Benoit Aquin
Program Officer for Aumaaggiivik – Nunavik Arts Secretariat
« Le Rythme » is a televised musical adventure in which 8 young natives are encouraged to develop their artistic talent together, in order to prepare them for the world of the music industry.
We are students from Tukisiniarvik School in Akulivik, Nunavik. We would like to share with you our perspectives on archaeology, as well as our community and our environment. Through this project, we have trained in archaeological research and participated in the preservation and promotion of our cultural heritage; we have also been introduced to some options in post-secondary studies and employment opportunities in the field of heritage preservation.
Mr. Maka Kotto, Minister of culture and Communications, and Ms. Élizabeth Larouche, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, announced yesterday during a press conference organized with Avataq Cultural Institute, the designation of the katajjaniq, the Inuit throat singing, as an element of Québec’s intangible heritage, under the new Cultural Heritage Act. It is the first element of intangible heritage to be designated since the entry in force of the Act.
Avataq Cultural Institute is a non-profit organization, created in 1980, dedicated to protecting and promoting the Language and Culture of the Inuit of Nunavik. The organization has its head office in Inukjuak, Nunavik, and an administrative office in Westmount, Québec.
