Susan Aglukark

Susan Aglukark was born in Churchill Manitoba and was raised Arviat, Northwest Territories (Now in Nunavut). After she graduated high school she Started to work in Ottawa. And then she returned to the Northwest territories to work as an executive assistant with the Inuit Tapiristat of Canada. While working with the Inuit tapistrie, she began to perform as a singer and quickly became a popular performer in the Inuit communities. She soon attracted the attention of the Canadian broadcasting corporation who included her in a compilation of the Arctic. In 1992, she released an album called the Arctic Rose. The following year, she signed to a major record label, releasing an album of Christmas music that year.

One of her most popular albums was called This Child. She released it in 1995 almost the year I was born in. This famous album went to number one on the Canadian adult contemporary and country that year, making Susan the first Inuk performer to have a top 40 hit.