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CBC Books | | Posted: June 27, 2018 7:05 PM | Last Updated: December 10, 2018

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Caption: Tanya Tagaq is a Polaris Prize-winning Inuk throat singer from. her first book Split Tooth is a mix of memoir and fiction about her life growing up in Nunavut. (Katrin Braga)

Tanya Tagaq is a Polaris Prize and Juno-winning Inuk singer from Nunavut. Her music mixes traditional Inuit throat singing with modern pop and alternative sounds. Her debut book, Split Tooth, is a mix of memoir and fiction about a young girl growing up in Nunavut with the wonders of the natural world juxtaposed with the issues her community is facing.
Split Tooth was on the longlist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

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Media Audio | The Candy Palmater Show : Tanya Tagaq

Caption: Tanya Tagaq on the celebration of the senses Inuk singer shares when she discovered her gift for music and how she chose a particular direction to go with it.

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Media Audio | As It Happens : Tanya Tagaq wins Polaris Prize

Caption: Throat singing -- and speaking from the heart -- we'll speak to Polaris Music Prize winner Tanya Tagaq.

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Media Audio | Q : Tanya Tagaq on her 2014 Polaris Music Prize victory

Caption: Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq defeated high-profile acts like Drake and Arcade Fire to win the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.

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