Miles Morrisseau
ICT

As the summer season rolls around, musical artists are hitting the road as headliners, supporting acts and performing festival sets across Canada, the US and overseas. 

ICT has put together a list of some of the Indigenous artists who are out sharing songs and stories in venues big and small and showcases celebrating the FIFA World Cup.

Check out the video links for live performances by these incredible Indigenous artists. 

Also go to their websites and socials to get the most up-to-date information regarding added dates or cancelled shows and how to purchase merch and videos. Support living working artists. 

CANADA

William Prince

William Prince is a true road warrior who has been on tour much of the year and will continue into the winter. The award-winning singer songwriter from Peguis First Nation is performing a number of showcase events this summer including the FIFA World Cup opening ceremonies in Toronto on June 12. 

June 25
Half Time Performance
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Elks
Winnipeg, MB

July 10
Calgary Stampede
Calgary, AB

July 17
Huntsville Festival of the Arts
Huntsville, ON

July 18
Westben Music in Nature
Campbellford, ON

August 2
Canmore Music Festival
Canmore, AB

For all tour dates check out Prince’s website.

Elisapie

Award winning Inuk artist Elisapie has been creating her own intoxicating mélange of traditional, folk, electronic and rock for over two decades, winning a Juno in 2005 and again in 2023. She was also shortlisted twice for the Polaris prize and was a Felix Award winner for Indigenous Artist of the Year.

July 3
Grand Rassemblement Des Premieres Nations
Mamuhitunanu
Mashteuiatsh, QC

July 5
FIFA Fan Festival
Vancouver, BC

August 8
Festin Culturel De Brossard
Brossard, QC

Check out Elisapie’s website for all dates and other information.  

Ishkode Records

Ishkode Records is the home to a number of celebrated Indigenous artists who are on the road this summer. Co-founder of the label, Amanda Rheaume, Metis Nation is performing a number of festival dates this summer

June 27
Toronto Jazz Festival
Toronto, ON

July 4
Beats Working in the Backyard
London, ON

July 11
Four Winds Music Festival
Durham, ON

Siibi

Siibi, the soulstress from Mistassini Cree Nation continues her breakout year following her first Juno nomination with dates across Canada including an Indigenous Day performance in British Columbia.

June 24
Yekooche First Nation
Yekooche IR #3, BC

June 26-28
Artswells Festival
Wells, BC

July 4
Le Centre Sheraton Montreal
Montreal, QC

Aysanabee

Multi-Juno winner Aysanabee has been on a heavy touring schedule already this year and fans of the enigmatic singer songwriter will have a number of opportunities to catch him performing live this summer including at World Cup celebrations.

July 4
FIFA Fan Festival
Toronto, ON

July 11
Willow Hill Amphitheatre
Campbellford, ON

July 17-18
Vancouver Folk Festival
Vancouver, BC

July 19
Folk On The Rocks
Yellowknife, NWT

Logan Staats

Six Nations rocker Logan Staats will be hitting a handful of stages this summer. Following his celebrated 2023 release, A light in the Attic, Staats has just dropped a new single “Rainwater and Whiskey”.

July 1
StreetFest on Central
Burnaby, BC

July 10
Northern Lights Festival
Sudbury, BC

For more information on performance dates for artists on the Ishkode label check out their website.

Beatrice Deer Band

Inuk and Mohawk singer songwriter Beatrice Deer is acclaimed for her powerful performances, complex compositions and commitment to the language. She is performing on the summer’s biggest stage during the nationally broadcast celebration of Canada’s birthday from the nation’s capital.

July 1
Canada Day National Celebrations
Lebreton Flats Park
Ottawa, ON

August 14
SuperFolk Morin-Heights
Morin-Heights, QC

For more information check out her website.

Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Snotty Nose Rez Kids have some big dates this summer as both headliners, supporting act and performers during the World Cup. The rap duo from Haisla Nation continue to take their beats and their messages of Indigenous rights to the world. 

June 24
FIFA Fan Fest
Fort York
Toronto, ON

July 12
Chance the Rapper
Sasktel Centre
Saskatoon, SK

July 13
Chance the Rapper/Big Boi
Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg, MB

August 9
All My Relations Fest
Levitt Pavilion
Denver, CO

Blue Moon Marquee

The genre defying Blue Moon Marquee are on the road in support of their groundbreaking and ground shaking collaboration with Northern Cree, Get your Feathers Ready. 

July 11, 2026
FIFA Fan Fest
Vancouver, BC

July 12
Cultivate Festival
Gaboriola, BC

July 24
Mission Folk Music Festival
Mission, BC

Crystal Shawanda

Canada’s Indigenous queen of the blues Crystal Shawanda continues promoting her latest release “Sing Pretty Blues”. Shawanda was nominated for a Juno and was the winner of Female Vocalist of the Year at the recent Canadian Blues Awards. 

July 3
FIFA Fan Fest
PNE
Vancouver, BC

Jul 9-10
Lighthouse Festival
Kincardaine, ON

July 15
Women’s Blues Revue
Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa, ON

July 26-28
30 Days of July 
Duncan, BC

July 31
Wikwemikong Arts Festival
Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island, ON

For more information follow Crystal on Facebook.

