Tanya Tagaq says her patience has run out for 'complacent' Canadians
CTV
Tanya Tagaq says her new album 'Tongues' is a reminder to Canadians they can no longer "turn their head" to the atrocities inflicted on Indigenous Peoples.
The Inuk musician and activist says it's time for people to "wake up and understand they also have a responsibility" to push back against the hatred that continues to brew in this country.
Tagaq points to online forums where she's read messages "literally celebrating" the death of Indigenous children after the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential schools.
Her 10-track album offers an unflinching perspective with songs including "Colonizer" and "Teeth Agape," where her unmistakable message crashes against pulsing electronic beats.
"Tongues," released last month, was co-written with New York beat poet Saul Williams and partly inspired by Tagaq's 2018 book "Split Tooth," a collection of journal entries and poems.
