Blues-rocker, storyteller channels rage into art

After spending more than a decade in a residential school, musician Billy Joe Green has spent his life channelling his trauma into his songs, using them to heal while spreading awareness about the injustices Indigenous Peoples have faced.

After decades of sharing his story through music, Green will continue to spread the word at Zhoonguweh nuhgaamwin, a free concert Sunday at The Forks to honour National Indigenous History Month.

The show is a part of Many Nations One Heartbeat, an event celebrating Indigenous culture that runs until the end of June.

The concert’s name means “the powerful song” and was gifted by knowledge keeper Colin Mousseau. Green will be playing alongside R&B artist Ed Riley and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist the Good Sky Woman.