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Mary Piercey-Lewis

Mary Piercey-Lewis, a Music Teacher with a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, Published a Text of Inuit Choral Music for the First Time in 2021.

Contemporary and traditional Inuit music from Canada’s Arctic region can be found in Inuit Inngiusingit: A Collection of Inuit Choral Music. This collection includes Susan Aglukark’s Inuit pop classics, Paul K. Irksuk’s Inuit folk music, traditional Inuit a-ja-ja songs, and throat songs. But did you know that the first text on Inuit choral music was […]

Mary Piercey-Lewis, a Music Teacher with a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, Published a Text of Inuit Choral Music for the First Time in 2021. Read More »

Inuit

When Did They Discover the Existence of the Inuit of Northwest Greenland?

The Inuit, also known as the Smith Sound Inuit, are Greenlandic Inuits who were historically known as Arctic Highlanders. They are the northernmost group of Inuit and the northernmost people in North America, living in Greenland. They were previously known as Polar Eskimos. Inuit make up approximately 1% of Greenland’s population. The Inuit of northwest

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What is Project Surname?

The Inuit, or popularly known as Eskimos, are indigenous groups of people inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. They would often name their children uniquely. Today they have adopted a more western form of naming their kids, but why is that so? Project Surname was a plan executed by the Canadian government to

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