Wayne Lavallee is a

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

actor and singer-songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He began his career with Vancouver's Spiritsong indigenous theatre company in 1990. His stage roles have included productions of

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's ''alterNatives'' and ''The BuzGem Blues''. Concurrently with his acting career he also performed as a musician in the Vancouver area, later releasing the album ''Green Dress'' in 2004. The album won the

Canadian Aboriginal Music Award The Indigenous Music Awards, formerly called the Aboriginal Peoples' Choice Music Awards, is an annual Canadian music award, given out to Indigenous people who are in the music industry. The APCMA receives financial support of the Department of ...

for album of the year in 2004, was a

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nominee for Aboriginal Recording of the Year at the

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, and won the

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for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2006. His followup album ''Trail of Tears'', released in 2009, won the awards for Best Male Artist, Best Rock Album and Best Acoustic Folk Album at the 2010 Aboriginal Music Awards, was a Juno nominee for Aboriginal Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2010, and a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 6th Canadian Folk Music Awards. In recent years he has composed music for theatre, film and television, including the films ''

The Road Forward ''The Road Forward'' is a 2017 musical documentary film written and directed by Marie Clements about key moments in the history of Indigenous rights in Canada, from the 1930s to today. The film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada. ...

'', '' Red Snow'', ''

Bones of Crows ''Bones of Crows'' is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, produced, and directed by Marie Clements. The film stars Grace Dove as Aline Spears, a Cree woman who survives the Indian residential school system to become a code talker for the Canadi ...

'', '' Broken Angel'', and '' Lay Down Your Heart'', the television series '' Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet'', and Taylor's stage play ''Cerulean Blue''. He received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song at the

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in 2023 for "You Are My Bones", a song cowritten with Marie Clements and

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for ''Bones of Crows''.John R. Kennedy
"Ian LeFeuvre Up For 2 Canadian Screen Awards"
iHeartRadio Canada, February 22, 2023.

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