Indigenous Artist

Mary Bryton Nahwegahbow is an aspiring First Nations singer, songwriter, and musician. She is a graduate of the Vocal Arts Program at Canterbury High School in Ottawa and a current student in the Bachelor of Music Program at the DAN School of Drama & Music at Queen's University studying advanced music theory and vocal performance.

Mary won the "Rising Star" category at the 2021 Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards. She is also a recipient of a 2018 SOCAN Foundation and SiriusXM Young Canadian Songwriter Award and has performed the National Anthem in English, French and Anishnaawbemowin at NHL Senators games in honour of Reconciliation.

In 2019, Mary trained at NYU Steinhardt's in their intensive two-week Contemporary Vocal Workshop in New York where she completed intimate masterclasses and learned from luminaries in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions and the music industry.

INDIGENOUS ANCESTRY

First Nations

SELF-IDENTIFICATION

Whitefish River First Nation