Natasha Kanapé Fontaine

Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
Born	1991 (age 32–33) Pessamit, Quebec
Nationality	Innu
Occupations	Poet Writer Actress
Website	Natashakanapefontaine.ca

Natasha Kanapé Fontaine (born 1991) is an Innu poet and actress.[1] Born in Pessamit, Quebec, Fontaine first became noticed in 2012 as part of the Montreal poetry scene. Her first poetry collection, Do Not Enter My Soul in Your Shoes, earned her the 2013 Prize of the Society of Francophone Writers of America; her second, Manifeste Assi, was released in 2014 and debuted at the Étonnants Voyageurs festival.[2] In 2016 she was a guest of honour at the Rimouski Book Fair, alongside Deni Ellis Béchard;[3] the same year, the National Film Board of Canada announced funding for 3 projects as part of the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Canada, including #Legacies150, a photo-essay series Fontaine is contributing to.[4]

From 2017 to 2019, Kanapé Fontaine played the role of "Eyota Standing Bear", a First Nations incarcerated criminal on the French-Canadian television drama Unité 9.[5]

In 2021 she released the album Nui Pimuten I, which set some of her poetry to music.[6] She received two Félix Award nominations at the 44th Félix Awards, for Revelation of the Year and Indigenous Artist of the Year.[7]

References

1. "Mawenzi House". Mawenzi House. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
2. Dominique, Godrèche (July 6, 2015). "Understand Our Culture, or Lose It: Innu Poet Natasha Kanapé Fontaine on Language". Indian Country Media Network. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
3. Gallant, Laurence (November 4, 2016). "Natasha Kanapé Fontaine : genèse et préoccupations d'une porte-voix". Radio Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
4. "NFB Marks Canada's 150th". Northern Stars. December 13, 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
5. "Natasha Kanapé Fontaine se joint à la distribution d'Unité 9 - Le Manic". www.lemanic.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01.
6. "Natasha Kanapé Fontaine met sa poésie en musique sur le microalbum Nui Pimuten I". Ici Radio-Canada, November 10, 2021.
7. Myriam Bercier, "Les résultats du gala de l’ADISQ 2022". Le Canal Auditif, November 6, 2022.