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
Occupation(s)Actress
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 [sic] 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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