Award-winning Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq says she has been temporarily suspended from Facebook after posting a photo of a sealskin coat. Tagaq, a longtime defender of the Inuit seal hunt, said animal-rights activists and others who criticize the hunt are hurting a traditional and sustainable livelihood. Tagaq won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism. (The Canadian Press)Tagaq, who combines throat singing with elements of alternative rock and ambient music, won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism. "People should wear and eat seal as much as possible because, if you can, imagine an indigenous culture thriving and surviving on sustainable resources, wearing seal and eating it.

Source: CBC News February 02, 2017 20:15 UTC