About 7,000 people live there, and there are many things going on! If you went to Iqaluit, you would see modern buildings and houses, schools and, of course, an airport – you can't get to any of the communities in Nunavut by car.
Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut, is Canada's most northerly capital. This culture is united by a language with disparate dialects that do not relate to Danish, French or English. Inuit share a common culture across the North, whether they live in Greenland, Siberia or Canada. Nunavut has strong connections to Ottawa, and Nunavik is currently part of the province of Quebec, and has ties to Montreal and Quebec City. Because of this, the different regions have had different colonial influences. Inuit have been highly affected by colonialism since the first Basque whalers arrived in the Arctic centuries ago. In Canada, Inuit live in Nunavut (its own territory) and Nunavik (currently part of Northern Quebec).
Inuit culture ranges from Siberia to Greenland and includes several territories and large cities. Performing arts centres like these allow artists from different areas of the North to come together, and provide venues where their work can be presented. A similar performing arts centre was built in Greenland in 1997 ( ). Music and storytelling have long been part of traditional Inuit culture, and today these arts help that culture thrive in the 21 st century.Įfforts are underway to build a Nunavut Performing Arts Centre, so that artists from all across the North can come together and share their love of music, song, dance and story ( ). Tulugak: Inuit Raven Stories is but one example of this. Canada's North is home to a young, vibrant and growing arts community.
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