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10TuesdayJuly162013ArtsCultureFestivals100NorthernOwnedOperatedforover30Years1YellowknifeCometoYellowknifeforFolkontheRocksJuly19-21OurfriendlystaffarealwaysheretohelpByRENEFRANCOEURThemostprolificartsfestivalintheNorthturnsamilestonethisweekasitblowsoutthecandlesonits25thbirthdaycake.TheGreatNorthernArtsFestivalGNAFkickedoffitsannual10-daycelebrationofInuitInuvialuitGwichinDeneMtisaswellasmanynon-AboriginalartistsandartisansonFridayinthedecked-outcommunityhallattheMidnightSunCom-plexinInuvik.DrumminggroupsfromInuvikandFortGoodHopeusheredintheopeningceremonieswithsteadybeatsanddancing.Duetoextremelyhighwindslastweekwhichwashedoutferrytranspor-tationalongtheDempstertheAklavikdrumminggroupwasunabletojointhefestivities.FollowingthedrummingperformancestheFortGoodHopegroupceremoniallydrummedthefestivalsiconicwhalebonethesymbolrepre-sentingthegalleryandspiritofsharingsaidMarnieHilashGNAFsexecutivedirector.Thedrummersthenledtheaudienceoutofthecommunityhallandintothecurlingrinkwherethegalleryissetupfeatur-ingworkfromover50art-istsfromacrosstheNWTYukonandNunavut.ThewhalebonewasplacedonitsstandandCharleneAlexanderandSueRosewhofoundedGNAFin1989declaredthefesti-valofciallyopen.Itsanamazingachieve-menttohavethiscontinu-ityinafestivalespeciallywithsomanychangesintheNorthsinceitbeganHilashsaid.ItwasstartedjustasanefforttodoGreatNorthernArtsFestivalcelebrates25yearsEliNasogaluakoriginallyfromTuktoyaktukdisplayshisworkmadeofchlorite.TheworkinprogressmaybecalledSowhatifits-40WilliamS.GreenlandplaystheuteontherstdayoftheGreatNorthernArtsFestivalonJuly13.somethingmoreforNorth-ernartistsanditexpandedinfinitelybecauseofthetypeoffundingthatwasavailableiftheymadeitabiggerevent.StandouteventsduringthefestivalincludeatraditionalInuitNortherngamesdem-onstrationanoldtymedanceandjiggingcontestwithJamesRogersandtheDeltaGoodtimesBandonFridayandanArcticfash-ionshowonSaturday.ThroughouttheweekdozensofworkshopswithNorthernartistswillalsobeheldincludingbeginnersprintmakingsealskinmittmakingsoapstonecarvingdropspinningandjewellerymakingamongothers.HilashsaidsheespeciallylooksforwardtoInukthroatsingerTanyaTagaqsper-formanceontheeveningofJuly16.IwasthereforherveryrstappearanceatGNAFwhichwaskindoflikeherdebutandpartofthewayshewasdiscoveredHi-lashsaid.ItwasanopenjamsessionanditwasjustelectrifyingoneofthemostamazingthingsIveeverseen.ImhopingsomeofthatmagicisthereagainandImsureitwillbe.AsasoloartistoriginallyfromCambridgeBayTagaqhasreleasedtwocritically-acclaimedalbumswithherbandSinaaandAukBlood.BothwerenominatedforJunoAwards-BestAborigi-nalRecordingandBestIn-strumentalRecording.Theenergythatwaftsthroughthegalleryduringthe10daysisinvigoratingHilashsaid.Youcanfeelit.Thereissomuchtolearnandsomanypeopletomeet.Yourtonguegetssorefromtalking.