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Susan Aglukark was born in Churchill, Manitoba
and for the first twelve years of her life spent considerable time
moving around the Northwest Territories. Her family eventually
settled in Arviat, NWT, on the shore of Hudson's Bay. Her music
combines the languages of Inukitut and English with pop music in
order to tell stories about the Inuit in Arctic Canada. She has won
a number of Juno Awards, and was the first entertainer to receive
the National Aboriginal Achievement Award. She has also performed
for Queen Elizabeth II on two occasions and is the official
spokesperson for the National Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program.