Charlie Panigoniak

Charlie Panigoniak (ᓵᓕ ᐸᓂᒍᓂᐊᖅ, 7 March 1946 – 6 March 2019), born in Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories in what is now Nunavut, Canada, was an Inuk singer-songwriter and guitarist whose albums reflect on northern life. He began recording in the early 1970s, including projects for broadcaster CBC Northern Service. His Inuktitut language rendition of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (ᕈᑕᒥ ᑐᒃᑐᒐᖃᓚᐅᓂᐳᖅ, Rutami tuktugaqalaunipuq) with Lorna Tasseor was featured on the 1996 compilation A Northern Christmas (ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃ, Ukiuqtaqtu quviasugvik).