PSA: Winners of QIA’s song/poem contest
The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is excited to announce the winners of our Inuktitut song/poem contest.
The contest, which was part of our Inuktitut Language month activities, solicited entries from all over Qikiqtani.
The contest winners are:
- First prize, $400 winner
- 18-year-old Leetia Kalluk from Arctic Bay
- She is currently in Ottawa studying at Nunavut Sivuniksavut
- Her sweet song about love and longing made a huge impression on our selection committee.Leetia submitted an MP3 of her song
- Second prize, $300 winner o 21-year-old Jerry Laisa originally from Pangnirtung
- Jerry works as a security guard at the Mary River mine
- His song of heartbreak was an instant hit among our selection committee members
- Jerry submitted a Facebook video of his song
- Third prize, $200 winner o 14-year-old Ben Qaqqasiq from Pangnirtung
- Ben who is still in high school is an accomplished accordion and piano player
- He performed at last year’s Alianait Arts Festival
- Ben submitted a poem via Twitter
Copies of the winning submissions are available on the QIA Facebook (www.facebook.com/QikiqtaniInuit/) and Twitter (@Qikiqtani_Inuit) pages.
For more information, please contact:
Sima Sahar Zerehi
Director of Communications
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
szerehi@qia.ca
(867) 975.8413
1.800.667.2742
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