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Darrell Greer
Northern News Services
The kids sat in a semi-circle facing the two performers, and remained relatively focused and entertained during the 30-minute performance.
No small feat for a group of daycare-aged kids, as any parent can attest.
Daycare assistant manager Rebecca Twyee says the throat-singing display originally came about as part of her assistant-manager training.
She says such activities are also part of her cultural awareness.
"I really thought having something like this take place during Aboriginal Week was a good idea for the daycare," says Twyee.
"I also thought it would help get the kids more interested in Inuit culture and tradition, and more involved interacting with our elders. I'd like to see the kids learn more about Inuit culture and traditions during their time at the daycare."
Twenty-two of the daycare's 25 kids attended the demonstration.
Twyee says they really seemed to enjoy the performance.
She says once she has her assistant manager training completed, she's going to work hard to organize similar events, including drum dancing, traditional games and legend telling.
"The drum dancing and traditional games would be a lot of fun because of the interaction. It's nice when you see the kids actually get to participate in what's happening."
Twyee says one of the biggest hurdles in getting more activities planned for the kids is securing volunteers.
She says most people these days, even the elders, want to be paid for their time.
"You have to really work hard to get volunteers to come in because these days it's all about money," she says.
"I don't like to see that -- when they always want money -- because more people should be willing to volunteer their time to show and teach the kids about our culture and traditions.
"That's so important if we're going to hold onto them and pass them down to future generations."
