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By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A duo from Nunavut earned one of three honours at the fourth-annual Pan-Arctic Vision competition in Denmark on Oct. 2. Christine Piungua\u0142aq Tootoo of Rankin Inlet and Tooma Laisa of Iqaluit shared the award for \u201cmost feeling of community and togetherness.\u201d The event, billed as the Arctic\u2019s answer to the Eurovision Song Contest, took place at the Nordic House in T\u00f3rshavn, Faroe Islands. \u201cI love experiencing new cultures and languages,\u201d Tootoo said in a preprepared video broadcast before her performance alongside Laisa. \u201cTravelling gives me a zest for life.\u201d Travel was the theme of their traditional drum song, Kiviuq. Kiviuq is the name of a legendary Inuk who travelled across \u201cthe imaginary borders\u201d of Inuit Nunangat, Tootoo said as she introduced… <\/p>\n

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By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A duo from Nunavut earned one of three honours at the fourth-annual Pan-Arctic Vision competition in Denmark on Oct. 2. Christine Piungua\u0142aq Tootoo of Rankin Inlet and Tooma Laisa of Iqaluit shared the award for \u201cmost feeling of community and togetherness.\u201d The event, billed as the Arctic\u2019s answer to the Eurovision Song Contest, took place at the Nordic House in T\u00f3rshavn, Faroe Islands. \u201cI love experiencing new cultures and languages,\u201d Tootoo said in a preprepared video broadcast before her performance alongside Laisa. \u201cTravelling gives me a zest for life.\u201d Travel was the theme of their traditional drum song, Kiviuq. Kiviuq is the name of a legendary Inuk who travelled across \u201cthe imaginary borders\u201d of Inuit Nunangat, Tootoo said as she introduced... <\/p>\n

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