By Kira Wronska Dorward, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Inuksuk Drum Dancers hit the road earlier this month where they got the chance to join Susan Aglukark for a special reason. Ten members of the group were in Toronto from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7 to provide background vocals for a new song called Igvit (For You). It’s a song Aglukark said she wrote several years ago, but rediscovered it last year and felt it was time to put a melody behind it. Mary Piercey-Lewis, choral director for the group, accompanied the young singers to Toronto, sais Aglukark reached out early last year to see if the group could be a part of it. “We worked hard to get some funding for it to be able to make
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