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Debating Cultural Appropriation
Lesson plan focuses on what cultural appropriation is, how it affects Indigenous peoples and whether it should be regulated by law.
Accompanying Material: Student Version.
Developed in conjunction with the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World.
Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language
2nd edition, revised and enlarged.
Indigi-Genuis
Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.
Metis Fiddling: A Matter of Identity
Music Senior Project (BA Hons) -- University of North Carolina, 2018.
Métis Musical Wooden Spoons: A Carpentry and Construction Wood Project
Mi'kmaw Cultue: Mi'kmaw Songs
Lyrics to Kepmite'tmnej - The Mi'kmaq Honour Song; Wejkwita'jik - the Gathering Song, Kwanu'te' - the Feast Song, Iknmuwetu - the Giveaway Song, and Kitpuewey Ktapekiaqn - the Eagle Song in Mi'kmaw and English.
Native Drums Website Teacher Resource Kit "The Spirit of the Drum"
Other Modules: Lesson 2: Interview with MorningStar River Singers; Lesson 3: Indigenous Music and Physics; Lesson 4: Connecting through Music; Lesson 5:
Open Educational Resources: Native American Medicine
Compilation of previously published material.
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Documentary looks at the little-known story of Indigenous influences on and contributions to the evolution of contemporary rock and blues music. Artists profiled include Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jesse Ed Davis, Stevie Salas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, Jimi Hendrix, and Taboo.
The Significance of Drums in First Nations' Cultures
Designed for Grade 1-3 art classes.
"To Bring a Little Bit of the Land": Tanya Tagaq Performing at the Intersection of Decolonization and Ecocriticism
Music and Culture Thesis (M.A) - Carleton University, 2019.