b'MEDIUMSFIRST NATIONS REPRESENTATION IN THE MEDIA IS INCREASING ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM FILM AND TV TO PODCASTS AND GAMINGLeft to right: Midnight Shines Charnelle Menow, Midnight Stan Louttit, Adrian Sutherland and Zach Tomatuk.Shineslead singeron language,hockey, hunting and Neil YoungBY JAMIE MONASTYRSKIQ&A with Adrian Sutherland A drian Sutherland, the lead singer and founder of theJames Bay-based band Midnight Shine, almostdidnt do this interview.ABOUT MIDNIGHT The traditional knowledge keeper andSHINES MUSIC musician was literally on his way out thePhoto credit: David McDonalddoor for the annual spring goose hunt inVIDEO Attawapiskat First Nation when he receivedHeart of Gold (Cover) isQ.How would you describe living the media request. Sutherland doesnt missone in a three-pack of videosin Attawapiskat as a contemporary the traditional hunt for anything, and ashot in Adrian Sutherlandsartist/musician and someone who media request is no exception. Only afterhome community. In Octoberis a traditional knowledge keeper the hunt did he connect for an interview. 2018, a production crew ofand living a traditional life in Spring harvest is an important timethree travelled to AttawapiskatJames Bay? for many familiesnot just because manyin remote northern OntarioA.There are good stories to be of us far North residents still depend onwith 14 cases of gear and onetold from Attawapiskat, and from hunting as a form of subsistence living, butambitious plan: making twoall over the North. There are a lot also because it brings families together, andmusic videos in five days. Get- of good people who are working to passes down traditions, he says. ting the job done in only four,make a difference. Living in Canadas High Road, the roots/rock bands thirdthey made the last-minuteNorth has certainly helped shape my album, which came out in 2018, featuresdecision to use remainingmusic. Our third album High Road hand-drumming and Cree lyrics. Twotime to shoot one more, andwas inspired by a number of differ-different producers worked on the album:thats how the Heart of Goldent themes, mostly the experiences of John-Angus MacDonald (The Trews)(Cover) video came to be growing up in the remote community recorded seven songs at Jukasa Studios inspontaneously, magically andof Attawapiskat. Some of the experi-Six Nations, and Tim Vesely (Rheostatics)with a little help from someences were not so good, while others recorded two tracks at The Woodshedfriends. The video has beenwere positive. The main theme is in Toronto. High Roads lead singleaviewed more than 210,000resilience: standing up and persever-rollicking cover of Neil Youngs Heart oftimes on YouTube since itsing through hardships, and coming Gold with a verse in Mushkegowuk Creerelease in January 2019.out the other end still standing. became a social media sensation.66l ISSUE 1 2019C hIEfS ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazInE'