Step 3 learn the exersize playing the snare drum line on the bass drum. Watch an inuit drum dancer from kugluktuk perform at the alianait arts festival in iqaluit, nunavut northern canada. Inuit drum dancing gjoa haven drum dance festival youtube. Somon amna a traditional inuit drum dance song youtube. The region has a subarctic climate, but barely so, with july having an average of 10.
Kugluk is the innunaqtun word for fast moving water, tuk means place of. It is located north of the arctic circle on the canadian mainland at the mouth of the coppermine river where it feeds into coronation gulf, which is part of the northwest passage. The hamlet changed its name in 1996 to kugluktuk, which means place of rapids, referring to the rapids at bloody falls, 15 km upstream. Take a musical journey through five west african countries with dancing drum. However, now, the service is due to end march 31, 2016. Kugluktuk will provide you with a unique nunavut experience that is hard to forget. This book contains of of the elements characteristic of a legend. Company profile, information and contact info for kugluktuk by law officer kugluktuknu from profile canada, canadas most trusted business database for lists and data. The best things to do in kugluktuk 2020 with photos. The surrounding landscape is dominated by the rocky and often barren canadian shield. Getting to learn the rhythms, the drums, the dance, and even the music and language, all help to give a full, well rounded view of african art and culture. Drumdance song book shares powerful tradition in western. Located north, and slightly west of yellowknife, kugluktuk is the most westerly community in nunavut. Kugluktuk high school kugluktuk, nu schools mapquest.
Kugluktuk is located on the shore of the arctic ocean. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of statistics canada. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Find and contact people in our kugluktuk, nu white pages on 411. It is the westernmost community in nunavut, near the border with the northwest territories. Kugluktuk the place of moving water, formerly coppermine until 1 january 1996 is a hamlet located at the mouth of the coppermine river in the kitikmeot region of nunavut, canada, on coronation gulf, southwest of victoria island. Released march 2007 and statistics canada catalogue no. Kugluktuk, formerly known as coppermine, is located at the mouth of the coppermine river where it feeds into coronation gulf. The book showcases songs from the inuinnait dialect of the western kitikmeot communities of cambridge bay and kugluktuk and the nattilingmiut dialect of the eastern kitikmeot communities of gjoa haven, taloyoak and kugaaruk. The riding consists of the community of kugluktuk in the kitikmeot region former member of the legislative assembly for kugluktuk, joe allen evyagotailak, stepped down 20 august 2008, stating. Kugluktuk has a unique microclimate that extends a narrow band of stunted.
Design and illustrations by todd ward, with youth community members. Early european immigration brought new styles and instruments to nunavut, including country. After much effort, healthy kugluktuk has found quality counsellors that some people in kugluktuk have worked with and recommend to others in kugluktuk. Dancer at a drum dance festival in gjoa haven, nunavut in 2004. David peter norberg holds the bottle and letter he retrieved on aug. Check out youtube inuit drum dancers gjoa haven festival. Inuit drum dancing by dettrick hala in iqaluit, nunavut. Example of the mesmerizing effects of a traditional western arctic inuit drum dance by.
Kugluktuk is situated where the river meets the sea the coppermine river and the coronation gulf. We strive to help make a positive, progressive difference within each community we serve and our role in the hamlet of kugluktuk is no exception. Don leblanc has submitted his resignation in kugluktuk after a decade as senior administrative officer. Lets get in touch for more information please contact. This is a highly sensitive position and a satisfactory criminal record check, along with a clear vulnerable sector check is required. Watch an inuit drum dancer from kugluktuk perform at the alianait arts. They depict the danger, the poverty and the glamour of sophiatown, where the new african, the tsotsi, the jazz musician, the journalist and the writer, affirmed identity and style and refused to submit to the governments determination to retribalize. In the local inuinnaqtun dialect, qurluktuk means place of moving water, which is a very good description of a community tied closely to the magnificent coppermine river. Step 1 play the second bar only with the snare drum against the ride cymbal. Save your favourite travel ideas and see them on a map. Kugluktuks david peter norberg has recovered a bottle containing a message that was placed in ocean in 2010.
