LATEST NEWS

May

Sandra, along with Chris Burke-Gaffney and Vince Fontaine, were honoured at the 2019 Indigenous Music Awards as the Best Producers-Engineers for Sandra's debut Album Cluster Stars, which was also nominated for Best Pop Album. The awards ceremony took place on May 17 in Winnipeg at the Club Regent Events Centre. Last year, Sandra won Best Americana Recording at the Native American Music Awards and was nominated in three other categories. 

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Sandra was one of 19 recipients of this year’s Esquao Award, recognizing the significant role of Aboriginal women in contributing to their communities throughout Alberta. She was selected by the Institute for the advancement of Aboriginal Women (IAAW) in the field of Arts in recognition of her extensive community work and song-writing that promotes a spirit of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. Read news release.

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Sandra will also be honoured as a role model a the 24th Annual Aboriginal Role Models of Alberta Awards on August 31 at the River Creek Resort and Casino, Enoch, AB. For more details, click here.

January

Sandra and her debut album, Cluster Stars, received two nominations for the Indigenous Music Awards, to be held this year in Winnipeg. Sandra was nominated for Best Producer and Best Pop Album. 

December

Deb Reger of WRUV in Burrlington, Vermont interviewed Sandra on her program, Moccasin Tracks. The 40-minute interview featured four songs from Cluster Stars. Listen to her interview.

November

No hardware at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, but Sandra was recognized for "best dressed nominee of the weekend" for her "stunning and fashionable" outfits. Check them out in her Canadian Folk Music Award photo gallery.

October

Sandra was awarded the Best Americana Recording for her debut album, Cluster Stars, and was nominated in three other categories at the Native American Music Awards in Seneca-Niagara, New York. To be part of the excitement, check out the awards video and listen to Sandra's interview with Shauna Powers of CBC Saskatchewan Weekend.

September

Nominated for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards in Calgary, weekend of Dec. 1. Sandra was nominated in the same category as her idle, the legendary Buffy Sainte-Marie.