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Voices from the field 35 – Kinauvit? What's your name? The Eskimo disc system and a daughter's search for her grandmother – A conversation with Norma Dunning

In this episode, guest host Aluki Kotierk speaks with Dr. Norma Dunning about her book "Kinauvit? What's Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for her Grandmother," which investigates the little-known system of issuing numbered identity tags to Inuit in Canada between 1941 and 1978. She situates the disc system withing the broader process of colonization, detailing the impacts of this dehumanizing system on the health and well-being of Inuit and highlighting how the disc system contributed to intergenerational impacts on herself, her children, and her relationship with her community.

Read or download a transcript in English (PDF): https://www.nccih.ca/docs/podcasts/2025-POD-Voices-35-Kinauvit-transcript-EN.pdf or Inuktitut (Qikiqtaaluk nigiani, ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᓂᒋᐊᓂ) (PDF): https://www.nccih.ca/docs/podcasts/2025-POD-Voices-35-Kinauvit-transcript-IN.pdf 

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Les Voix du terrain 35 – Kinauvit? Comment t’appelles-tu? Le système des disques d’identification des Eskimos et une fille à la recherche de sa grand-mère – Conversation avec Norma Dunning

Dans cet épisode, l’animatrice Aluki Kotierk parle avec l’invitée, Norma Dunning, Ph. D., au sujet de son livre, intitulé Kinauvit? What's Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for her Grandmother, où elle étudie le système peu connu d’attribution de disques d’identification numérotés aux Inuits au Canada, entre 1941 et 1978. Elle situe le système des disques d’identification des Eskimos dans le processus plus général de la colonisation, détaillant les impacts de ce système déshumanisant sur la santé et le bien-être des populations inuites et soulignant ses répercussions intergénérationnelles sur elle-même, ses enfants et ses relations avec la communauté.

Lire ou télécharger une transcription en français (PDF) : https://www.ccnsa.ca/docs/podcasts/2025-POD-Voices-35-Kinauvit-transcript-FR.pdf  ou en inuktitut (Qikiqtaaluk nigiani, ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᓂᒋᐊᓂ) (PDF) : https://www.ccnsa.ca/docs/podcasts/2025-POD-Voices-35-Kinauvit-transcript-IN.pdf 

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Voices from the Field 35 – Kinauvit? What's Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for her Grandmother – A Conversation with Norma Dunning

Voices from the field 35 – The Eskimo disc system with Norma Dunning

Hyper-T - Milumialuk Remix - Hyper Inuk Music - 2025 - Just wanted to have fun with the music and try something different like a party track so I decided to do a Remix on an old song, Milu (Milutchi) is for Blazing and Mialuk is Booze (Imialuk), Milumialuk.

Hyper-T - Milumialuk Remix - Hyper Inuk Music - 2025

Trump's annexationist designs on Canada were the central issue in the country's elections this past week, which saw a victory for the intransigently anti-Trump candidate, Mark Carney. While this seems surreal after a generation of economic integration under NAFTA, the vast resources of Canada—especially hydrocarbons, water and energy—provide a long-term goad of conflict between the two giants of North America. The Pentagon does in fact have a contigency plan for an invasion of Canada, dating back to the 1930s. In Episode 276 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg explores the strategic and corporate agendas behind Trump's bellicose bluster.

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MAGA-fascism and the struggle in Canada

Ikiaqqik Between Embraces and Ancestors: When the Arctic Meets the North of Brazil

