Laura Niquay Receives TD Indigenous Songwriter Award

The SOCAN Foundation announced that Attikamek artist Laura Niquay is this year’s winner of the TD Indigenous Songwriter Award. She is being honored for her songs “Moteskano” and “Nicto Kicko”, both of which showcase her folk-grunge sound. Niquay will receive $10,000, as well as opportunities for career development. Additionally, five special distinction awards were given […]

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Jayli Wolf Taps into Passion & Discovery in her latest single, “Hush”

Anishinaabe Cree singer-songwriter, actor and director, Jayli Wolf caught up with ELMNT FM about her second solo release, “Hush,” off her debut solo album, Wild Whisper. • Tell us about your new tune, “Hush.” “This song is about passion and discovery. Uncovering the pain of suffocating ones desires for the approval of others. And opening up to the […]

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Jayli Wolf faces intergenerational trauma in the path to healing with new single, Child of the Government

ELMNT FM caught up with Jayli Wolf, on her new solo project and the first single, “Child of the Government” which dives deep into the Sixties Scoop and how it affected her family. The Sixties Scoop saw over 20,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children taken from their homes by the Canadian Government and the […]

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