Burnstick is a Canadian folk music group, consisting of married couple Jason Burnstick and Nadia Gaudet. They are most noted for their albums ''Dream Big, Little One / Fais de beaux rêves, petit ange'' (2015), for which they received a
Canadian Folk Music Award
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The awards pr ...
nomination for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the
in 2016, and ''Kîyânaw'' (2019), for which they were nominated for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the
16th Canadian Folk Music Awards
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Franco-Manitoban
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and
Métis
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heritage, and the duo perform music in the English, French and Cree languages.
Prior to launching the duo, Jason Burnstick was active as a solo artist, and received a
Juno Award
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Juno Awards of 2007
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."Event shines spotlight on Native Juno nominees". ''
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
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