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'''Beatrice Deer''' (born 1985) is a Canadian [[Inuit|Inuk]]-[[Mohawk people|Mohawk]] singer and actress from [[Quaqtaq]], [[Nunavik]], [[Quebec]].<ref name="inuit.uqam.ca">{{cite web|title=Deer, Beatrice {{!}} Inuit Literatures ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᖏᑦ Littératures inuites|url=https://inuit.uqam.ca/en/person/deer-beatrice|access-date=2021-06-03|website=inuit.uqam.ca}}</ref> She released her debut album, ''Just Bea'', in 2005, and won a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Inuit/Cultural Album.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Beatrice Deer|url=http://www.northernlightsottawa.com/bios/performers_am.html|work=Northern Lights Trade Show 2008|accessdate=31 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908013543/http://www.northernlightsottawa.com/bios/performers_am.html|archive-date=8 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, she released her self-titled album, ''Beatrice Deer'', and later that same year, she released a [[Christmas]] album, ''[[An Arctic Christmas]]''.
[[File:Beatrice Deer 118.jpg|thumbnail|<center>Beatrice Deer, Montreal 2014-08-02]]

'''Beatrice Deer''' is a Canadian [[Inuk]] singer from [[Quaqtaq]], [[Quebec]]. She released her debut album, ''Just Bea'', in 2005, and won a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Inuit/Cultural Album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beatrice Deer|url=http://www.northernlightsottawa.com/bios/performers_am.html|work=Northern Lights Trade Show 2008|accessdate=31 March 2011}}</ref> In 2010, she released her self-titled album, ''Beatrice Deer'', and later that same year, she released a [[Christmas]] album, ''[[An Arctic Christmas]]''.
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Deer is of Inuk descent and was born in Quaqtaq.<ref name="CBC2015">{{cite news|title=Beatrice Deer's new EP combines the modern and traditional|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavik-musician-beatrice-deer-releases-new-ep-1.3003311|accessdate=21 October 2017|work=CBC News|date=21 March 2015|language=en}}</ref> She is the cousin of Jaaji of the band [[Twin Flames (band)|Twin Flames]].<ref>[http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunaviks_jaaji_uppik_finds_his_voice/ "Nunavik’s Jaaji Uppik finds his voice"]. ''[[Nunatsiaq News]]'', March 31, 2014.</ref>
Deer was born in Quaqtaq, to an Inuk mother and a Mohawk father from [[Kahnawake]].<ref name="inuit.uqam.ca"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Kahnawake singer wins Indigenous Music Award|url=https://easterndoor.com/2015/09/18/kahnawake-singer-wins-indigenous-music-award/|accessdate=23 January 2024|work=[[The Eastern Door]]|date=18 September 2015|language=en}}</ref> She is the cousin of Jaaji of the band [[Twin Flames (band)|Twin Flames]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nunavik’s Jaaji Uppik finds his voice|url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nunaviks_jaaji_uppik_finds_his_voice/|accessdate=23 January 2024|work=[[Nunatsiaq News]]|date=31 March 2014|language=en}}</ref>


Beatrice Deer performs throughout the north with her band.
Beatrice Deer performs throughout the north with her band.

== Awards ==

* Best Inuit/Cultural Album at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award<ref name=":0" />
* 2021: laureate at the Canadian Indigenous Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-12-14 |title=Écoute sélective {{!}} La paix intérieure de Beatrice Deer |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2021-12-14/ecoute-selective/la-paix-interieure-de-beatrice-deer.php |access-date=2021-12-14 |website=La Presse |language=fr}}</ref>

