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Paulatuk Moonlight Drummers and Dancers (Uncredited)

Paulatuk Moonlight Drummers and Dancers

The Paulatuk Moonlight Dancers are traditional Inuvialuit dancers. Ninety percent of the dancers consist of youth and children making this the youngest Group in the Western Arctic. All members regardless of age can sing, drum and dance. There are over 70 freestyle and motion dances with Inuvialuit stories and history; they are explained during the performance. The Group was formed in 1995 and has performed in the Western Arctic, Point Barrow (Alaska), Arctic Winter Games (Nuuk, Greenland) and the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 2000 (Hannover, Germany).

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Paulatuk Moonlight Drummers and Dancers 10/28/12: Paulatuk Moonlight Drummers and Dancers

The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center presents performers from the Inuvialuit settlement region of Northwestern Canada in celebration of the 18th Inuit Studies conference.

Paulatuk Moonlight Drummers and Dancers

The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center presents performers from the Inuvialuit settlement region of Northwestern Canada in celebration of the 18th Inuit Studies conference.

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