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220:(M.A.). Her master's thesis, completed through the Department of Native Studies, examines past and present Indigenous music and how both are interconnected. She later worked as a lecturer in the Native Studies department for University of Saskatchewan Native Studies department. She is currently a Ph.D. student in the Indigenous Studies Department at the University of Saskatchewan and was the university's first Indigenous storyteller-in-residence.
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She is known for "a passionate stance on indigenous culture and struggle" in her lyrics, and for political and social activities. These activities include sitting on an
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album, along with Mils (her brother and producer, with whom she co-owns the indie label Mils
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Eekwol works as a youth mentor and has participated in songwriting workshops focused on Cree youth education in arts. She has also been an instructor for LIVE Arts
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