Nancy Saunders

Nancy Saunders (born 1986) is a multidisciplinary Inuk artist from Kuujjuaq, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada. She lives mainly in Montreal, Quebec. When Niap was 12 years old, her and her family moved to the Laurentides. A few years later they all moved back to Nunavik in Quebec. For a period of time she had worked as an assistant at the Pièce de Théâtre Aalaapi. The exhibit represents that throat singing is important to keeping the Inuit culture alive. 2019: Niap acted in a play at the Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui. The play is called Aalaapi, which means "keeping quiet to hear something beautiful" in Inuktitut. This was the first time it had been performed in front of a live audience.

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2005: When Niap was a teenager she walked from Duncan, British Colombia, Canada to Ottawa, Ontario. This walk was to raise awareness of prevention for Indigenous youth suicide. She is an advocate for the Inuit community and culture.