Music

ElizaBeth Hill, an interdisciplinary Mohawk artist from Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada is a singer-songwriter who built her craft through years of Nashville songwriting.  She learned to compose in her Mohawk language and continues to advocate for endangered Indigenous languages . 

With multiple nominations in the Canadian Juno Awards and Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, She has co-produced her music with producer Bob Doidge (Gordon Lightfoot, U2, Bruce Cockburn) including a recorded duet with American songwriter John Hiatt. She has scored music for films for artists such as Shelley Niro (The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw, Kissed by Lightning) Michelle Derosier (Grandfather Drum, Audrey’s Story) and for Kaha:wi Dance Theatre.

Over the years her numerous television appearances, concert performances, workshops and constant involvement in Native North American community building through the arts is a testament to ElizaBeth’s versatility.  Using both music and visual arts ElizaBeth has spent many years in social development within First Nations communities working to inspire youth arts and creativity.  

Her art is often celebratory, humorous, and sometimes questioning as she challenges contemporary and historical viewpoints.  She often conceptualizes thoughts and ideas through combinations of mixed media as easily as she does with words and music.  

Incorporating her ideas of sound design, Indigenous performance and professional singing she created “Breath, Body and Voice”, a practice that assists performance artists in strengthening vocal and artistic skill regardless of the genre or type of performance art.  

Currently living in Northwestern Ontario ElizaBeth became a member of the local arts collective Mindful Makers dedicated to supporting mental health awareness. She is also a founding member of the collective Iroquois Arts along with Shelley Niro developing collaborative world projects with other Indigenous artists such as the Ainu, Akamba, and Rapa Nui.

Her interdisciplinary work ranging from music and sound to photography and fiction is regarded as introspective, provocative and humorous. ElizaBeth continues to explore and create new work, and most recently scored a new feature film for Director, Shelley Niro, Cafe Daughter which premiered in Toronto at ImagineNative 2023.

For more information go to:

https://www.facebook.com/ElizaBethHillMusic  

https://www.mindfulmakers.org/blog/roofofreprieve

A member of the Iroquois Arts Collective ElizaBeth has been working with world-renowned visual artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro, bead artist Samuel Thomas and currently Jordan Wheeler and Darlene Naponse in historical research for the development of new work in music and film.  As a multi-disciplined artist ElizaBeth has presented works in soundscapes, visual art and photography.  She is published in non-fiction and is currently working on a series of short stories.