'We're fumbling': Tanya Tagaq on capitalism, speaking up, and the need for more memorials

Tanya Tagaq is finally catching her breath.

Shortly after the world froze in its tracks during the early days of COVID-19, the Inuk artist was struggling. Twenty years of touring, life kept her on her feet, but in Toronto’s lockdown, she felt physically and spiritually trapped.

“The city just wasn’t cutting it for me,” the Juno winner recalled in a recent interview.

“I grew up on the tundra and if I can’t see the horizon or trees, I get a little bit squirrelly.”

So after months of isolation, Tagaq plotted her escape. Along with her husband, she travelled to more remote areas