[4] A Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) member of the Tobique First Nation in North-West New Brunswick, Dutcher studied music and anthropology at Dalhousie University.

[10] The album was a Juno Award nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024,[11] and winner of the 2024 Polaris Music Prize,[12] making Dutcher the first artist in Polaris history to win the prize twice.

[13] Dutcher identifies as two-spirit,[14] a modern, pan-Indian, umbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe aboriginal people fulfilling a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) ceremonial cultural role in their community.

"[20] At the Juno Awards pre-telecast industry gala dinner on March 16, 2019, Dutcher used his acceptance speech to critique the Trudeau government's approach to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

[24] Dutcher was previously responsible for development coordination and Indigenous outreach at Egale Canada, which is currently the country's only national LGBT human rights organization.