In their launch announcement, they say the label s name Ishkōdé means fire in Anishinaabemowin.
The guiding principle of the record label is Songs for the Eighth Fire, a reference to the Anishinaabe s Seven Fires prophecy, which heralds an epoch of eternal peace when Indigenous peoples and settler communities together build the eighth and final fire of justice and harmony.
The label says its first release under a distribution deal with Universal will be a single from husband-and-wife duo Digging Roots, comprised of Kish and Raven Kanatakta Polson-Lahache, due on Aug. 5.
Then there will be new music from Rheaume and the first tracks from guitarist and saxophonist Aysanabee, the label’s first signed artist.
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