom, Caroline Novalinga, singing together isn't just a hobby; it's an important part of their Indigenous culture. Since April, Shina, who is Inuk, has used her platform on ...

Oktoecho invites the public to immerse in Inuit culture, with their concert Saimaniq, which means Peace in Inuktitut, at the Théâtre Outremont on October 29th at 8pm. This concert is an original ...

Shina Novalinga is one of a handful of singers from her Indigenous tribe shifting the social media spotlight to Inuit throat singers in Canada. Each song has a different meaning that imitates the ...

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John ...

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Chances are you won't be hearing Tanya Tagaq's music at your next dinner party or wafting over the speakers at the mall. She is technically a pop star, but not in the same vein as, say, her fellow ...