Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut - Jacob Okatsiak and Agaaqtoq Abraham Eetak

Host Nuatie and Evano Jr. Aggark welcome Jacob Okatsiak and Agaaqtoq Abraham Eetak back to the show. The two of them talk about their recent travels with a new men's program, to talk about their music and creativity in other communities. Jacob performs a few songs for us at the end of the show. LIVE on February 9th, 2023.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᓄᐊᑎ ᐊᖅᒪᓗ ᐃᕙᓅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠ ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᐃᑦ ᔭᐃᑲᑉ ᐅᑲᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒑᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᐳᕼᐊᒻ ᐃᑕᒃ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ. ᒪᕉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᐃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓵᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᖑᑎᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓗᑏᒃ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᖓᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᑐᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᖏ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᔭᐃᑲᑉ ᐃᙱᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᕖᕗᐊᕆ 9, 2023.

 Jacob Okatsiak is a hip-hop artist from Arviat, Nunavut. As a kid, he performed at his local church and learned to play drums, piano, and guitar. Inspired by other Indigenous rappers, Jacob began to rap and record his own music, building a northern fan base.

For Jacob, rap music is a form of self-expression which has allowed him to gain confidence and speak from his heart about his emotions and life experiences.