Ishkōdé Records is an Indigenous and women-owned label created to foster and amplify Indigenous voices. Ishkōdé Records arrives to amplify and advocate for Indigenous artists, songs, and stories in the commercial music landscape. The word Ishkōdé means fire in Anishinaabemowin.
Led by artist, organizer, and activist Anishinaabekwe Shoshona Kish and solo Métis artist Amanda Rheaume, Ishkōdé approaches the independent label operations through the lens of woman-led artist entrepreneurship, long-standing industry experience, and cultural and ancestral processes. The roster includes Amanda Rheaume, Aysanabee, Digging Roots, Keith Secola, Logan Staats, Morgan Toney, Sebastian Gaskin (with Universal Music Canada), Siibii, and Thea May.