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Paul has been writing and performing his own music since 1965. His second CD, "Old Lovers," has been nominated for Best Folk Album for the 2004 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. The CD addresses the ancient relationship between Men and Women and between the Earth and the "two-leggeds." Old Lovers, an eclectic mix of folk, blues and ballads, was produced by Paul Mills of the Millstream, and launched September 9, 2004 at the Rivoli in Toronto. Paul's
first CD, "Sweet Rain, White Lights, Red Blues", was nominated in the
categories of Best Male Artist and Best Folk Album at the 2002 Canadian
Aboriginal Music Awards. He was also featured as a performer at the
2002 awards ceremony held at the Sky Dome. Also
involved in the arts as an organizer, Paul is now Chair of the
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many years, Paul has worked in radio, film and television. He wrote and
directed the docudrama "The Power of the Circle: Restorative Justice in
NAN Communities," as well as composing the soundtrack for it and four
episodes of "Finding Our Talk: A Journey Through Aboriginal Languages",
which is currently airing on APTN. Paul hosts and narrates the
radio version of Finding Our Talk on the national satellite Aboriginal
Voices Radio Network (AVRN), in addition to being involved as host,
narrator, associate producer and occasional director on the television
series. Originally
from St. Adolphe, Manitoba, Paul Chaput is a Métis artist involved in
such diverse realms as healing, guest lecturing at universities on
Métis issues, poetry and carving, as well as music. In the early
90's, he was one of four founding members of the Métis Nation of
Ontario, and has worked for the past six years as a
facilitator/negotiator between the federal government and First
Nations. In February of 1995, Paul was awarded the Star of
Courage by Governor General Romeo LeBlanc in Ottawa for rescuing a
number of people from a blaze in downtown Toronto. |
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