King Charles III Coronation Medal Recipient (2025)

Multiple Canadian Folk Music Award Winner

Folk Alliance International Spirit of Folk Award Winner (2025)

CEO and Co-Founder, Ishkōdé Records (2021–Present): Indigenous women-led label supporting artists such as Aysanabee, Sebastian Gaskin, Keith Secola, Amanda Rheaume, Digging Roots, Morgan Toney and more. Distributed by Universal Music Canada. Website

Founding Director for the Indigenous Music Alliance and International Indigenous Music Summit (2018–Present): Founding Director, Leads operations and marketing for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous music leaders. Website

Independent Artist, Songwriter, and International Touring Musician (2003–Present): Released six full-length albums and multiple EPs; toured extensively across Canada, the U.S., Europe, United Kingdom and Australia. Website

Founding Board Member Indigenous Music Office (2019–Present): Supports the development of national infrastructure for Indigenous music professionals in Canada. Website

Artist Manager, Aysanabee (2021–2023): Supported the career of one of Canada's leading Indigenous recording artists.

Chair, Indigenous Artist of the Year Screening Committee, JUNO Awards (2008–2025): Leads the advisory committee and evaluation of eligibility of Indigenous artist submissions for Canada's largest national music awards.

Board Member, CIMA (Canadian Independent Music Association)(2024-Present): Contributes to policy and advocacy for Canada’s independent music sector.

Board Member, Darkspark (2019–Present): Uses songwriting and storytelling to promote cross-cultural understanding among youth.

Artist Educator & Workshop Facilitator (2010–Present): Delivered music workshops to Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth, cancer survivors, and mental health communities.

Artist Outreach Coordinator, Nagamo Production Music Library by APTN (2019): Promoted Indigenous-created music for TV, film, and media licensing.

Co-Producer, Babes4Breasts (2007–2016): Cancer fundraiser initiative that raised over $100,000 for health organizations.

Amanda Rheaume is a trailblazing Métis singer-songwriter, arts advocate, and cultural visionary whose work is reshaping the Indigenous music landscape in Canada and beyond. A proud Citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario with deep Red River roots, Anishinaabe relations from Lac Seul and mixed settler heritage, Amanda’s career is rooted in a deep sense of identity, community, and purpose. For more than 20 years, she has used music not only as a means of expression but as a vehicle for truth-telling, community-building, and Métis cultural resurgence.