Some songs don’t just play, they pass through you.
"Ikiaqqik (Levitating)", performed by Riit, is a spiritual and ancestral reimagining of the original song "Levitating" by Dua Lipa. In Inuktitut, ikiaqqik means “to travel through space and time.”
And that’s exactly what happened when I heard this version (not with my ears, but with my heart).
This song moved through me like Arctic wind cuts through white silence.
But I come from heat, from the forest, from the riverbanks.
From dances born of drums, from bare feet on warm ground, from the embrace of Lambada and Brazilian Zouk. And still (or maybe because of it) I recognized myself in it.
This remix is more than rhythm.
It is an act of reverence.
Reverence for a people who sing with their throats what we express with our bodies.
Who survive the ice just as we survive the jungle.
Who turn pain into art, cold into voice, memory into music.
Lambada and Brazilian Zouk were born of mixing: of struggle, joy, and resistance.
Just as Ikiaqqik blends the sacred with the electronic, the ancestral with the now.
In this remix, the Brazilian beat dances with the Inuit soul.
And in that meeting, there are no borders. Only honor.
This is my tribute.
To Riit, who carries her people’s strength in her voice.
To Dua Lipa, who created the original song that sparked this journey.
To the Canada Zouk Congress, on the eve of its 10th anniversary, for being a space of culture, celebration, and human connection.
And to all Indigenous peoples (of ice or of forest) who still dance as a way to exist.

Where I come from, to dance is to remember.
And to remember is to resist.

May this sonic bridge carry us forward, with love, rhythm, and deep respect.

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Ikiaqqik entre abraços e ancestrais: quando o Ártico encontra o Norte do Brasil

Algumas músicas não tocam apenas...atravessam.
"Ikiaqqik (Levitating)", interpretada por Riit, é uma releitura espiritual e ancestral da canção original “Levitating”, de Dua Lipa.
Na língua inuktitut, ikiaqqik significa “viajar através do espaço e do tempo”.
E foi exatamente isso que aconteceu quando ouvi essa versão — não com os ouvidos, mas com o coração.
Essa canção me cortou como o vento gelado do Ártico corta o silêncio branco.
Mas eu sou do calor, da floresta, da beira dos rios.
Sou das festas que nascem do tambor, dos pés descalços, do abraço apertado da Lambada e do Zouk Brasileiro.
E mesmo assim (ou talvez por isso) eu me reconheci.
Este remix não é só ritmo.
É um gesto de reverência.
Reverência a um povo que canta com a "garganta" o que nós dizemos com o corpo.
Que resiste no gelo como nós resistimos nas matas.
Que transforma a dor em arte, o frio em voz, a memória em música.
A Lambada e o Zouk Brasileiro nasceram da mistura: da dor, da alegria e da sobrevivência.
Assim como Ikiaqqik mistura o sagrado com o eletrônico, o ancestral com o agora.
Neste remix, o compasso brasileiro dança com a alma Inuit.
E nesse encontro, não há fronteiras. Só honra.
Esta é minha homenagem.
À Riit, que carrega na voz a força de seu povo.
À Dua Lipa, que criou a canção original que inspirou este movimento.
Ao Canada Zouk Congress, na véspera de seus 10 anos, por ser espaço de celebração, cultura e encontro.
E a todos os povos originários (do gelo ou da floresta) que ainda dançam como forma de existir.

De onde eu venho, dançar é lembrar.
E lembrar é resistir.

Que essa ponte sonora nos leve adiante com amor, ritmo e respeito.

Ikiaqqik (Levitating) - Riit - When the Arctic meets the North of Brazil (Remix DJ Raffro)

Ebauche de mon solo "Voix sauvage" pour voix et looper

Walk in beauty I

If the firefly gets lost in the north wind

In this episode, Jennifer is joined by Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, for a wide-ranging conversation on Inuit self-determination, infrastructure, and Canada’s future in the Arctic.

Originally from Nunatsiavut, Obed has become one of the leading voices advocating for Inuit rights and equity within Canadian society. He shares his journey from studying at Tufts University to leading national efforts for policy change, and highlights the urgent need for infrastructure investments, from deep-water ports to clean energy projects.

With a focus on practical solutions and long-term collaboration, he calls for Canada to move beyond symbolic gestures and into an era of respectful, results-driven partnership with Inuit communities.

Why Inuit Self-Determination Is Key to Canada's Future

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada and Commander-in-Chief

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025!