FESTIVALS

Winnipeg Folk Festival
Birds Hill Park, July 9-12

Winnipeg Folk Festival is celebrating its 52nd year and continues to support artists from various genres including a number of Indigenous artists.

Fontine, the Cree singer-songwriter opens up the festival performing from the full-length debut, Good Buddy. Metis fiddler, Red River Rambler will also be on the festival stage. Rockers Ribbon Skirt, led by Anishinaabe Tashiina Buswa and guitarist Billy Riley will tear up the stage with songs from their album Bite Me which Exclaim magazine named best of 2025. 

There will be opening prayers by Indigenous elders and smudging ceremonies each day as well as a powwow and traditional dance workshop by Summer Bear and Friends. 

Ottawa Blues Fest
July 9-19

This annual festival in Canada’s capital is called Bluesfest but the lineup features artists in a variety of genres. This spectrum of sounds is found in the Indigenous artists on the bluesfest stage which features Inuk chameleon Elisapie and others.

Reuban and the Bullhorn Singers

The collaboration between the indie rock vibe Reuban Bullock and the powwow drum the Bullhorn Singers of the Blood Kanai nation is another example of how Indigenous and mainstream music is creating a new sound. 

Alicia Kayley

Alicia Kayley, Algonquin, Tahitan and Northern Tutchone, is earning a reputation as the Indigenous Adele as clips of the vocal powerhouse continue to gather likes and loves on social media. 

UNITED STATES

Samantha Crain

Samantha Crain has garnered a growing and committed following of fans who adore the Choctaw artist’s confessional and ephemeral lyrics and distinctive vocal style. Her songs have been featured in several popular TV series including “Reservation Dogs,” “Resident Alien,” and Marvel’s “Echo.”

June 27
OKC Pridefest
Oklahoma City, OK

July 16
The Miracle Theatre
Washington, DC

July 17
Wagner Park
New York, NY

July 18
The Word Barn
Exeter, NH

July 19
The Iron Horse
Northampton, MA

For more information visit her website.

Indigenous

Indigenous will be wrapping up a tour that began late spring with a couple of chances to see them live this summer. Mato Nanji, Yankton Sioux is blues rock alchemist who conjures Stevie Ray Vaughn and the thundering hooves of a thousand buffaloes with his six string sorcery.  

June 24
The Zoo Bar
Lincoln, Nebraska 

June 27
The Shrine
Tulsa, OK

Cary Morin

Cary Morin, Crow tribal member with Assiniboine Sioux and Black ancestry, is renowned as a performer and virtuoso guitar player. He will be 

July 3
Fairplay Beach
Fairplay, CO

July 4
Green Box Arts Festival 2026
Green Mountain Fall, CO

July 17
Steve’s Guitars
Carbondale, CO

Garret T. Willie

With his deep blue rock vocals and Angus Young swagger and virtuosity on the six string, Garret T. Willie, Namgis First Nation and Tlingit is a classic rock throwback in all the right ways. It’s a comparison that he does not shy away from referencing Bryan Adams and Bachman Turner Overdrive in the single “Going to Toronto”.

July 16
The Shakedown
Bellingham, WA

July 17
The Jack London Revue
Portland, OR

July 19
Silver Moon Brewing
Bend, OR

For the latest on tour dates, music and merch check out his website.

Weedrat

Dine punkers Weedrat have new music and a tour with dates across the country and a fundraising showcase sharing the stage with some of the other Indigenous artists blowing up the punk scene.

June 23
Pues
Tucson, AZ

June 24
Purgatory
Los Angeles, CA

June 28
The Olympic
Boise, Idaho

For more information follow the band’s Instagram.

Victory Day 2026
June 27
The Offbeat in Portland, OR
Benefitting the Boys and Girls of Lame Deer

A spectacle of some of the best Indigenous punk rockers in one great day of music for a good cause. 

1876, the rockers representing the Northern Cheyenne and Blackfeet Nation are out for the benefit on this day and have a full tour beginning in the fall. Check out their website for all the details. 

Weedrat is performing as well as Lo Cash Ninjas. The Ninjas are from the Navajo Nation and bring a ska influence and political edge to their pop punk sound. Many more acts are on this card and it is going to be legendary.   

For information visit the event link. 

All My Relations Celebrations
August 9
Denver, CO

All My Relations Celebrations featuring Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Sierra Spirit, Otoe-Missouria/Keetowah Cherokee, and the Cary Morin Duo.

The event is presented by the Quiet Star Collective and KGNU. For more information follow them on Facebook. 

INTERNATIONAL

Dead Pioneers

Dead Pioneers, led by Gregg Deal, Pyramid Lake Paiute will be one a European tour this fall with dates in Ireland, England, and Germany taking their message of activism and change. 

July 8
Rosin Dubh
Galway, Ireland

July 9
The Workman’s Pub
Dublin, Ireland

July 11
2000 Trees Festival 
Withington, UK

For more information visit the band’s website. 

Elisapie

July 11
Riddu Riddu Festival
Samuelsberg, Norway

Garret T. Willie

September 8
The Cluy 2
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

September 9
The Crescent Community Venue
York, UK

September 11
Rescue Rooms
Nottingham, UK

September 12
The Waterfront
Norwich, UK

Miles Morrisseau, Métis, is a special correspondent for ICT based in the historic Métis Community of Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada. He reported as the national Native Affairs broadcaster for CBC Radio...