With the support of TD Bank Group, the award-winning Speak Up! exhibition showcases Indigenous artists who have made a social impact on music in Canada, while motivating a new generation to take action and offering a better understanding of where they come from.
The evolving exhibition reopened on June 18, featuring Beatrice Deer from Quaqtaq, Nunavik, an Inuk-Mohawk singer who bridges cultural, musical, and spiritual worlds through her music; the acclaimed Inland Tlingit dance group Dakhká Khwáan Dancers based in Whitehorse, Yukon, renowned for their focus on reclaiming and promoting their languages and traditions through the art of singing, drumming, dancing, and storytelling; Ray St. Germain, a Métis country music legend and Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, affectionately known as “Winnipeg’s Elvis”; pioneering country star Harry Rusk, the first Indigenous artist to perform on the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville; and Inuk artist Kelly Fraser, who championed Inuit culture with her music, blending Inuktitut and English languages with contemporary pop and hip-hop.
The National Music Centre's Speak Up! exhibition is made possible with support from TD.
