Pan Am Games' Aboriginal Pavilion to feature Inuit, Dene performers

Performers from Nunavut, Nunavik, N.W.T. and Yukon will be taking part in the upcoming aboriginal pavilion organized in conjunction with the upcoming Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in Toronto.

This pavilion will be the largest aboriginal music, comedy, dance and multi-disciplinary arts festival in the history of the games, bringing together more than 200 artists and performers.

Nelson Tagoona of Baker Lake, Nunavut, will perform in the pavilion's opening night showcase July 16 at the Fort York historic site. Other Northern acts on the bill are the N.W.T. Youth Ambassadors, Tuktoyaktuk's Siglit Drummers and Dancers, and the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers from Whitehorse.

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