conversation with Lawrence S Martin, and MBC's Chipap Halkett

Lawrence is the director for www.mushkegowukmarine.ca and former Grand Chief, twice, of the Mushkegowuk Council www.mushkegowuk.ca/ 

also a Juno winning musician...

Lawrence Martin remembers being really nervous standing on the stage at the 1994 Juno Awards in Toronto as legendary guitarist Robbie Robertson read out the list of nominees for Best Aboriginal Recording.

"I heard my name and I was just in shock," recalled the 68-year-old from Moose Factory on northern Ontario's James Bay Coast.

"I could hear my children screaming away up in the balcony and I didn't know what to say so I decided to speak Cree for a few seconds just to gather my thoughts.

"Winner of first ever Indigenous Juno says music awards still have work to do on reconciliation. Martin says he gave his 1994 Juno award to his daughter, who plans to give it to her daughter