The Yard presents Inuit Throatsinger Tanya Tagaq
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 7, 2017
Tanya Tagaq's intense, evocative vocalizations, based on Inuit throat singing traditions, help reclaim indigenous identity and dignity from the controversial 1922 film Nanook of the North, one of cinema's earliest documentaries, directed by Robert J. Flaherty.