Vern Cheechoo is a Candian Musician who has been at the center of the indigenous music scene for over thirty years.
In 1993, he was signed to a Toronto-based recording company and released his first solo recording Lonesome and Hurting. The single, Lonesome and Hurting, was featured on the CBS' television series Northern Exposure. Cheechoo also made an appearance in the Dance Me Outside movie. His two tracks, Lonesome and Hurting and Love Me Tonight, were part of the movie’s soundtrack.
He was nominated for a Juno Award twice. He’s a two-time Saskatchewan Country Music Award nominee, a seven-time Aboriginal Music Award nominee, and a winner of the Best Produced Album of the Year at the 2000 Aboriginal Music Awards.
Vern currently works as the Executive Director at The Mushkegowuk Council and performs regularly.
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