Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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nêhiyawak hails from amiskwaciy in Treaty 6 Territory. The trio of Indigenous Canadian artists – Kris Harper (vocals, guitars), Marek Tyler (drums), and Matthew Cardinal (synths, bass) – transcends a new intersection of contemporary sound and traditional storytelling with its singular music. The band – whose name refers directly to their nêhiyaw ancestry – is a spirited expression of Indigeneity in the modern world.

LYRICS:

i went and stuck my neck out there
i went and let down my hair
then i wished i had some kind of memory
of a past so quickly changed
the people that no one could see

this is my starlight tour
never mind the conscience when you have the doer

how many Roses would it take?
how many beauties would it break?
and if a tree falls within a forest
and there is no one there to see

this is my starlight tour
never mind the conscience when you have the doer