Eekwol

Eekwol
Birth name Lindsay Knight
Also known as Eekwol
Born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres Rap, hip hop, First Nations
Occupation(s) Musician, Rapper
Instruments Vocals
Labels innersoulflow , Independent
Associated acts Mils
Website www.myspace.com/eekwol

Eekwol (born Lindsay Knight) is a Muskoday First Nation rapper who is a solo female aboriginal hip hop artist.[1] Her music offers Natives, and Native Women in particular, a positive alternative to negative, violent stereotypes.[2]

She is a graduate of the University of Regina[3] and the University of Saskatchewan (M.A.). Her master's thesis, completed through the Department of Native Studies, examines past and present Indigenous music and how both are interconnected.[4] She later worked as a lecturer in the Native Studies department for University of Saskatchewan Native Studies department.[5]

Music career

Eekwol started studying hip-hop at age 16 and launched her first album in 1998.[6] She won Best Hip Hop/Rap Album at the 2005 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards for the "Apprentice to the Mystery" album, along with Mils (her brother and producer, with whom she co-owns the indie label Mils Production).[7] The same album was nominated at the Indian Summer Music Awards in 2005, and the Aboriginal Peoples’ Choice Music Awards in 2006.[8] Her video for "Too Sick" has been featured on the Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network, MTV Canada and Muchmusic. She served on the panel of adjudicators for the Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards in 2008.[9]

Eekwol works as a youth mentor and has participated in songwriting workshops focused on Cree youth education in arts.[10][11] She has also been an instructor for LIVE Arts Saskatchewan.[12]

Political activism

She is known for "a passionate stance on indigenous culture and struggle" in her lyrics,[13] and for political and social activities.[14] These activities include sitting on an Indigenous Advisory Council, and as of December 7, 2015, becoming the Program Consultant for Aboriginal Arts and Community Engagement for the Saskatchewan Arts Board.[5][11]

Discography

  • 1998 – Eekwol
  • 1999 – Frequent Flyers of a Higher Science
  • 2001 – Best Kept Secret
  • 2002 – Soundsick
  • 2004 – Apprentice to the Mystery
  • 2007 – The List (with Mils)
  • 2009 – Niso
  • 2015 – Good Kill[15]

Notes

  1. ↑ Shannon Lacroix (25 April 2011). "Saskatchewan artists set to take national stage". The Prince Albert Daily Herald. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. ↑ Melissa Mangelsen (2011). "Spreading a positive message". Nipawin Journal. Saskatchewan, CA. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  3. ↑ David Sealy (2007). "Eekwol Opportunity". Degrees Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  4. ↑ Lindsay, Knight, (1 August 2013). "Resistance in Indigenous Music: A Continuum of Sound". ecommons.usask.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  5. 1 2 "Sask Arts Board welcomes Lindsay Knight". www.eaglefeathernews.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  6. ↑ Tom Eremondi (15 August 2012). "Hip hop artist takes on other life roles". Canada.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  7. ↑ "8 Great Native Hip-Hop Artists - Indian Country Media Network". indiancountrymedianetwork.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  8. ↑ "CBC Music". music.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  9. ↑ Leader-Post (25 September 2008). "Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards handed out in Regina". canada.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  10. ↑ MACKAY, GAIL A. (2016). Indigenous Pop. Native American Music from Jazz to Hip Hop. University of Arizona Press. pp. 201–223. ISBN 9780816509447. JSTOR j.ctt19jcghr.16.
  11. 1 2 Matheson, Emmet (July 21, 2005). "Eekwol stays true to her roots:: [Final Edition]". Leader Post. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  12. ↑ LIVEartSaskatchewan (2017-08-14), LIVE Arts Saskatchewan- Eekwol, retrieved 2017-12-05
  13. ↑ Tara-Michelle Ziniuk (14 February 2010). "Eekwol – Niso". !earshot : reviews. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  14. ↑ Greg Silliphant (7 February 2010). "We be Jammin' – and More". Planet S Magazine. 11 (12). Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  15. ↑ "Rapper with First Nation heritage inspires young people to succeed". Global News. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

Online Resources

  • PDF File of Interview with Saskatchewan Hip Hop Artist Eekwol (a.k.a. Lindsay Knight)
  • MySpace Page
  • Neechie Gear
  • Artist profile on SFCW
  • Marsh, Charity. "Interview with Saskatchewan Hip Hop Artist Eekwol (aka Lindsay Knight)." Canadian Folk Music/Musique folklorique canadienne 43.1 (2009). http://www.canfolkmusic.ca/index.php/cfmb/article/viewArticle/5
  • MacKay, Gail (2010). "A Reading of Eekwol's" Apprentice to the Mystery" as an Expression of Cree Youth's Cultural Role and Responsibility". American Indian Culture and Research Journal. 34 (2): 47–65. doi:10.17953/aicr.34.2.y02775k6713t0573.
  • Beck, Kaili. "Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada: Echoes and Exchanges (Book)." CAML Review/Revue de l'ACBM 41.2 (2013).
  • "Eekwol (Lindsay Knight) — [windspeaker confidential]." Windspeaker 28.6. (2010).
  • Marsh, Charity. "Bits and Pieces of Truth: Storytelling, Identity, and Hip Hop in Saskatchewan," in Perspectives on Contemporary Aboriginal Music in Canada. eds. A. Hoefnagels, S. Cronk, B. Diamond.
  • Pacholik, Devin. EEKWOL FIGHTS FOR ABORIGINAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS THROUGH HIP-HOP Noisey by Vice Magazine.


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