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Throatsinging takes them places Jeanne Gagnon Northern News Services Published Monday, July 4, 2011
Totalik and Alookee, both aged 16, throatsang at CFB Edmonton during an event to celebrate Aboriginal Awareness Week. About 100 military families, including Canadian Forces personnel, were in attendance. Totalik said they performed three pieces in front of the crowd, her biggest outside Taloyoak. "It was so special because some people had never even heard (throatsinging) yet. I think they really liked it. It was awesome," she said. "I was really nervous but I just kept going." From her experience, she added she learned to not be so scared throatsinging in front of a crowd. "They've heard it now and now they know how it sounds like," said Totalik. The Grade 9 student at Netsilik School said she learned a lot about the Canadian Forces during her two days in Edmonton, including learning that personnel went to Afghanistan. Totalik said she started throatsinging at age 11 or 12. "Me and Wendy, we've been throatsinging for so long," she said, adding older friends told them they would start travelling to throatsing when they got better. "Me and Wendy didn't think it was going to happen but we just started throatsinging in front of people in Taloyoak, when they were having talent shows." Totalik has been a Junior Canadian Ranger since age 12, when she said she decided to join as others were doing the same and she wanted to be part of the group. "I love being a Junior Ranger. It helps me so much and it lets me learn so much stuff, new stuff," she said.
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