The Canadian Folk Music Award for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year is a Canadian award, presented as part of the Canadian Folk Music Awards to honour the year's best songwriting by First Nations and Inuit artists. Unlike many songwriting awards, the nomination is given in consideration of all of the songwriting on a whole album rather than singling out individual songs. Awards are also presented for English Songwriter of the Year and French Songwriter of the Year.
The award was formerly presented as Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year, and was renamed from aboriginal to indigenous in 2018.
2000s
| Year | Nominee | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| No award presented | |||
| 2006 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Wayne Lavallee | Green Dress | [1] | |
| Digging Roots | seeds | [2] | |
| Don Freed | The Valley of Green and Blue | ||
| Art Napoleon | Miyoskamin | ||
| Laura Vinson | It Reminds Me | ||
| 2007 3rd Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Sandy Scofield | Nikawiy Askiy | [3] | |
| Leela Gilday | Sedzé | [4] | |
| Ry Moran | Groundwater | ||
| Karen Donaldson Shepherd (The Crow Girls) | Where the Green Grass Grows | ||
| Laura Vinson | Mossbag Lullaby | ||
| 2008 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| No award presented | |||
| 2009 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Don Amero | Deepening | [5] | |
| Vince Fontaine, Jay Bodner, Chris Burke-Gaffney ( Eagle & Hawk) | Sirensong | [6] | |
| Violet Naytowhow | Wind of the North | ||
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | Running for the Drum | ||
| Tanya Tagaq | Auk/Blood | ||
2010s
2020s
| Year | Nominee | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Diyet van Lieshout | Diyet & the Love Soldiers | [21] | |
| Sugar Plum Croxen, Shelley Hamilton, George Elliott Clarke ( The Afro-Métis Nation) | Constitution | [22] | |
| Jenelle Duval, Danielle Benoit, Stacey Howse ( Eastern Owl) | Qama’si | ||
| Joshua Haulli | Aqqut | ||
| Mike Paul | Origine | ||
| 2021 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Leela Gilday | North Star Calling | [23] | |
| Jason and Nadia Burnstick | Kîyânaw | [24] | |
| A. W. Cardinal | Bare Knuckles & Brawn | ||
| Riit | ataataga | ||
| Crystal Shawanda | Church House Blues | ||
| 2022 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Chelsey June & Jaaji | Omen | [25] | |
| David Laronde | I Know I Can Fly | [26] | |
| Laura Niquay | Waska Matisiwin | ||
| Phyllis Sinclair | Ghost Bones | ||
| Morgan Toney | First Flight | ||
| 2023 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Amanda Rheaume | The Spaces in Between | ||
| Berk Jodoin | Half Breed | [27] | |
| ShoShona Kish, Raven Kanatakta Polson-Lahache | Zhawenim | ||
| Kyle McKearney | Down-Home | ||
| Adrian Sutherland | When the Magic Hits |
References
- ^ "Veteran Lang tops Canadian folk awards". CBC News, December 11, 2006.
- ^ "Wailin' Jennys, Madrigaia nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, November 1, 2006.
- ^ Greg Quill, "Toronto roots musicians snag prizes". St. Catharines Standard, December 3, 2007.
- ^ "Bruce Cockburn up for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, October 17, 2007.
- ^ Lynn Saxberg, "Folk musicians honoured". Regina Leader-Post, November 23, 2009.
- ^ "Results 2009". Canadian Folk Music Awards.
- ^ "The Once wins big in Winnipeg". Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2010.
- ^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, October 22, 2011.
- ^ Brad Wheeler, "Good Lovelies among winners at Canadian Folk Music Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2013.
- ^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 29, 2013.
- ^ Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume among folk music award winners". Ottawa Citizen, November 30, 2014.
- ^ Lynn Saxberg, "Folkies set to honour their own". Ottawa Citizen, September 25, 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC News, November 9, 2015.
- ^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Rail yard labourer-turned-musician David Francey wins big at Canadian Folk Music Awards". Toronto Star, December 3, 2016.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016.
- ^ Sarah Greene, "Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Now, November 20, 2017.
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017.
- ^ "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018.
- ^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 22, 2018.
- ^ Allie Gregory, "Here Are All the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Dave Gunning gets four nominations for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". FYI Music News, April 11, 2021.
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.
- ^ Heather Kitching, "The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights". Roots Music Canada, April 2, 2022.
- ^ Megan Lapierre, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 28, 2021.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022.