Amplify

Métis/Cree songwriter Cheryl L'Hirondelle and Potowatami author Robin Wall Kimmerer consider the power of reciprocity.

Oneida songwriter Lacey Hill considers the challenges of the Snow Snake competitions set against global warming.

Cree/Métis songwriter Iskwe and Gitxsan professor/activist Dr. Cindy Blackstock consider threats to Indigenous children.

Mohawk songwriter Shawnee and Ojibwe-Cree Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby consider the history and roll of two-spirit people.

Anishinaabe composer Melody McKiver finds inspiration in the power of water transformation in Sioux Lookout.

Oji-Cree songwriter Nick Sherman reflects on the challenges of living in a town steeped in anti-Indigenous racism.

Cree songwriter Tara Williamson reflects on the heartache of losing her infant son as she creates a song in his honour.

Anishinaabe songwriter Leonard Sumner reflects on the unjust verdicts in Colton Boushie and Tina Fontaine cases.

Cree songwriter Jason Burnstick examines the struggles of reconciling childhood trauma after the birth of his own son.

Anishinaabe songwriter Ansley Simpson reflects on her personal connection to "Firewater" by author Harold Johnson.

Tuscarora songwriter Jennifer Kriesberg examines the migration her Nation took after the Tuscarora War of 1710.

After reading Cherie Dimaline's award-winning book The Marrow Thieves, Cree songwriter Christa Couture sets out to create a new song.

Metis filmmaker and songwriter Shane Belcourt examines the lessons from the 1960-1980 Metis Rights movement.