Kelly Derrickson
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Kelly Derrickson is an award-winning Indigenous singer-songwriter from Westbank First Nation in the British Columbian interior. She is the daughter of Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson and Peggy Derrickson (Née McBride).
Kelly Derrickson studied music and earned her degree at the Berklee College of Music and went on to develop a musical style called Country Tribal Rock, which is unique to her.[1]
Her breakaway hit was the 2013 recording of Idle No More, where she “pays tribute to the struggles of aboriginal people in Canada. The anthem ties together issues from high suicide rates amongst First Nations to the exploitation of Canada's natural resources and environment.”[2]
Derrickson has won numerous awards as both performer and songwriter. She won Best New Artist at the 2015 Indigenous Music Awards[3]
Her single 40,000 Ft Over You from her Warriors Of Love album was named as in the top ten of the Best of 2016 in North America on the National Aboriginal Music Countdown.[4]
Kelly was recognized there as Best Female Artist by the Native American Music Awards for two consecutive years, in 2017 and 2018. No other artist has repeated that honour in consecutive years.[5]Her father, Ronald Derrickson, was chief of the West Bank First Nation for more than a decade and he has been recognized as a Grand Chief by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. He is also the award-winning author, with his most recent book, Fight or Submit published by ECW Press in the fall of 2020.[6]
Kelly Derrickson now travels between her home in Palm Desert, Calif. and her home in the Okanagan.[7]
References
- ^ https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/celebrity/kelly-derrickson-puts-first-nations-pride-and-healing-into-songs
- ^ https://www.vicnews.com/life/kelly-derricksons-music-with-a-message/
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-music-awards-1.3224505
- ^ "Best Of 2016". December 24, 2016.
- ^ {{Cite web|url=https://www.castlegarnews.com/life/kelly-derricksons-music-with-a-message/
- ^ "Fight or Submit: Standing Tall in Two Worlds". ECW Press.
- ^ "Kelly Derrickson's music with a message". The Free Press. November 18, 2019.