Mumiqpagvik Inuvialuit family in front of a dog sled
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Raddi Kuiksak dancing at Tuktoyaktuk, circa 1950
Raddi Kuiksak dancing at Tuktoyaktuk, circa 1950. (NWT Archives N-1979-062-0066/Terrance Hunt)

Drum Dancing

The songs and dances performed by Inuvialuit to the beat of their drums may recount a successful hunt, or may relate to stories that have passed down through countless generations.

Drum dancing is enjoying a revival in many Inuvialuit communities, with elders teaching youth the songs and dance movements.

See young dancers in Tuktoyaktuk performing a dance to a song about paddling a kayak.
(PWNHC/T. Woolf)

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