Music & Song

Interview with two members of the musical group '"Spakwus Slulum" who dress in traditional regalia but have a more contemporary approach to song and dance. Duration: 27:41.

Elders discuss: loss of values; loss of language; the role of the old ceremonies; the responsibility of the elders to teach the young people.

A conference discussing comparison of Indian and Christian religions and religious ceremonies, traditional songs and dances, and history of Europeans in North America from the Indian viewpoint.

A discussion of Cree funeral songs. Includes a story of a woman's vision of the afterlife.

Analysis of the music of one of the most sacred public dance ceremonies held in San Juan Pueblo.

Looks at "Concrete Indians" living in urban communities. Duration: 45:10.

Author compares past University of Saskatchewan Indigenous Peoples Program's Annual Music Festivals to the 6th annual and comes to the conclusion that the choice of venue is of utmost importance for the festivals' success. Article located by scrolling by to page 25.

Book review of: Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada edited by Anna Hoefnagels and Beverley Diamond.

Provides practical information about booking artists, hiring a venue, technical and equipment needs, managing finances, and publicity.

Portal "brings together inter-disciplinary sources and information relating to Indigenous Studies and Native-newcomer relations at the University of Saskatchewan". Contains links to library & archive holdings, other collections, scholarly output, etc.

Article analyzes Sámi philosophical perspectives and approach to music and politics.

Educational Psychology and Special Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2014.

Researches the musical life in small community and the changing environment as more southern genres become mixed in with Inuktitut language and Inuit stories.

Looks at one of the keynote speakers at the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum and her message for the youth. Article located by scrolling to page 16.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Ethnomusicology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1991.

Interview with a National Film Board filmmaker who uses sound to enhance her stories. Duration: 5:28.

Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1996.

Description of the customs, performances, and ceremonies associated with the death of a Sitka chief.

Results of a three year survey of Alaskan Eskimo and Indian musical systems concerning dance elements, symbolism, functions and accoutrements.

Various activities for grades four to twelve. Topics include First Nations people, Métis, residential schools, and rhythmic fun.Teachings and historical content based on Cree teachings.

Comments on how artists incorporate expressions of heritage into their songs and music.

Discusses how the resurgence of the Stomp dance, a Native American religious and social dance, is keeping the Eastern Woodlands tribes alive and well. Access through table of contents.

Interviews producers and recording artists who record traditional music and the unique ways Sámi values are incorporated.

Examines the song and relationship to settler colonial power.

Brief history and development of American Indian music from the traditional to the contemporary.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1994.

English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 1920.

Argues that Alexie appropriates elements such as stanza form, improvisation and syncopation in support of the theme of persistence in the face of othering, oppression and extinction.

Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2001.

Very brief biography of the singer, actress and author as well as a list of suggested readings.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2011.

Profiles an Inuit artist who carves, paints, sings, writes songs and acts. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 34.

Interview includes an assortment of stories about animals and animal omens, floods and the Legend of Sounding Lake.

Comments on Tomson Highway's path to his successful career and his performance in Saskatoon at the Aboriginal Writers Festival. Article located by scrolling to page 23.

Interview with the respected storyteller and singer Antoine Lonesinger. Interview includes the Legend of Cut Knife Hill and stories of BlackRock and Chokecherry Wood.

The interview includes the story of a Cree boy who becomes a Blackfoot Chief.

Antoine Lonesinger discusses different methods of earning a living that included making charcoal and lime. Also included is the story of a boy saved a camp from starvation with the help of the raven spirit.

Interview includes stories about a Cree band who avenged the killing of a young boy by the Blackfoot. He tells of his grandfather who helped a Cree raiding party find food.

Interview includes stories of attacks on women by Blackfoot and Cree raiders. It also includes the story of the acquisition of the Sioux Dance (or Grass Dance) from the bone grass spirits.

Book review of: Arapaho Stories, Songs, and Prayers by Andrew Cowell, Alonzo Moss Sr., and William J. C'Hair.

Comments on the growing attendance of the annual fiddle fest, including over 5,000 visitors, 46 fiddlers and 27 jiggers. Article located by scrolling to page 2.

Book review of: Arctic Circle Songs by Robbie Newton Drummond.

Author of libretto for the ballet Going Home Star, composer of piece based on poem I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe, and director of Jack Charles V The Crown discuss the healing potential of artistic collaborations. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:08:34.

Guide suggests ideas, websites and resources to support classroom activities.

Survey of artists judged to be innovators in the areas of music, painting and performing arts.

Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 1993

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio State University, 1995.