Annabella Piugattuk
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Annabella Piugattuk is a Canadian Inuit
actress, notable for her role in The Snow Walker
. Piugattuk was raised in Igloolik, a village with a population of 1,286 in the Nunavut territory of Canada. Since starring in The Snow Walker she has moved to Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
She was approached by a casting agent about auditioning for The Snow Walker while at a dance with some friends in Igloolik. Like the character she portrays in The Snow Walker, she is an Inuit throat singer
, and can fish, hunt seal and walrus, and make clothing out of caribou
hides. For her role in The Snow Walker, Piugattuk received a Genie nomination as best supporting actress in 2004.
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
actress, notable for her role in The Snow Walker
The Snow Walker
The Snow Walker is a 2003 Canadian film based on the short story "Walk Well, My Brother" by Farley Mowat. It was written and directed by Charles Martin Smith and starred Barry Pepper, James Cromwell, and Annabella Piugattuk....
. Piugattuk was raised in Igloolik, a village with a population of 1,286 in the Nunavut territory of Canada. Since starring in The Snow Walker she has moved to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
She was approached by a casting agent about auditioning for The Snow Walker while at a dance with some friends in Igloolik. Like the character she portrays in The Snow Walker, she is an Inuit throat singer
Inuit throat singing
Inuit throat singing or katajjaq, also known as the generic term overtone singing, is a form of musical performance uniquely found among the Inuit...
, and can fish, hunt seal and walrus, and make clothing out of caribou
Barren-ground Caribou
Barren-ground Caribou is a subspecies of the caribou that is found mainly in the Canadian territories Nunavut and the Northwest Territories and western Greenland. It sometimes includes the similar porcupine caribou, in which case the barren-ground caribou also is found in Alaska...
hides. For her role in The Snow Walker, Piugattuk received a Genie nomination as best supporting actress in 2004.
External links
- Annabella Piugattuk Biography at Tribute.ca