Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui
| Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Shanipiap |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Genres | Innu music |
| Instrument | drum |
| Website | shanipiap |
Geneviève McKenzie-Sioui, sometimes performing under the name Shanipiap, is an Innu musician, writer, television creator, and activist in Quebec. Born in Matimekosh in 1956, she later relocated to Wendake. She is a singer-songwriter in the Innu language, and an author in both Innu and in French, has been the producer/director/presenter of her own children's television program on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and TFO, and has recently been active in the Idle No More movement.