Nêhiyawak (band)
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nêhiyawak are a Canadian First Nations indie rock group from Edmonton, Alberta.[1] The band's name is derived from Nêhiyawak, an endonym for the Cree people. The band's debut album nipiy, released in 2019, was a Juno Award nominee for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020,[2] and was shortlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
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| Origin | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Genres | Dream pop, shoegaze, First Nations music |
| Labels | Arts & Crafts Records |
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The band consists of singer and guitarist Kris Harper, bassist Matthew Cardinal, and drummer Marek Tyler, all members of the Cree nation.[4] Their style combines dream pop with shoegaze, with lyrics sung in both English and Plains Cree.[4] Initially coming together to compose and perform the film score for ôtênaw, a documentary about Cree educator Dwayne Donald,[5] they later released a self-titled independent three-song EP in 2017. They subsequently signed with Arts & Crafts Productions, which released the EP Starlight in 2018 and nipiy in 2019.[5]
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