And read more about dancing in iqaluit in my book, dancing through. He, and now his son, provides wonderful music to jig and square dance to during the. Some of our participants went berry picking and later attended an event hosted by the kugluktuk rangers at the cultural heritage centre. Presents a selection of more than 30 of the stories that appeared in drum during the 1950s. Life in kugluktuk peel audiology and hearing aid services. Haunted by a rising number of suicides related to alcohol, community members such as millie kuliktana decided enough was enough. Our visit to kugluktuk, nunavut allowed us to witness a shining example of what can happen when a community comes together and stands up to make a change. The north west company is proud of the active role we play within communities. With the dvd, its simple, easy, and fun to jump right in. Community wellness planning committee of kugluktuk is happy to share photos of their land and. Drum dance song book published northern news services. The dancing drum a cherokee legend is an excellent book to usein the classroom to teach legends and folktales. The grizzlies is based on the true story of russ sheppard, who moved to kugluktuk, in what is now nunavut, to work as a teacher in 1998. Somon amna is a traditional drum dance song performed by the kugluktuk, nunavut song group tauryuit numiqtiit in the language of.
Kugluktuk, the most westerly community in the territory, is in the kitikmeot region of nunavut and has a population of approximately 1,400 people. Example of the mesmerizing effects of a traditional western arctic inuit drum dance by the kugluktuk drum dancers. Drumdance song book shares powerful tradition in western nunavut. This was the foundation work for the drum dance song book huqqullarutit. In the morning we visited kugluktuk high school, where we met with local youth and community members. Maphill lets you look at kugluktuk, canada from many different perspectives. Kugluktuk sao don leblanc departing, ron ladd hired as. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Nunavut economic developers association 1104b inuksugait plaza, phase ii po box 1990. Kugluktuk is a hamlet located at the mouth of the coppermine river in the kitikmeot region of nunavut, canada, on coronation gulf, southwest of victoria island. This teachers guide book, cd and dvd set contains 10 ensemble arrangements for drums and xylophones, based on. Ushaka marine zulu dance finals, 2015the best ever zulu dance we performed with 44 zulu warriors on stage. Kugluktuk, nunavut, incorporated as a hamlet in 1981, population 1,491 2016 census, population 1,450 2011 census. Our coming to kugluktuk was really driven by the youth themselves and the kugluktuk radio society a radio station for youth.
By preserving the words and terminology from these old drum dance songs, we are able to pass on. The hamlet has a population of approximately 1600 people. Drum dancing by attima hadlari of cambridge bay inspires a young. The kugluktuk story responding to crisis through engagement of head, heart, feet and spirit written by stoney mccart, with pytor hodgson, stephanie clark, and members of the focus 3 communities in kugluktuk nwt, kainai blood reserve ab, parma court on.
Jam sessions music classessessions in the large hall recreation has 2 guitars, piano, and drums. The enchanting story of the copper inuit green book hymns their creation, how they were found, and how they made it on to kugluktuk radio societys hymn hour. The hamlet of kugluktuk, formerly known as coppermine, is situated west of the mouth of the coppermine river on the mainland arctic coast. Mike webster was a great support to the youth and as soon as we arrived we toured their radio station and did a guest radio show to help get the word out about what we would be doing for the week.
Kugluktuk man finds message in a bottle after nine years. Each angle of view and every map style has its own advantage. Kugluktuk nunavut economic developers association neda. It is the westernmost community in nunavut, almost on the border with the northwest territories. The best things to do in kugluktuk updated 2020 must. Creating a safe space to encourage youth to express. Khs serves over 220 fabulous students from grades 6 to 12. Kugluktuk gold radio ckug nunavut arctic inuinnaqtun.
I particulary likethis book because it is written on a higher reading level than most of your typical legends. As per hrm directive 518, this employment opportunity is restricted to nunavut inuit only. Kugluktuk 20 kugluktuk, formerly known as coppermine, is situated along the banks of the coppermine river and on the shores of the coronation gulf. Inuit drum dancing by dettrick hala in iqaluit, nunavut youtube. We spent the morning wandering around kugluktuk getting the lay of the land. Elik tologanak beats the drum during a weekly drum dance singing group in cambridge bay, nunavut. Nahimutang ni sa lalawigan sa nunavut, sa sentro nga bahin sa nasod, 3,400 km sa amihanankasadpan sa ottawa ang ulohan sa nasod. Hell be leaving in early december and ron ladd, former sao in pangnirtung, will take over the job. See more ideas about social studies, teaching social studies and social studies activities. Get directions, maps, and traffic for kugluktuk, nu. It has very cold and extremely dry winters, light snowfall. Healthy kugluktuk really wants to access this program. Sa amihangsidlakan, dagat ang pinakaduol sa kugluktuk. These events include traditional inuit performing arts, like storytelling, throat singing and drum dancing, while also staging traditional inuit games, which are.