Lucy Tulugarjuk

Lucy Tulugarjuk (born February 28, 1975) is an Inuit actress, throat singer, and director.[2] She is executive director for the Nunavut Independent Television Network.[3]

Lucy Tulugarjuk
Born (1975-02-28) February 28, 1975
Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
OccupationActress
Throat singer
Director
ChildrenNuvvija Mikili Tulugarjuk
Relatives
Madeline Ivalu (aunt)[1]

Biography

Tulugarjuk is from Igloolik, Nunavut.[4]

Career

Tulugarjuk is known for starring in the 2001 film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner,[5] for which she won the award for Best Actress at the American Indian Film Festival.[6] In 2015, she acted in the film Maliglutit.[7] In 2017 she directed her first feature-length film Tia and Piujiq (Inuktitut: ᑏᐊ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᔪᖅ).[8][9] The film featured Marie-Hélèn Cousineau as producer and Tulugarjuk's daughter in the lead role as Piujuk.[10]

She performs as a throat singer, but in 2014 declined to perform for Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq in protest of the government's seismic testing.[5] That year, she wore seal skin at the Gone Wild show in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories to support Inuit culture.[11] In 2016, she also called for the resignation of Aglukkaq's successor as MP, Hunter Tootoo.[4]

She is executive director for Nunavut Independent Television Network, a service of Isuma based in Igloolik.[3] In 2021, Isuma launched Uvagut TV, a 24/7 online channel devoted to Inuktitut language programming, for which Tulugarjuk is managing director. Tulugarjuk reported that she sees the channel as 'a tool for preserving and revitalizing the Inuit people's language and culture'.[12]

Filmography

As actress
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Atanarjuat: The Fast RunnerPuja
2005L'icebergNattikuttuk
2006The Journals of Knud RasmussenNuvvija
2007IssaittuqTitle translated as 'waterproof'
2013MaïnaAasivak
2016Searchers'Maliglutit' in Ikutitut.[13]
2018Tia and PiujuqTarriagsuk Ansaana
2020Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's ApprenticeYoung Shaman

As filmmaker
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The Journals of Knud RasmussenWriter, casting director, makeup artistCredited with writing the Inuktitut dialogue
2018Tia and PiujuqDirector, writer
2019Restless RiverCo-producer

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2001American Indian Film FestivalBest ActressAtanarjuat: The Fast RunnerWon

References
  1. "Lucy Tulugarjuk". Inuit Art Quarterly. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Lucy Tulugarjuk".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Uvagut TV celebrates launch with live event in Igloolik Wednesday". Nunatsiaq News. 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. Zerehi, Sima Sahar (8 September 2016). "'Hunter Tootoo Resign!' petition wants to force Nunavut MP's hand". CBC News. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. Rohner, Thomas (8 August 2014). "Nunavut throat-singer Lucy Tulugarjuk refuses to perform for MP Leona Algukkaq". The Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  6. "OSU to host conference on Native American Language". Oregon State University. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. Gregoire, Lisa (17 March 2015). "Veteran Nunavut filmmakers shooting next feature production". The Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  8. "Tia and Piujuq".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Tia and Piujuq".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Asinnajaq (ᐊᓯᓐᓇᐃᔭᖅ) (15 April 2019). "Mother Tongue". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. "Fort Smith, N.W.T. puts fur fashion on the runway". CBC News. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. Warner, Andrew (26 January 2021). "Canada Launches First Indigenous-Language TV Channel". Language Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  13. Byrnes, Bernie C (20 June 2017). "Canada Now: Maliglutit (Searchers)". Loose Lips: Cherry-Picked Pop Culture. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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