Akinisie Sivuarapik is a throat-singing (katajjaniq) artist from Puvirnituq, Nunavik. Growing up in her community, she was always drawn to this art, which she learned from her grandmother Mary Sivuarapik. “There are more girls than boys in my family, so throat singing was how we came together and had fun with my grandmother. I love throat singing, because my grandmother taught me it was something to cherish.” Her mastery of the ancestral art has led to performances around the world, including in Corsica, Germany, Norway, France, Greenland, Belgium, and Austria. In 2018, she was part of the show Chaakapesh, the Trickster’s Quest with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal before heading north to six Indigenous communities. In addition to her stage career, Akinisie Sivuarapik teaches throat singing to youth in Nunavik and Nunavut.