''The Fight Within'' is the second studio album by musical artist

iskwē iskwē (Cree syllabics: , formerly transliterated IsKwé) (short for waseskwan iskwew, meaning "blue sky woman" in English) (born Meghan Meisters, 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist. Personal life Originally from Winnipeg, M ...

. It was released independently on November 3, 2017

Reception

In an interview with the CBC's Andrea Gin, iskwé stated her three key influences were protecting the planet, community, and future generations. Jim Di Gioia found the album introspective and personal. He particularly cited “Will I See” as a dialogue between the singer and the multitude of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada.Di Gioia mentions how iskwé says the song came to her immediately following a solidarity walk in Winnipeg that traveled the distance from where Tina Fontaine’s body was discovered to the monument for missing and murdered women in

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. Another review points to her Irish and Cree/Dené/Métis roots as contributing to her sound. Producers on the independently released album include

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on ''Nobody Knows'', Hayden Wolf on ''Soldier'' and ''Will I See''; and Keolya on ''Sometimes'' and ''The Storm''.

Awards and recognition

''The Fight Within'' was nominated for a

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for Indigenous Album of the Year.

Track listing

*Ice Walker (1:29) *Soldier (4:11) *Healers (2:53) *The Storm (4:04) *Will I See (4:14) *Disturbed (3:50) *Nobody Knows (3:11) *Sometimes (4:13) *Say It Sweet (4:54)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fight Within 2017 albums Iskwē albums