Inuit Song

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Annenberg Arctic Canada Culture Eskimo Explore.org Inuit Inuktatuk Singers Songs Music Traditional Dance Wind Drum Drums Singing Arctic Bay Qilaut Caribou Skin Ritual Beat Melody Cultural NGO Wind Drum Cover Arctic Music Inuit Music Inuit Music Video Inui
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On the shores of Canada's Arctic Bay, two teenage Inuit girls sing a traditional melody. Their friend keeps the beat with a qilaut, a drum made of stretched caribou skin that was originally used to summon animist gods during ritual services. The qilaut is also called a "wind drum."

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