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    Jeremy Dutcher, The Newest Light In Canada's Indigenous Renaissance

    Dutcher spent five years researching, writing and recording his brilliant and ambitious debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa -- now, it has earned one of Canada's most prestigious prizes.
    by Catalina Maria Johnson Sep 24, 2018 3 minutes
    Jeremy Dutcher, photographed at the conclusion of his performance during the 2018 Polaris Prize ceremony on Sep. 17, 2018, where he was given the evening's top prize.

    "You are in the midst of an Indigenous Renaissance. Are you ready to hear the truth that needs to be told? Are you ready to see the things that need to be seen?" exclaimed musicologist, vocalist and composer Jeremy Dutcher as he received the Polaris Music Prize for his debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa. The Polaris is one of Canada's most prestigious music prizes, awarded through a of deliberation by members of the media and music industry, charged with basing their decision solely on artistic merit.

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