Susan Aglukark to provide workshops for Attawapiskat youth – CBC

Award winning Inuk singer-songwriter to share songs, stories, provide art journalling workshops

Apr 27, 2016

Susan Aglukark, an award-winning singer from Nunavut, is heading to Ontario’s Attawapiskat First Nation today to help counsel youth.

Aglukark volunteered to provide art journalling workshops in the community, which has been in the news for several weeks. Earlier this month, the Northern Ontario First Nation declared a state of emergency after 11 people tried to take their own lives within a 24-hour period.

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The Inuk singer-songwriter, who was raised in Arviat, said art has helped her work through her own personal challenges. Earlier this year, she visited the Labrador community of Nain to work with youth, and has also done workshops in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.