Somon Amna - A Traditional Inuit Drum Dance Song

"Somon Amna" is a traditional Drum Dance song performed by the Kugluktuk, Nunavut song group "Tauryuit Numiqtiit" in the language of Innuinaqtun. This song tells the story of a hunter lost on the tundra. Drum Dancing was almost lost to this community until this group of women started gathering to sing together and carry this ancient tradition forward.
Made during Reel Youth’s fourth visit to Kugluktuk, NU, this 2019 series celebrates Inuit musical traditions, culture & landscape. Local youth worked with their elders to record traditional songs (and a contemporary original) and film music videos to accompany them. The videos will contribute to the ongoing revival of songs and language, with which many Inuit youth have lost connection through the history of colonization and attempted cultural genocide in Canada.
Watch the rest of the films here: reelyouth.ca/kugluktuk2019.html

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so amazing they still speak their own language