She was a [[Felix Award]] nominee for [[Felix Award for Indigenous Artist of the Year|Indigenous Artist of the Year]] at the [[44th Félix Awards]] in 2022.<ref>Myriam Bercier, [https://lecanalauditif.ca/actualites/resultats-gala-adisq-2022/ "Les résultats du gala de l’ADISQ 2022"]. ''Le Canal Auditif'', November 6, 2022.</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
*'''''Just Bea''''' (2005)
*''Just Bea'' (2005)
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*'''''Beatrice Deer''''' (2010)
*''Beatrice Deer'' (2010)
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* '''''Fox''''' (2015)
* ''Fox'' (2015)
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* ''My All To You'' (2018)<ref name="spotify">{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6meWLme3zfqggs1SfGOwIh?si=7GQ9eUlKSxa6Wypq0R5Y9w|website=open.spotify.com|title=My All To You by Beatrice Deer on Spotify|accessdate=19 May 2020}}</ref>
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| title4 = Atungak
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| title5 = Sapannga Sujunukua
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| title6 = Isumavunga
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| title7 = Immutaa
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| title8 = Mali
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| title9 = Qaujimagit
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| title10 = You're With Me
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|10115254|Beatrice Deer}}
* [https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/artist/Beatrice-Deer Beatrice Deer] on the [https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles ''Inuit Art Quarterly'' Profiles]
* [https://www.qaggiavuut.ca/en/artist/beatrice-deer Beatrice Deer] on [https://www.qaggiavuut.ca/ Qaggiavuut]


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Latest revision as of 03:14, 4 July 2024

Beatrice Deer (born 1985) is a Canadian Inuk-Mohawk singer and actress from Quaqtaq, Nunavik, Quebec.[1] She released her debut album, Just Bea, in 2005, and won a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Inuit/Cultural Album.[2] In 2010, she released her self-titled album, Beatrice Deer, and later that same year, she released a Christmas album, An Arctic Christmas.

Beatrice Deer
Born
NationalityCanadian
StyleFolk, Pop music, rock
Websitewww.beatricedeerband.com

Biography

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Deer was born in Quaqtaq, to an Inuk mother and a Mohawk father from Kahnawake.[1][3] She is the cousin of Jaaji of the band Twin Flames.[4]

Beatrice Deer performs throughout the north with her band.

Awards

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  • Best Inuit/Cultural Album at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award[2]
  • 2021: laureate at the Canadian Indigenous Music Awards.[5]

She was a Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards in 2022.[6]

Discography

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  • Just Bea (2005)
No.TitleLength
1."True Angel"3:22
2."My Friends"2:35
3."Live With It"2:59
4."Ilangani"2:31
5."Do I"4:10
6."Life in the North"3:50
7."Sad Song"5:12
8."Nalligivagit"5:35
9."Nalligivagit (Remix)"5:21
  • Beatrice Deer (2010)
No.TitleLength
1."Come With Me"3:17
2."Missed You"3:25
3."Ilaapik"4:25
4."Langasivunga"6:00
5."Another Chance Of Hope"2:55
6."Nunaga"4:18
7."Take Me As I Am"4:17
8."Pride"4:48
  • Fox (2015)
No.TitleLength
1."Competition (feat. Akinisie Sivuarapik)"1:17
2."Painng"3:36
3."Uvikkaulaukagit"4:16
4."Relocation"5:19
5."Katatjaniq (feat. Akinisie Sivuarapik)"0:29
6."Fox (feat. Johnny Griffin)"3:32
7."Pisiq (feat. Louisa Kulula)"0:39
  • My All To You (2018)[7]
No.TitleLength
1."1997"4:02
2."Takugiursugit"3:24
3."My All To You"5:22
4."Atungak"3:13
5."Sapannga Sujunukua"1:32
6."Isumavunga"4:43
7."Immutaa"3:31
8."Mali"3:28
9."Qaujimagit"4:37
10."You're With Me"3:52
Total length:37:44

References

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  1. ^ a b "Deer, Beatrice | Inuit Literatures ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᖏᑦ Littératures inuites". inuit.uqam.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  2. ^ a b "Beatrice Deer". Northern Lights Trade Show 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Kahnawake singer wins Indigenous Music Award". The Eastern Door. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Nunavik's Jaaji Uppik finds his voice". Nunatsiaq News. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Écoute sélective | La paix intérieure de Beatrice Deer". La Presse (in French). 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  6. ^ Myriam Bercier, "Les résultats du gala de l’ADISQ 2022". Le Canal Auditif, November 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "My All To You by Beatrice Deer on Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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