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Surviving Through Music | Quinn Christopherson | TEDxMiddlebury

Quinn talks about the various ways he has used music to overcome things in his life associated with mental health, addiction, and losing people. He tells his story while playing several of his songs on guitar. Quinn Christopherson is an Inupiaq and Athabaskan songwriter born and raised in Alaska. He uses music to address his upbringing as well as his role in the current social landscape. Quinn won the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and is currently touring and writing music. Quinn’s background includes working as a counselor for Alaska Native youth as well as with Alaska’s at-risk youth at Covenant House, Alaska. He currently lives in Anchorage in a log cabin with his partner and their dogs. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx