Weesageechak Begins to Dance

A digital drawing of a women's face with a cigarette in her mouth. Text at the top of picture reads "Lacey Hill" and the text at the bottom of the picture reads "Crazy 4 U".

Local musician’s latest single continues to climb Indigenous Music Countdown

November 21, 2024 by Andrew Dow

Six Nations’ Lacey Hill and her latest single Crazy 4 U sits at #19 on this week’s Indigenous Music Countdown (IMC) after making its debut at the end of October.

Hill says the latest song is one that sees her diving into the pop genre, something that’s new to her. She says in the past the majority of her songs were of the indie or folk genre but this new single is one that came to her while collaborating with local Six Nations artists like two-time JUNO award winner Derek Miller, and Gary Joseph.

Hill says she hopes “Crazy 4 U” can end up reaching the number one spot on the IMC.

Meanwhile she also details what else she is working on creatively, including her first ever children’s musical “Y.A.N.A (You are Not Alone)” that will be featured at the 37th edition of Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival in Toronto on Nov. 27.

Woman in red sweater wearing large rimmed glasses sits holding book titled-"Blood Sport". There is a microphone and desk in the foreground.

Indigenous play uses game show format to raise questions about “Pretend Indians” (Pt. 1 of 2)

December 19, 2023 by David Moses

Blood Sport, a play written by Six Nations member January Rogers, was recently released in book form a month ago by Turtle’s Back, a publishing company based on Six Nations. It also had a reading as part of the 2023 Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival in Toronto.

The play takes a humorous but thought provoking look at true indigenous identity using a game show format with contestants, who claim to be native. It’s a topic that has reached national if not international attention with recent questions raised about the identity of singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.

CKRZ had a lengthy conversation with January Rogers to discuss the play, identity and Buffy Sainte-Marie. In part one of two, Rogers says there are many people struggling with and trying to claim their “real” identity.

(Disclosure: January Rogers is a board member at CKRZ.)

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Weesageechak Begins to Dance

Local musician’s latest single continues to climb Indigenous Music Countdown

Indigenous play uses game show format to raise questions about “Pretend Indians” (Pt. 1 of 2)

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