Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Shanipiap |
Born | 1956 |
Genres | Innu music |
Instrument(s) | drum |
Website |
shanipiap |
Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui, sometimes performing under the name Shanipiap, is an Innu musician, writer, television creator, and activist in Quebec. Born in Matimekosh in 1956, she later relocated to Wendake. She is a singer-songwriter in the Innu language, [1] and an author in both Innu and in French, [2] has been the producer/director/presenter of her own children's television program on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and TFO, [3] and has recently been active in the Idle No More movement. [4] [5]
Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Also known as | Shanipiap |
Born | 1956 |
Genres | Innu music |
Instrument(s) | drum |
Website |
shanipiap |
Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui, sometimes performing under the name Shanipiap, is an Innu musician, writer, television creator, and activist in Quebec. Born in Matimekosh in 1956, she later relocated to Wendake. She is a singer-songwriter in the Innu language, [1] and an author in both Innu and in French, [2] has been the producer/director/presenter of her own children's television program on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and TFO, [3] and has recently been active in the Idle No More movement. [4] [5]