Shauit is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who blends traditional
First Nations
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music, primarily in the
Innu-aimun
Innu-aimun or Montagnais is an Algonquian language spoken by over 10,000 Innu in Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada. It is a member of the Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi dialect continuum and is spoken in various dialects depending on the com ...
language, with pop-rock and
reggae
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music.
Originally from
Maliotenam
Maliotenam (Mani-Utenam in Innu-aimun) is a First Nations reserve in Quebec, located adjacent to the city of Sept-Îles. Together with Uashat some distance away, it forms the Innu
The Innu/Ilnu ('man, person'), formerly called Mont ...
,
Quebec
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, he is the son of an
Acadian
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father and an
Innu
The Innu/Ilnu ('man, person'), formerly called Montagnais (French for ' mountain people'; ), are the Indigenous Canadians who inhabit northeastern Labrador in present-day Newfoundland and Labrador and some portions of Quebec. They refer to ...
mother. He was raised francophone, and had virtually no knowledge of the Innu language until learning it as a teenager in a bid to reconnect with his indigenous heritage.
He first became known as a frequent collaborator with rapper
Samian, appearing as a featured guest performer on several of Samian's singles.
["Shauit: toujours garder la foi"]
'' La Presse'', August 5, 2016. He released his debut EP as a solo recording artist in 2016,
[ and followed up with his full-length debut album ''Apu Peikussiaku'' in 2017.
]
Awards
In 2018 he won an Indigenous Music Award for Best Indigenous-Language Album, and won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards.["The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs"]
''FYI Music News'', December 3, 2018.
He is a two-time Félix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year, receiving nods at the 41st Félix Awards in 2019 and at the 42nd Félix Awards in 2020.[Aurélie Bolduc]
"Voici tous les gagnants du Gala de l'ADISQ 2020"
''HollywoodPQ'', November 1, 2020.
References
21st-century First Nations musicians
21st-century Canadian male singers
Canadian Folk Music Award winners
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Canadian reggae musicians
First Nations male singers
Innu male musicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
Musicians from Quebec
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