August 2004
 Musician
Derek Miller (Mohawk) grew
up on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. He leads the rock group
Derek Miller as song-writer, lead vocalist and guitarist, joined
by bassist Ken Hoover and drummer Sean Kilbride. Since his first
album Sketches, for which he received Best Male Artist
at the 1999 Aboriginal Music Awards, Miller has received serious
recognition for his work. His album Music is the Medicine,
which he co-produced, won several awards, including Aboriginal
Recording of the Year at the 2003 Juno Awards. Miller co-directed
the music video for Music is the Medicine's title track,
winning Best Music Video at the 2003 ImagineNATIVE Film Festival.
He also produced award-winning albums for Chester Knight and Keith
Secola.
Screened by NMAI
Image credit:
Derek Miller - courtesy of Grajewski.Fotograph.inc; Derek Miller
- courtesy of the filmmaker
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