Vern Cheechoo is a Cree folk and country singer-songwriter from Canada. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Best Aboriginal Recording, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 2000 for his solo album Touch the Earth and Sky, and at the Juno Awards of 2003 for The Right Combination, an album recorded as a duo with Lawrence Martin.
Originally from Moose Factory, Ontario, he is the son of Sinclair Cheechoo, an influential Cree fiddle player. His siblings, Archie Cheechoo and Thelma Cheechoo, were also musicians.
He released his debut album Lonesome & Hurting in 1993. He supported the album with several concert dates as an opening act for Bruce Cockburn. The album's title track was featured in an episode of Northern Exposure, he was featured in a 1993 episode of the CBC Television music performance series Ear to the Ground, and he appeared in the 1996 film Dance Me Outside performing songs from the album in concert.
Touch the Earth and Sky, his second album, was released in 1999.