Why does the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics have the Inukshuk as its symbol? Do the Inuit live in Vancouver? What does the Inukshuk mean?The Winter Olympics features the design of an Inukshuk, a traditional stone sculpture used by Canada's Inuit, as its official logo. The Inukshuk is increasingly being seen as a Canadian national symbol, drawing on its aboriginal and Northern references.
Tonight, we are going to see Tanya Tagaq (featured pic), an Inuit throat singer from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, at the Chan Centre.
Her music is not traditional, having done projects with Icelandic singer Bjork and Vancouver artist Buck 65. Have a listen.
