EP. 7: Saanginiiniq Qalunaanimiutauluni

In Episode 7, Doris invites Inuk Elder Naulaq LeDrew to the table in an episode titled Saanginiiniq Qalunaanimiutauluni. In Inuktituut, the title translates to ‘being strong in the urban setting’, which speaks to how she maintains her Inuit way of knowing and being despite having lived away from her homeland for many years. Naulaq is an artist and an avid storyteller and shares about her upbringing and her deep connection to the land and to her Inuit culture. From stories about the importance of food gathering on the land as part of survival to sharing about how throat singing reflects the sounds of the land, animals and water, but more importantly, she tells us that throat singing was for the babies who were carried in the amautis that Inuit women wear to carry their babies. She finishes with the powerful story of Sedna and highlights why these stories were told. We would like to acknowledge the following for their contributions towards Episode 7 of Indigenous Sexual Futures  Special Guest(s) Naulaq LeDrew – Inuk (Apex Hill) Host Storyteller/Producer Doris Peltier  Technical ProducerPaula Burrows - Jupiter Productions  ISF Theme Music and Creative SoundCozmic Cat, Classic Roots, Elder Gayle Pruden  Indigenous Knowledge Advisory Feast Centre Council of Elders and Gathering Lodge Committee    Executive Producer Feast Centre - Randall Jackson       Feast Centre Staff Will Gooding (National Director), Doris Peltier (Community Engagement Coordinator), Jordan Carrier (Research Assistant)   Podcast Branding Design Compassion Creative   Podcast Web Development Catherine Booker     We acknowledge our funders: Canadian Institutes of Health Research   Indigenous Sexual Futures is produced on the ancestral lands of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee nations within the lands protected by the “Dish with One Spoon” wampum. We acknowledge the ancestors of this territory, and we also acknowledge the lands and territories of all our guests. Suggested Reading list coming soon...