Canadian Musician Tia Wood On How Her Indigenous Culture Inspired Her Debut Album: ‘It’s Not A Perspective That People Hear Every Day’
etcanada.comIndigenous Canadian TikTok star and musician, Tia Wood, is readying her debut album. The 24-year-old opened up to ET Canada for our upcoming special in honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30 about the creative process, which has so far been two and a half years in the making, since Wood left the Reserve.
Wood — who is TikTok famous with a following of 2.3 million — has the social media platform to thank for playing a big role in sharing her Indigenous culture and educating others online.
The singer said “bringing awareness and the beautiful opportunities” that have emerged from creating content have been the best parts about sharing her truth on TikTok. “I’ve been invited to tables and to spaces that I’ve never been invited to before, and that’s been really, really special,” she told ET Canada’s Morgan Hoffman.
It was “early on” when Wood realized she was making a difference for others. “I started TikTok as just kind of like a fun little thing.
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