W.T. Goodspirit

W.T. Goodspirit (Wayne Jackson) is a singer/songwriter whose debut album "Give Me a Sign," was nominated at various Indigenous/Native American music award shows, including multiple nominations for Best Country Album at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, The Native American Music Awards, and the Alberta Aboriginal Music Awards.
Since winning the Aboriginal Icon contest in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2005, W.T. has traveled extensively and played at various festivals and venues, all the while making new friends and fans; he has had the honor of performing with other notable Indigenous & non-Indigenous artists.
Currently, W.T. is a nêhiyaw language teacher at the University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills where he spends time in his other life's passion, which is teaching and instructing the nêhiyawêwin language. W.T. also spearheads and is the Director of the Nehiyawe Cultural Institute in Edmonton, Alberta, where efforts are being made to introduce immersion programming at all levels and can be found at www.nehiyaweculturalinstitute.com.

In 2024, W.T.  has released:
- "The Best of W.T. 2006-2017," a re-release of songs from previously recorded music.

-A second full album entitled "Nôcikiwikamikosihk" (Where the Elders Dwelt) with 10 songs in nêhiyawêwin to be released on MAY 1, 2024.  An eclectic album that reflects W.T.'s music taste from Rock, Country, Reggae, and Folk.

-Also,  a kid's album entitled  "W.T. and Awâsisak (Kids)," again, all songs will be done in the nêhiyawêwin language with a total of 6 tracks to be released MAY 1, 2024. My thank you to the parents and children who attended our NCI immersion classes in Edmonton since 2022.

From NCI we want to whole-heartedly thank "Supporting Indigenous Language Revitalization" for their financial backing of the albums, as it would not have been possible to do so, ninanâskomonân.
https://silr.ca/

****The sales of these albums will benefit the Nehiyawe Cultural Institute and immersion efforts to further revitalize nêhiyawêwin.***