In today's special episode, I got to speak with the first Indigenous person to ever hold the position of Governor General of Canada - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon.

You can check out her website here:
https://www.gg.ca/en

CREDITS:

Video, audio, editing - Mark Peachey
Host, writer, editing - Pam Palmater

"A Letter to Canadians" video clip - Governor General of Canada

"The Day of the Apology" video clip - Government of Canada (as GC Indigenous)

Pictures, crest, and biographical information - Governor General of Canada website

Official photos - Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2021

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada

Story of Kenojuak Ashevak and her famous Enchanted Owl painting enamored me. Our current state in the north has one too many looking to capitalize on its territories, minerals and to further disturb the way of Inuk life. I quickly wrote these lyrics to simply state we are all one and the same and are made of the same molecules.

Official anthem of Drogo's Ulu Knife.

Release date: November 4, 2025
Official Website: D-R-O-G-O.com
Original Launch: kickstarter.com/projects/drogo/uluknife
Music Video: https://youtu.be/Y-XZb219W54

Lyrics:

Drogo’s brand new handmade tool, An all-purpose knife with
Intuitive maneuvring, Cut and chop and slice and
A Cr12 moon blade, the hardest stainless steel merges
With a handle made, of buffalo horn, It’s really
Effortless and precise, comes in the perfect size
A shape that will entice, the best kitchen experience
Tool of many lives, as a utility knife
It can be utilized to explore the unknown and mysterious
Score and mince and dice
Store it in a leather sheath; cut and chop and slice
Join us now and pledge for Drogo’s Ulu Knife
A symbol of heritage, of Arctic frozen land
History in your hand, from a time when every cut mattered 
Drogo brings to you, a versatile tool
A steel and horn jewel; impress when friends and family are gathered
Score and mince and dice
With Drogo’s new creation; cut and chop and slice
Join us now and pledge for Drogo’s Ulu Knife


Ulu Knife

Drogo's Ulu Knife

Canadians are living through uncertain times. Our country faces interconnected challenges including a new geopolitical world order, economic headwinds, climate change, technological disruptions, shifting demographics and deepening inequality.

Futureproofing Canada brings you conversations with the people who are thinking boldly about how to solve these challenges. Each biweekly episode features a frank, in-depth discussion between IRPP president and CEO Jennifer Ditchburn and the leaders who envision a Canada that’s confident and ready to seize opportunities.

For features or bookings, email me @ HyperInukMusic@gmail.com

Hyper-T is a Inuk Hip-hop artist from the cold ass Arctic in Nunavut, Canada. Hyper-T raps in his language of Inuktitut and English that combines his culture and his love for Hip-hop.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1E7HL5Y7e9ho6pLbLnfEzh

The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) is one of six National Collaborating Centres across the country, each focusing on a different area of public health, that were established in 2005 by the Government of Canada and funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada. 

The NCCIH supports a renewed public health system in Canada that is inclusive and respectful of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Through a holistic, co-ordinated and strengths-based approach to health, the NCCIH fosters links between evidence, knowledge, practice and policy while advancing self-determination and Indigenous knowledge in support of optimal health and well-being. 
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Le Centre de collaboration nationale de la santé autochtone (CCNSA) est une l'un des six Centres nationale de collaboration à travers le pays, chacun se concentrant sur un sujet distinct en santé publique, qui ont été établie en 2005 par le gouvernement du Canada et financée par l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada. 

Le CCNSA favorise un renouvellement du réseau de santé publique du Canada inclusif et respectueux des diverses populations de Premières Nations, Inuites et Métisses. En ayant recours à une approche holistique et coordonnée de la santé, axée sur les forces, le CCNSA consolide les liens entre les faits, le savoir, la pratique et les politiques tout en appuyant l'autodétermination et le savoir indigène vers l'optimisation de la santé et du mieux-être.

