Hailing from Saddle Lake Cree Nation, Tia Wood is a born entertainer. She began singing as soon as she could talk, with her dual Plains Cree and Coast Salish heritage providing inspiration and community. While her father co-founded Northern Cree, her mother was also a singer in an all-women’s drum group and her sister, Fawn Wood, is also a Juno-winning singer of traditional and contemporary songs.

Tia Wood has since gained an enormous audience on social media where she “indigenizes” sounds and shares songs on TikTok and Instagram, landing her a feature in Vogue magazine and amassing over 2.5 million followers across the platforms. In 2020, Wood took a leap of faith, moving to Los Angeles to pursue a solo career. She has since become the first Indigenous artist signed to Sony Music, and she released her debut EP, Pretty Red Bird, with her lead single “Dirt Roads” climbing the charts with over one million views on YouTube. Following her acclaimed performance at the 2023 edition of ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), Tia returns to the Chan Centre with a full band and horn section.