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The only thing that could break the spell woven by two young Inuit throat singers at Wednesday’s cabinet swearing-in ceremony was their laughter.
Samantha Metcalfe and Cailyn DeGrandpre stared intently at each other as they sang, making rhythmic sounds between each other’s inhalations. As usual in their throat-singing duel, Samantha was the first to laugh.
The throat singers were among many young indigenous talents at the ceremony, seeming to reflect the Liberal Party’s promises for a more inclusive and open Canada.
During the election, the Liberals promised to launch an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, invest in education for First Nations children, and promote an inclusive child care plan.
Speaking during an interview Thursday on her encounter with the prime minister, Cailyn said, “He was very nice and very tall.”
“Justin Trudeau is amazing, and I felt proud of myself,” said her partner Samantha.
The girls, both 11, called one of the songs “cleaning Canada”, a traditional Inuit song that they modified by replacing the word Nunavut with Canada. They name it that because “the prime minister is going to clean up Canada,” said Samantha.
Samantha Metcalfe, left, and Cailyn Degrandpre, Inuit throat singers, performed at Wednesday’s swearing-in ceremony of Justin Trudeau and his cabinet.
Throat-singing was traditionally a game for Inuit women to pass the time when men were away hunting, singing until one of them burst into laughter. Cailyn’s mother, Carla Turner, said it is now much more popular with children as a way to celebrate their heritage.
Turner said that she was “overwhelmed and overjoyed” by their performance.
“They were themselves, and they just loved it.”
The two exuberant girls only received the invitation to perform on the Friday before the ceremony.
Turner said Cailyn has been throat singing since she was 18 months old at the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre, where she met Samantha.
Samantha’s father, Dion, said he was exceedingly proud of what they did Wednesday.
“These two have no idea what they’ve done for aboriginal people in Canada. Sixty years ago what they did yesterday was illegal.”
Their teacher Lynda Brown, who didn’t learn the art of throat singing until she was in her 20s, was equally pleased. “Timing is the most difficult,” she said.
Samantha and Cailyn were the second of three indigenous acts that performed on Wednesday.
Theland Kicknosway, 13, led the procession of ministers in with the beat of his drum, but it wasn’t his first time in the government spotlight. He had previously performed at a Truth and Reconciliation Commission event.
The Prairie Fire Metis Dancers closed the ceremony, leading the ministers out of the chamber to a sprightly tune.
Twins Riley and Hunter McKenzie and their brother Jacob have been dancing since they were small.
Jaime Koebel, the troupe’s fourth member and their mother, said it was an honour for her children to dance at a “historic, momentous occasion”.
“We feel hopeful. We feel excited,” she said about the future of government in Canada.
Her children were previously invited to dance at Canada Day celebrations by then-prime minister Stephen Harper, but Koebel said it was a very different experience for them to dance for Trudeau.
For her son to lead the procession out of the hall was beautiful, she said. It symbolized “the new relationship, and togetherness, that we hope for,” with the new government, Koebel added.
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Samantha Metcalfe and Cailyn DeGrandpre stared intently at each other as they sang, making rhythmic sounds between each other’s inhalations. As usual in their throat-singing duel, Samantha was the first to laugh.
The throat singers were among many young indigenous talents at the ceremony, seeming to reflect the Liberal Party’s promises for a more inclusive and open Canada.
During the election, the Liberals promised to launch an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, invest in education for First Nations children, and promote an inclusive child care plan.
Speaking during an interview Thursday on her encounter with the prime minister, Cailyn said, “He was very nice and very tall.”
“Justin Trudeau is amazing, and I felt proud of myself,” said her partner Samantha.
The girls, both 11, called one of the songs “cleaning Canada”, a traditional Inuit song that they modified by replacing the word Nunavut with Canada. They name it that because “the prime minister is going to clean up Canada,” said Samantha.
Samantha Metcalfe, left, and Cailyn Degrandpre, Inuit throat singers, performed at Wednesday’s swearing-in ceremony of Justin Trudeau and his cabinet.
Throat-singing was traditionally a game for Inuit women to pass the time when men were away hunting, singing until one of them burst into laughter. Cailyn’s mother, Carla Turner, said it is now much more popular with children as a way to celebrate their heritage.
Turner said that she was “overwhelmed and overjoyed” by their performance.
“They were themselves, and they just loved it.”
The two exuberant girls only received the invitation to perform on the Friday before the ceremony.
Turner said Cailyn has been throat singing since she was 18 months old at the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre, where she met Samantha.
Samantha’s father, Dion, said he was exceedingly proud of what they did Wednesday.
“These two have no idea what they’ve done for aboriginal people in Canada. Sixty years ago what they did yesterday was illegal.”
Their teacher Lynda Brown, who didn’t learn the art of throat singing until she was in her 20s, was equally pleased. “Timing is the most difficult,” she said.
Samantha and Cailyn were the second of three indigenous acts that performed on Wednesday.
Theland Kicknosway, 13, led the procession of ministers in with the beat of his drum, but it wasn’t his first time in the government spotlight. He had previously performed at a Truth and Reconciliation Commission event.
The Prairie Fire Metis Dancers closed the ceremony, leading the ministers out of the chamber to a sprightly tune.
Twins Riley and Hunter McKenzie and their brother Jacob have been dancing since they were small.
Jaime Koebel, the troupe’s fourth member and their mother, said it was an honour for her children to dance at a “historic, momentous occasion”.
“We feel hopeful. We feel excited,” she said about the future of government in Canada.
Her children were previously invited to dance at Canada Day celebrations by then-prime minister Stephen Harper, but Koebel said it was a very different experience for them to dance for Trudeau.
For her son to lead the procession out of the hall was beautiful, she said. It symbolized “the new relationship, and togetherness, that we hope for,” with the new government, Koebel added.
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