Leonard Sumner is an

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singer-songwriter from

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, whose music blends aspects of country, folk and hip hop music."Leonard Sumner's fusion of country and hip-hop rooted in family and community"
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'', March 18, 2016. He is most noted for his 2018 album ''Standing in the Light'', which received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the

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. A member of the Little Saskatchewan First Nation in

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, he has been based in

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since 2011. He released his debut album ''Rez Poetry'' in 2013, and followed up with ''Standing in the Light'' in 2018.

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Sumner is married to writer Tasha Spillett-Sumner. She gave birth to their daughter, Isabella, in March 2020.

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