BEATRICE dEER
Inuit Legend
OUT APRIL 3
CONTACT:
ROSIE BOYD // PUBLICIST
AVA KELLY // PUBLICIST
Beatrice Deer is an award-winning Inuit singer-songwriter based in Montreal. Half-Inuk and half-Mohawk, Beatrice was born and raised in Nunavik, Quebec, in the small village of Quaqtaq. Her award-winning songs are crafted upon deeply personal lyrics and blend indie rock and modern folk with traditional Inuit stories and throat singing.
Deer’s illustrious career is marked by a string of remarkable achievements and accolades in the arts community. Her achievements include winning the 2018 Canadian Folk Music Award, the 2019 Indigenous Music Award for Best Folk Album and the 2020 Canadian Screen Award for her co-composed score for Giant Bear. In 2021 she was awarded the Prism Prize and named an Apple Ambassador, and appeared as a finalist on Quebec's Talents Bleus. Her film score for Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice earned multiple honors including IMDB Short Cuts’ Best Canadian Film at TIFF and a shortlisting for an Oscar nomination. Her 2021 single "UQAUTINNGA" reached No. 1, and in 2022, she was invited to sing for the Pope during his visit to Canada. Deer was named Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Award Inuit Artist of the Year in 2023 and received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2024.
A beloved figure in Arctic Canada, Deer has performed worldwide, at the Venice Biennale, Norway’s Førde Traditional and World Music Festival, and the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. She was named Woman of the Year by The Montreal Council of Women in 2023 and was commissioned to tailor an outfit for Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, for the coronation of King Charles III.
PRESS RELEASES
2/5/2026: Beatrice Deer Announces New LP 'Inuit Legend' Out 4/3 | Shares Enchanting Single “The Bear”
12/2/2025: Beatrice Deer Shares Stirring New Single + Video "Arranged”
3/6/2026: Beatrice Deer Shares "Aukkauti" Single + Visualizer | New LP Out 4/3