Fawn Wood

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Fawn Wood is a Cree and Salish musician from St. Paul, Alberta, Canada.[1] She is most noted for her album Kakike, for which she won the Juno Award for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[2]

She is the daughter of Earl Wood, a musician with the traditional Cree group Northern Cree,[3] and the cousin of Joel Wood, a musician who was a fellow Juno nominee in the same category in 2022.

She studied the Cree language at Blue Quills University.[1]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
CAN Country
[4]
2024 "Kakike" 60 Kâkike
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Samantha Schwientek, "Alberta Juno nominee says learning Cree brought more beauty to her music". CBC News Edmonton, March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Jenny Giovanetti, "Artist Spotlight: Fawn Wood". Lakota Times, November 7, 2013.
  4. ^ References for Canada Country:
    • "Kakike": "Canada Country chart for March 16, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.