Compilation - Tuhaalruuqtut Volume 2

Tracks

		Track Name	Length
	1	John & Martha Nukik - Wide Awake	04:01
	2	Emily Alerk & Martha Nukik - I'm Not Worthy	03:15
	3	Fanny Arngnasungaaq & Elizabeth Tunnuq - Kazan River Song	03:28
	4	Rhoda Qaqsauq & Elizabeth Tunnuq - Heads & Brains	01:17
	5	Elizabeth Tunnuq - Caribou Bond Legend	01:16
	6	Elizabeth Tunnuq - Ipjurjuaq Legend	00:55
	7	Elizabeth Tunnuq - Light Rock	02:45
	8	Elizabeth Tunnuq - What Am I Doing	04:27
	9	Winnie Tatja & Naomi Itqilik - Throat Singing #1	01:30
	10	Winnie Tatja & Naomi Itqilik - Winnie's Hard Time	05:25
	11	Jacob Ikinilik - Jacob Fights the Bear	08:21
	12	Winnie Tatja & Mary Iqqaat - Jacob Fights the Bear	09:39
	13	Luke Arngna'naaq - Two Big Walrus	03:15
	14	Luke Arngna'naaq - His Own Song	05:29
	15	Betty Peryouar & Hattie Atutuvaa - Throat Singing 01	01:31
	16	Betty Peryouar & Hattie Atutuvaa - Throat Singing 02	01:16
	17	Winnie Tatja & Naomi Itqlik - Throat Singing	01:22
	18	Betty Peryouar - Qimmiunaaq's Song	02:22

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These rare recordings are more than music — they are a bridge between generations. As one teacher from Baker Lake, Nunavut shared on Aug 16, 2025:

“I am so grateful to you for making these recordings from Baker Lake available. These songs, because of you, are now going to become part of the children's education. Their language and culture is vital to their identity, and there is so much erosion of it from competing distractions. Most of the children speak English and don't know Inuktitut. These songs will connect the younger generations, and future generations, to their roots. These songs will reconnect the younger generations to their culture and their language. Thank you for making that possible. There are still some Elders in Baker Lake who lived a traditional, nomadic life before moving to Baker Lake”

The Museum of Canadian Music helps to keep voices like these alive and within reach. Tuhaalruuqtut: Authentic Inuit Songs Volume 1 is a piece of life carried forward, making sure the throat songs, stories, and lullabies of the Inuit can still be heard, learned, and lived.
-Robert Williston

The following made this possible:

The Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
Calm Air
The Hamlet of Baker Lake

Produced by Sally Qimmiu'naaq Webster
Production Assistant: Winnie Owingayak

Front cover by Hans Blohm

Related recordings: https://citizenfreak.com/titles/326343-compilation-tuhaalruuqtut-authentic-inuit-songs

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