The most recent iteration of Nainip Tittulautingit has put the Labrador Inuit brass band tradition on the map. In 2015, the band was invited to perform at the 36 Brüderischer Bläsertag in Herrnhut, Saxony, Germany, the first time any band during the 200-year history of the tradition has performed internationally. In the years that followed, Nainip Tittulautingit recorded and released a self-titled album, also a first in the tradition. Featured regularly in national and international press and broadcasts, the band’s exposure helped them to land a lifetime achievement award from MusicNL, an honour it shared with the Nain Moravian Church Choir.

Now, Nainip Tittulautingit is looking towards the future. Investing in a new education, training and awareness initiative called Brass Band Workshop, the band is working hard to help other emerging bands in the region and to promote Labrador Inuit brass bands to national and international audiences on its own terms.