Anachnid is the stage name of Kiki Harper, a Canadian electronic musician based in Montreal, Quebec.
[2] Her debut album Dreamweaver, released in February 2020, was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize,[3] and received Felix Award nominations for indigenous artist of the year and anglophone album of the year at the 42nd Felix Awards.
[4] Of Oji-Cree and Mi'kmaq heritage,[5] she grew up primarily in Atikamekw territory in Western Quebec.
[4] She chose her performing name Anachnid because she considers the spider to be her totem animal.
[1] Her grandfather Elijah Harper was a politician and a member of the Red Sucker Lake First Nation.