Birth name Lindsay Knight Albums Apprentice to the Mystery Instruments Vocals Name Lindsay Knight | Occupation(s) Musician, Rapper Also known as Eekwol | |
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Genres Rap, hip hop, First Nations Labels Livesoulflow , Independent Role Singer · myspace.com/eekwol | ||
Eekwol too sick
Eekwol (born Lindsay Knight) is a Muskoday First Nation rapper who is a solo female aboriginal hip hop artist." Her music offers Natives, and Native Women in particular, a positive alternative to negative, violent stereotypes.
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She is a graduate of the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan (M.A.). Her master's thesis, completed through the Department of Native Studies, examines past and present Indigenous music and how both are interconnected.
Music career
Eekwol started studying hip-hop at age 16 and launched her first album in 1998. She won Best Hip Hop/Rap Album at the 2005 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards for the “Apprentice to the Mystery” album, along with Mils (her brother and producer). The same album was nominated at the Indian Summer Music Awards in 2005, and the Aboriginal Peoples’ Choice Music Awards in 2006. Her video for "Too Sick" has been featured on the Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network, MTV Canada and Muchmusic. She served on the panel of adjudicators for the Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards in 2008.
Political activism
She is known for "a passionate stance on indigenous culture and struggle" in her lyrics, and for political and social activities.