Elmnt FM’s Shawn Allen sits down with Trina Simard, CEO of Indigenous Experiences, to talk about the 2025 Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, why the decision was made to move the festival to Wesley Clover Parks, and where she sees the festival in the next five years. Listen to the full interview below. The 2025 Summer […]
Elmnt FM’s Shawn Allen had the chance to sit down with the one-and-only Celeigh Cardinal to talk about growing support for emerging Indigenous artists, her upcoming show at the National Arts Centre, and more. Listen to the full interview below. You can catch Celeigh Cardinal at the National Arts Centre’s Azrieli Studio in Ottawa on […]
Elmnt FM’s Shawn Allen sits down with Ottawa-based Indigenous hip-hop artist Aspects to talk about his eclectic influences, performing with his daughter, and what to expect from Wordsmiths in the Round at The Gladstone Presents! Ottawa’s Wintertime Music Festival. Listen to the full interview below. The Gladstone Presents! Ottawa’s Wintertime Music Festival takes place at […]
Elmnt FM’s Shawn Allen had a chance to sit down with Cree singer-songwriter Siibii before their set at the second annual Minoshkite Music & Arts Festival. They talked about the need to make space in the music industry for Indigenous and LGBTQ2S+ artists, their favourite things about the Indigenous music scene, and what it’s like […]
Elmnt FM’s Shawn Allen had a chance to sit down with Franco-Ontarian and Abenaki singer-songwriter Mimi O’Bonsawin before her set at the second annual Minoshkite Music & Arts Festival. They talked about the challenges of breaking into the music industry as an Indigenous woman, what it’s like working with her husband Ryan Schurman, what to […]
Elmnt FM’s Shawn Allen had a chance to sit down and talk with Potawatami and Cree social media personality, educator, and hoop dancer Theland Kicknosway. They talked about how social media holds the power to share Indigenous cultures, the time Theland got his school to host a Pow Wow in third grade, what to expect […]
ELMNT FM’s Shawn Allen had the chance to sit down with Attawapiskat First Nation’s Adrian Sutherland to talk about the reception to his sophomore album Precious Diamonds, the challenges of singing in Cree for the first time, and so much more. Listen to the full interview below.
Jeannette Corbiere Lavell Jeannette Corbiere Lavell is an Ojibwe activist. Shortly after her marriage to a white man in 1970, Lavell received a letter telling her that her Indian status had been revoked. She took it to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1973. It was finally overturned in 1985. She has advocated for Indigenous […]
Mikhail Laxton, an Ottawa based singer songwriter, has been nominated for the Capital Music Awards (CMA) after releasing his debut album in the summer of 2023. The album, inspired by the loss of his loved ones, was created as a coping mechanism to help him get through his grief and songs dating back to 2020, […]
The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC) is seeing more musicians joining their coalition since the pandemic provided a period of creativity to aspiring artists. Melanie Brulée, executive director of the OMIC is encouraged to see this level of growth. The City of Ottawa is well known for its love of music, Brulée said, and that […]