Aaju Peter

June25

Big Top / Ticketed

7PM - 10PM

Born in Arkisserniaq, a northern Greenland community in 1960, Aaju has lived up and down the west coast of her native country as a result of her father’s teaching and preaching career. In 1971, at the age of 11, Aaju was sent to go to school in Denmark. She moved back to Greenland in 1978, and then relocated to Iqaluit in 1981. Here, Aaju raised her five children, went to school to study the Inuit language and culture, and volunteered for women’s organizations as interpreter.

Currently Aaju has a homebased sealskin garment business, interprets, volunteers for community events, collects traditional law from elders, was called to the Nunavut Bar in 2008 and travels nationally and internationally to speak about Inuit right to make a living on seal and sealskin products and promotes Inuit participation on all talks about the Northwest Passage.

Aaju is also an accomplished musician and released her first CD ‘We Are Inuit’ in 2008.