Government of New Brunswick

Hubert Francis

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Hubert Francis is from Elsipogtog First Nation in NB. He is an international recording artist with his aboriginal rock band EagleFeather, whose last CD recording Message From A Drum received two Juno nominations , East Coast Music Award nominations and a Native American Music Award nomination! Hubert is a cast member of DRUM, a Brookes Diamond production based out of Halifax, NS, and is also a member of Alan Syliboy’s group Thundermakers. He was born and raised in Elsipogtog. Hubert is sometimes described as a goodwill ambassador and has been educating and informing the general public about his culture through his aboriginal rock style music, fusing native chants and contemporary rock sounds! Hubert was awarded the 2019 Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award by the ECMA