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The 8th Annual AIP Awards Ceremony in 2019 featured performances by: Deantha Edmunds, Inuk classical soloist; the guitar-fiddle duo of Yukoners Boyd Benjamin and Kevin Barr; Nunavik’s Sylvia Cloutier; Dene Orator Lawrence Nayally; and Arctic Soul icons Josh Q and The Trade-Offs. © Justin Tang/Arctic Inspiration Prize
The Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) ceremony is going virtual this year! Ten projects have been selected as finalists for the ninth annual AIP. They include:
In the $1M category: 
Ilagiitigut anngiangijaqatigiinnirq ilurqusivuttigut – This project from the Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Center in Nunavik will address substance abuse by focusing on intergenerational trauma, the reclamation of Inuit identity and culture, and connection to the land. Elders, addiction counsellors, hunters, scholars and community members will create wellness best practices using Inuit traditional knowledge.  ....

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