Mckenzie died on July 12 at a long-term care facility in Sept-Iles, Que. at the age of 70
The Innu singer-songwriter Philippe Mckenzie was a trailblazing figure in the Canadian Indigenous music community. What was remarkable about his music wasn’t the folk-rock acoustic strum or the stoic, lonesome vocals. What was unique were the Innu-aimun lyrics – Mr. Mckenzie, from the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec , was recording in his native tongue, a relatively uncommon practice for Indigenous artists at the time.
Mr. Mckenzie, considered the father of modern Innu music, died on July 12 at the age of 70 at a long-term care facility in Sept-Iles, Que., where he had been for nearly a year. He endured the after-effects of a stroke suffered in 2009. , produced by Les McLaughlin, a CBC broadcaster and producer who championed musicians from Canada’s North. Other song titles on the record translate to The Elder, Friendship, The Day Approaches, One Must and If It Pleases.
He initially belonged in a group that performed covers of the French and English pop hits of the day, but was inspired to write and sing in Innu-aimun after meeting Mr. Loon at Manitou College in La Macaza, Que. Created in 1973 on the abandoned site of a missile base, the college was one of the first Canadian postsecondary institutions for Indigenous students.
Outside of music, Mr. Mckenzie served as an elected official with his band council. After retiring from music, he worked for a mining company.
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