Susan Aglukark – Inuk Singer, Songwriter and Keynote Speaker
With eight albums to her credit, Susan is Arctic Canada’s first ever Juno Award winning Inuk singer/songwriter. Susan has won 3 Juno awards and received The Order of Canada in 2005. Susan has preformed for HRH Queen Elizabeth, Jean Chrétien, Brian Mulroney, Nelson Mandela, Billy Graham and The Countess Of Wessex.
Susan is the Founder and Chair of the Arctic Rose Foundation and is an Advisor on the Collateral Damage Project, Susan Chaired the Arctic Children and Youth Foundation (2007-2011) where she helped raise over $200,000.00, she was also on the Arctic Inspiration Prize selection committee (2012-2013) and spent three years with The University of Alberta as Distinguished Scholar in Residence (2008-2011).
Susan recently was awarded the following:
Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award (June 2016):