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Tagaq

Tagaq was a Canadian singer, artist, film director and composer (born 1975). She was born at Cambridge Bay.

Also recorded as Tanya Tagaq.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Tanya Tagaq Gillis.

Also worked under the name Tagaq.

Born at Cambridge Bay in 1975.

Identity and origins

Tagaq was recorded at birth as Tanya Tagaq Gillis. She also worked under the name Tagaq. The authorities additionally record the heading Tanya Tagaq. Her recorded languages were English, Spanish and Inuit.

Formation and teaching

Tagaq studied at NSCAD University and Sir John Franklin High School. Her recorded influences include Björk.

Recognition and collections

Tagaq received Juno Award for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Indigenous Voices Awards, Member of the Order of Canada and Polaris Music Prize.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Tanya Tagaq in Concert with Nanook of the North by Tanya Tagaq, Robert J. Flaherty, Theatre Journal, 2016. "To Bring a Little Bit of the Land": Tanya Tagaq Performing at the Intersection of Decolonization and Ecocriticism. Croc fendu ou les ténèbres lumineuses du Nord : Tanya Tagaq, Otrante, 2021. Tanya Tagaq (Inuit), Doing Gender in Media, Art, and Culture, 2026. Tanya Tagaq, The Art of Record Production, 2019.

In detail

Tagaq studied at NSCAD University and Sir John Franklin High School. the recorded working language is English, Spanish and Inuit.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are a cappella and folk. Björk is recorded as an influence.

Distinctions recorded are Juno Award for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Indigenous Voices Awards and Member of the Order of Canada.

Chronology

  1. 1975Tagaq born at Cambridge Bay.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Tanya Tagaq”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q759716: Tagaq

    Consult the source

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