Nicole Auger

Nicole Auger is Métis; her family has lived on Vancouver Island for six generations as grateful visitors on unceded lək̓ʷəŋən Territory and she has been proud to live and work in Toronto for the past six years as a musician, educator, and arts consultant. Nicole is the Manager of Programming and Community Engagement at the International Indigenous Music Summit (IIMS), and has also been supporting the development of the National Indigenous Music Office on northern Turtle Island. Prior to joining the IIMS family, Nicole worked as Project Manager for the Canadian Live Music Association’s recently-launched national study, “Closing the Gap: Impact and Representation of Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour Live Music Workers in Canada.” A recipient of the 2023 Women in Music Canada Honour Roll Award, Nicole currently serves on the Music Canada Advisory Council and is a member of the Board of Directors for Women in Music Canada, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) and the Tranzac Club in Toronto. Nicole holds a Master of Arts in Music and an MBA with a specialization in arts, media, and entertainment management.