Susan Aglukark
Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario
Performing Artist
Inuit Expert & Indigenous Advocate
Susan Aglukark Expertise Addictions & Substance Abuse, Cultural Diversity, Gender Equality, Happiness & Positivity, Mental Health, PTSD & Trauma, Stress Management and Suicide Prevention.
About Susan Aglukark
Susan Aglukark is one of Canada’s unique artists & Award-winning Inuk singer-songwriter, blends Inuktitut & English languages with contemporary pop music. Susan Aglukark continues to share her experiences as an Inuk growing up in Nunavut, as well as the challenges faced by northern communities and Indigenous youth through her music.
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SUSAN AGLUKARK BIOGRAPHY
Susan Aglukark is the first Inuk artist to win a Juno (3) and a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for lifetime artistic achievement, Susan Aglukark is an officer of the Order of Canada, holds several Honorary Doctorate degrees and has held command performances, but Susan Aglukark also acknowledges the path has not been easy. Susan Aglukark is also a sought-after public speaker.
“Here I was, living a life I never imagined, but I was struggling to understand who I was. There was no opportunity growing up to learn about who we were, the Inuit, from our perspective. In essence, we were institutionalized by being told who we were, how we would live, and when you are told a story for so long, you learn to believe it,” explains Susan Aglukark. During the past 25 years of reflection and songwriting, Susan Aglukark kept coming back to one area of profound knowing, the Inuit are an extraordinary people deeply grounded in a culture forged by their Ancestors, their journey is what shaped them. “Their life experience is the foundation on which our precepts of determination, adaptability, and love for life are built, they began the journey to our present-day Nunavut.” (Susan’s Walrus Talks comments)
“The conversations around reconciliation have provided an opportunity to begin to re-write our narrative. The Indigenous people in Canada come from highly organized societies built on knowledge, process, and organization – without which none of us would have survived.” For Susan Aglukark, art has played a significant role in her healing journey, and in the re-writing of her narrative, Susan Aglukark believes it plays an important role for Indigenous youth who are dealing with contemporary identity issues today. “Our children and youth are strong and resilient, they still believe very strongly in their culture, in Inuit or Indigenous culture, and they are still fighting every day to find their place.”
“They need to be anchored to an identity and so much of those connections are in our ancestors and their stories and we have a duty and a responsibility to engage our children and youth in the process of connecting with and helping them write those stories.”
Susan Aglukark has always been very open about how her own fears and personal trauma left her disillusioned and disconnected. Born in Arviat, Nunavut, her parent’s formative years were in traditional Inuit culture, her formative years were not traditional and were somewhat disconnected from her culture. Despite the success, Susan Aglukark experienced in the 1990s, by 1998 Susan Aglukark was suffering from post-partum depression and found herself in a dark place in need of time to reflect and heal, what followed was several years of reflection, healing and making deeper commitments to her singing/songwriting career.
And so, began what Susan Aglukark calls her “awakening”. As Susan Aglukark learned more about her culture and the strength and resilience of the Inuit who have been on this land for over 5,000 years, Susan Aglukark was also engaging her own “inner artist” and falling in love with performing, sharing stories, and singing.
“We have an extraordinary culture and an extraordinary past, we must embrace the opportunity to learn about our very own heroes, write those culture bridges, and reframe who we are in today’s world.” Through her music, Susan Aglukark continues to share her experiences as an Inuk growing up in Nunavut, as well as the challenges faced by northern communities and Indigenous youth. Susan Aglukark is actively involved in various projects to bring food and support to northern communities and in 2016 the Arctic Rose Foundation gained charitable status with a focus on helping youth in the north through art and other engaging creative projects.
Susan Aglukark Topic Presentations
Susan Aglukark Toronto, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.
Nomad
Healed Enough
Extended Keynote Presentation
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