Inuit versions of Metallica, Pink Floyd tackle Indigenous trauma in Canada

'It's funny – it's an album of covers but it's my most personal album,' says Elisapie, who has also worked as a social worker, activist and journalist. Photo: AFP

They are classics by Pink Floyd, Queen and Metallica like you've never heard them. Translated into her Inuit language, singer Elisapie uses them to convey the hopes and trauma of Canada's Indigenous people.

"It's funny – it's an album of covers but it's my most personal album," the award-winning singer, whose full name is Elisapie Isaac, told AFP during a trip to Paris.