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Join award-winning host Pam Palmater, Mi’kmaw lawyer, author & activist, as she shares the stories of Indigenous warriors and activists on the front lines of protecting Indigenous lands, peoples, and cultures.

DJ formado em 1987, na então Faculdade da Lagoa no Rio de Janeiro, pelo grande mestre das pick-ups Marcelo Mansur (Memê). Seu primeiro emprego foi na mega casa de show da cidade maravilhosa, “Babilônia”, no Leblon, onde tocava house e funk melody. Nos anos quentes da Lambada, tocou nas maiores Lambaterias do Rio de Janeiro, no Tijuca Tênis Clube e Ilha dos Pescadores. É mestre e doutor em Geologia, mas nunca abandonou a música, principalmente o Zouk, sendo seu parceiro de todos os dias!  Em 2018, após um convite internacional, voltou a energizar as pistas de Zouk de San Diego, Los Angeles, Hollywood e Long Beach, nos Estados Unidos. No Brasil, está presente em diversos bailes e workshops, tocando todos os estilos de Zouk. Em Brasília, seus bailes de zouk beneficentes em favor de Instituições de resgate de animais abandonados ficaram famosos! Desde 2021 vem tocando em vários congressos nacionais (RJ, SP, RS, SC, PE, MT, PA, MG, ES, CE, BA) e internacionais (EUA, Holanda, México e Canadá).
Já tocou ao lado de grandes DJs como DJ Amigo, DJ Archie, DJ Pausas, DJ Jansen, DJ Val Clemente, DJ Pedro Lucas, DJ Larinha, DJ Blue Eyes, DJ Agnaldo, DJ Aldo, DJ Vitório, DJ Fábio Araújo, DJ Lowrider, DJ Ana Viana, DJ Klebynho, DJ Cassiano, M&N Pro, Allan Z, Kakah, Mafie, Matz, Dedz, Kel etc. Sempre com alta energia e sorriso no rosto, vem atraindo cada vez mais os zoukeiros para os bailes da capital do Brasil: “É o Raffro que vai tocar? Então vou!”. Seus sets zoukísticos no soundclound estão sendo loucamente reproduzidos, em todos os cantos do planeta, uma vez que agrega todos os estilos, BPM, gostos e paixões! 
O zouk é apenas um dos estilos em que ele é especialista, onde se agrega também o house music, afrobeat, techno, rock nacional e internacional, mpb, pop e outros! 
Já escutou um set dele? Então escute e divirta-se!
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DJ formed in 1987, at the then Faculdade da Lagoa in Rio de Janeiro, by the great DJ from Rio de Janeiro Marcelo Mansur (Memê). His first job was at the mega Show House in the marvelous city, “Babilônia”, in Leblon. In the hot years of Lambada, he played at the biggest Lambateries in Rio de Janeiro, at Tijuca Tênis Clube and Ilha dos Pescadores. He is a doctor and master in Geology, but he never abandoned music, especially Zouk, being his everyday partner! In 2018, after an international invitation, he re-energized the Zouk tracks in San Diego, Los Angeles, Hollywood and Long Beach, in the United States. In Brazil, he was present at several dances and workshops, playing all styles of Zouk. In Brasília, his charity zouk dances in favor of abandoned animal rescue institutions became famous!
He has played alongside great DJs such as DJ Amigo, DJ Archie, DJ Pausas, DJ Jansen, DJ Val Clemente, DJ Pedro Lucas, DJ Larinha, DJ Blue Eyes, DJ Agnaldo, DJ Aldo, DJ Vitório, DJ Fábio Araújo, DJ Lowrider , DJ Ana Viana, DJ Klebynho, DJ Cassiano, M&N Pro etc. Always with high energy and a smile on his face, he has been attracting more and more zoukeiros to the dances in the capital of Brazil: “Is Raffro going to play? Then I will!”. His zoukistic sets in soundclound are being wildly reproduced, in all corners of the planet, as it aggregates all styles, BPM, tastes and passions!

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