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Indigenous Languages Series: Michael Kusugak, Inuktitut Episode 3

Michael Kusugak discusses giving names in Inuit culture. According to Michael, being named after an elder or someone from ma story is almost like reborn. He also shares the story of how he learned who he was.

The project is funded by the government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage and distributed with help from the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation and First Peoples Radio Inc.

Links:
https://u-channel.ca/home/ilp/
https://www.canada.ca/home.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage.html
https://inuitbroadcasting.ca/
https://www.elmntfm.ca/

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