Emilio Wawatie

Emilio Wawatie is an Algonquin-Anishnabe musician, filmmaker and educator from Barrier lake and Kitigan Zibi, Quebec.

Residing in Moniak (Montreal), he's a Graduate from Concordia University’s Bachelors in Music and First Peoples studies programs. His current path has guided him towards an interdisciplinary approach to music, art and culture through the practices of ethnomusicology.

At Minwashin, Emilio is currently leading a project entitled “Notaktcigewin'' which consists of the research, creation, transmission and performance of Anishnabe music revitalization; through songs, stories and language. He was a part of the NDN Collective’s - Radical Imagination cohort for the years 2023-2025, in which he and other artists from across Turtle Island are being supported to carry out their visions. In September 2025 he released his first album through Minwashin and Musique Nomade, the project entitled Nogom Nikamowin explores themes of the 6 seasons of the Anishnabeg world cycles and was written in Anishnabemowin.

Emilio is currently enrolled at Concordia University’s in the INDI Master’s program pursuing a research & creation project in the revitalization of Anishnabemowin through songwriting and the guitar.