Kym Gouchie

Kym Gouchie is an Indigenous Canadian musician and visual artist and member of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, a Dakelh nation whose territory includes Prince George, British Columbia, where she lives. She is of Dakelh (Carrier), Secwépemc (Shuswap), Cree, and Irish ancestry. Born in 1964 to Ernie Gouchie, son of prominent elder Mary Gouchie, and Robin Gouchie, Kym was raised among musicians and began playing acoustic guitar and traditional hand drum while developing her skills as a singer, composer, and storyteller. Her music often deals with First Nations, women's, and environmental issues and promotes reconciliation and community building. In 2013, her resurgence into the music world emerged on the heels of personal tragedy, and the journey of rediscovering her voice can be heard on her debut album Mountain of Youth, a testament to the endurance of time and courage. In August 2015, her single Sister Rain topped the NCIFM National Aboriginal Top 40 Music Countdown, and her single For the People was included in the Truth & Reconciliation Compilation CD about the Canadian Indian residential school system. In 2019, Gouchie received the Stingray Rising Star Award at Mundial Montreal world music conference and was an invited speaker at the 2020 International Indigenous Music Summit in New Orleans. She has won Best Children's Artist at the Western Canadian Music Awards for her album Shun beh nats'ujeh (We are Healing through Songs), featuring songs in English and her ancestral languages of Dakelh, Secwepemctsin, and Cree. In 2022, Gouchie received the Jeanne Clark Local History Service Award from Prince George Public Library for preserving Lheidli T'enneh history, culture, language, and music. A mother of four and grandmother of ten, Gouchie continues her work as a cultural keeper and musical ambassador.

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