b'MUSICIt was this mix of modern influencesbeen critical to getting her voice out tosingle, Pittiaruk Uummatiit. More recently, and Inuk upbringing that helpedthe world. As for her philosophy behindin 2022, she was asked to perform at Montana craft an approach to music- writing music that clicks, Montana saysthe Arctic Sounds Music Festival in making that bridges generations andits important to be fearless: Dont beSisimiut, Greenland. listening demographics. My music isafraid of your writing. Put your soul into kind of a mix, she says. Some of itand share your feelings. Up next, Montana plans to keep building is for everyone, some of it is for myher audience and, if all goes as planned, family, and some is for IndigenousQaujimagit is the latest in a line of careerto reach bigger stages. Shes aiming high. women. I just want to share some of themilestones for the singer. In 2019,You know that Queen video where things Im thinking and going throughMontana was recognized by the Nunavuttheyre performing in front of this huge so people who hear it know theyreDepartment of Culture and Heritagescrowd and everyones singing along? she loved and arent alone.Qilaut Songwriting Contest in for hersays. That would be really nice. Qaujimagit features songs written in both Inuktitut and English, a fusion that allowed Montana to infuse her cultural values and teachings, but one that required extra practice in the studio. I really wanted to use the Inuktitut language in my songs, but I also had to do a lot of training to make sure I was pronouncing everything right, she says. Going live with Qaujimagit isnt the first time Montana has made herNew Horizons for mark online. For years, the pop singer-songwriter has been building2S-LGBTQ+ Older Adultsan online fanbase through several social media channels in which she shares her thoughts, music and even aTwo-Spirit Outreach Programknack for Indigenous comedy. In fact,Providing Two-Spirit education training, culturally it was a post on Facebook that caught the eye of her future manager, Thorrelevant programming, and 2S-LGBTQ+ one-on-one Simomsen, who reached out with thesupport. idea of turning her online tunes into a full album.For more information about Two-Spirit Outreach Services and Older Says Montana: [Thor] was trying toAdults Programming, visit us at newhorizons2slgbtq.ca or email us find a bunch of Indigenous singersat Leisha@oahas.orgin Nunavut and he found one of the videos I posted of me playing the ukulele. He messaged me a day later and asked, Hey, do you want to make an album? and I was like, Oh, yeah! CONGRATULATIONS It was so exciting, continues Montana. I felt things were going slow untilto ONWA on 50+ years![Thor] found me. After that, he intro-duced me to my producer, Tev Soung,OAHS is proud to be ONWAs premier Indigenous Housing and everything started happening.partner.We serve the housing needs of Indigenous Montana continues to use social mediawomen, their families, and many people across Ontario.as a tool for showcasing her art. Known as @inuksuk on the global video-sharing app TikTok, she has collected over 120,000 followers and over two million likes across a range of videos showcasing the wide diversity of her natural gifts. TikTok is great. You can just put something up and have everyone watch it. Thats huge for getting people to hear your music and learn about you, Montana says. Telephone: 1-866-391-1061 @OntarioAboriginalHousingFor someone living in Iqaluit, Nunavut,www.OntarioAboriginalHousing.ca @OAHSSCMontana believes social media has Ontario Native Womens Association69'