We had timed our visit to Inuvik to coincide not only with the midnight sun but also so that we could attend the opening of the Great Northern Arts Festival, an annual event that draws participation from over 100 circum-polar artist. What a treat! The creativity and quality of the arts were stunning, every medium from moosehair tufting to soapstone carving and on and on. We wished we were collectors and those treaures begged to come home with us, but we cherish the images and the beauty that we could share.
The opening of the festival provided some marvelous dancing, too, by the Aklavik Drummers and Dancers, who performed at the Olympic
Opening Cceremonies. You might recognize them, too.
Later, back in Dawson City, attending the Buffy Sainte-Marie concert, we were treated to two other musicians who had also performed at the Olympic Opening--Boyd Benjamin, a fiddler and jig dancer supreme, and Kevin Barr, guitarist and song-writer. Boyd Benjamin's beautiful hand-beaded tie even included the Olympic Rings!
Opening Cceremonies. You might recognize them, too.
Great stories and photographs! Glad you are having such a wonderful time.
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