Erin Kinghorn
VIP Delegate
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Company: Ishkōdé Records - Toronto, ON, Canada

Ishkōdé Records is an Indigenous and women-owned record label created to foster and amplify Indigenous voices. Ishkōdé Records arrives to advocate for Indigenous artists, songs, and stories in the commercial music landscape. Led by artist, organiser, and activist Anishinaabekwe Shoshona Kish (Digging Roots), and Métis solo artist Amanda Rheaume, Custodians of song and story, Ishkōdé Records was launched on June 24, 2021 with a distribution partnership with Universal Music Canada, and recently launched Aadizooke Music Publishing in partnership with CCS Rights Management. “Songs for the Eighth Fire,” Ishkōdé Records’ guiding principle, refers to the Anishinaabe’s Seven Fires prophecy. The prophecy heralds an epoch of eternal peace when Indigenous peoples and settler communities together build the eighth and final fire of justice and harmony. Ishkōdé means fire in Anishinaabemowin. Ishkōdé's roster includes Amanda Rheaume, Aysanabee, Digging Roots, Morgan Toney and Sebastin Gaskin. In 2024, the label is looking for strategic international partners to help with the release and promotion of new releases for the full roster.

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