Lydia Etok

Originaire de Kangiqsualujjuaq au Nunavik, Lydia Etok est restée proche de sa nation en étant quotidiennement impliquée dans la Société Makivik, qui lui permet de dédier son temps à développer la sensibilité culturelle et à favoriser la compréhension entre les gens du nord et les gens du sud, avec une approche basée sur le développement des compétences.

Dans le domaine de la création, elle participe activement à de nombreux projets qui lui permettent de faire connaître et partager ses traditions et sa culture, par le chant de gorge et des contes traditionnels. Curieuse de nature, elle a également acquis de l’expérience pour la confection d'habits traditionnels et contemporains.

Originally from Kangiqsualujjuaq in Nunavik, Lydia Etok remained close to her nation by being daily involved in the Makivik Society, which allows her to dedicate her time to developing cultural sensitivity and fostering understanding between people from the north and people from the south, with an approach based on skills development.

In the field of creation, she actively participates in numerous projects which allow her to both share and marie her traditions and her culture, through throat singing and traditional tales.

Curious by nature, she also gained experience in making traditional and contemporary attire inspired her cultural heritage. She wishes to instill in this multimedia and interactive project her sensitivity, her values, her experience and her commitment to exchanges between different cultures.

In collaboration with the Indigenous organizations Feux Sacrés and Avataq, she also participates in the validation of all stages of creation to ensure that her nation is well represented. She has been collaborating with Oktoecho since 2009.