Ivaluarjuk Kathleen Merritt of Rankin Inlet and Charlotte Qamaniq of Iglulik may have a date with destiny in Nuuk, Greenland. Merritt said Qamaniq phoned her on Sunday morning, July 7, and asked her to team up throat-singing again and enter the Pan-Arctic Vision competition of the Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit. The festival ran from July 6-9 and was celebrating its 20th year. Merritt said to her and Qamaniq’s surprise, they won the competition and will now be travelling to Nuuk, Greenland, to compete in the Pan-Arctic Vision competition on Oct. 12. The event will feature 10 artists from 10 places in the Arctic, with this year’s slogan being song, community and independence. “Charlotte and I have known each other since 2008 and our very first performance was back then,”…
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