Music & Song
Gambling Music of the Coast Salish Indians
Alternate Title
Ethnology Division, Mercury Series, Paper No. 9
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Barbara S. Efrat
BC Studies, no. 27, Summer, 1975, pp. 73-75
Description
Book review of: Gambling Music of the Coast Salish Indians by Wendy Bross Stuart.
Scroll down to page 73 to read review.
Gendering Aboriginalism: A Performative Gaze on Indigenous Australian Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katelyn Barney
Cultural Studies Review, vol. 16, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 212-239
Description
Looks at the impact of Aboriginalism on non-Indigenous expectations of Indigenous women performing contemporary music.
Gerald Vizenor: Compassionate Trickster
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 2, Series 2: Special Issue, Summer, 1993, pp. 39-45
Description
Looks at various works by Gerald Vizenor, and his vision and dream to restore tribal values.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Ghost Dance of the Blood Indian
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that tells the story of the origin of the Ghost Dance as well as the story of the acquisition of the Shaggy Pipe.
A Gift From the Little People
Alternate Title
A Gift From the Little People [Hand Games at Native Festivals]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Sexsmith
Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 7, November 2000, p. 13
Description
Billy Wapass Jr. presents his family's version of the ancient legend that depicts the origin of the Hand Games.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.
Grade 4 Métis Cross-Curricular Teacher Guide
Alternate Title
Grade Four Métis Cross-Curricular Teacher Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kim Hodgson]
Description
Unit is designed to provide information on Métis identity and aspects of their culture such as food, clothing, language, and music and dance.
"Haida Ida": The Musical World of Ida Halpern
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Cole
Christine Mullins
BC Studies, no. 97, Cultural History in British Columbia, Spring, 1993, pp. 3-37
Description
Looks at the singer's life and northwest coastal Native Indian music especially the Kwakiutl and Nootka.
Haida Singer's Sound is Sweeter Still
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 21
Description
Brief description of Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards winner Terri- Lynn Williams-Davidson and the Haida Gwaii Singers' Legacy Project.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.
‘The happiest time of my life …’: Emotive Visitor Books and Early Mission Tourism to Victoria’s Aboriginal Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikita Vanderbyl
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 95-120
Description
Article looks at mission guest books from Indigenous reservations in Victoria, Australia in order to examine the mind set and fixations of visitors participating in mission tourism in the region.
Health is the First Thing, Creativity Follows On
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robyn Archer
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 30-35
Description
Presents a speech given at the Garma Festival of Traditional Culture in 2009 by singer, writer, director, Robyn Archer regarding the things she learned about indigenous Australian culture.
Hearing Urban Indigeneity in Canada: Self-Determination, Community Formation, and Kinaesthetic Listening With A Tribe Called Red
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexa Woloshyn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 3, 2015, pp. 1-23
Description
Describes how musical group becomes a vehicle for expressing urban Canadian aboriginal identity in a group setting.
"Here Comes the Band!": Cultural Collaboration, Connective Traditions, and Aboriginal Brass Bands on British Columbia's North Coast, 1875-1964"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Neylan
BC Studies, no. 152, Past Emergent, Winter, 2006/2007, pp. 35-66, 139
Description
Examination of Northwest Coast brass bands in the 19th and 20th century and how older cultural practices persist in new forms.
Heritagization of Tamu Music: From Lived Culture to Heritage to be Safe-guarded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pirkko Moisala
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 321-329
Description
Article examines the process and effects of the heritagization of Tamu (Nepal) music; considers some of the dynamics of the cross-cultural relationships between different Indigenous and colonizing groups within Nepal and the push to safeguard intangible culture.
Highlight Summary Report: Virtual Roundtable on First Nation Citizenship Featuring Artistic Presentations From First Nations Artists
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Proceedings from the second Virtual Roundtable on First Nation Citizenship held June 20, 2011. Roundtable featured discussion on First Nation citizenship, identity, and Nationhood.
Hip Hop and nueva canción as Decolonial Pedagogies of Epistemic Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marco Antonio Cervantes
Lilliana Patricia Saldaña
Decolonization, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. 84-108
Description
Looks at two musical forms which use music as a political expression against empire and colonialism.
Holy Lodge of the Blood Indians
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview on the origins of the Holy Lodge; the story of the Holy Turnip (same story as IH-AA.020); the story of the elk woman and her jealous husband; the story of the widows who offered themselves to the sun and how these events led to the offering ceremony and then to the Holy Lodge (This account continues on IH-AA.112)
The Honey-Ant Men's Love Song and Other Abriginal [sic] Song Poems; Paperbark: A Collection of Black Australian Writings
Alternate Title
Doing, Speaking and Writing
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Livio Dobrez
Aboriginal History, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 174-177
Description
Book reviews of:
The Honey-Ant Men's Love Song and Other Abriginal [sic] Song Poems edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Martin Duwell.
Paperbark edited by Jack Davis, Stephen Muecke, Mudrooroo Narogin, Adam Shoemaker.
Honour Water: Gameplay as a Pathway to Anishinaabeg Water Teachings
Alternate Title
Honor Water: Gameplay as a Pathway to Anishinaabeg Water Teachings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensée
Sharon M. Day
Lyz Jaakola
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 115-130
Description
Describes the singing game, Honour Water, the process of its design and creation, the meaning and gifting of the songs used in the game, and how it teaches about water and our relationship to it.
Horn Society 7 - Initiation (Informants-Participants)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider giving an account of his initiation into the Horn Society.
Horn Society - Function
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
An account of George First Rider's initiation into the Horn Society. (this is the conclusion of the account given on IH-AA.081).
How the Holy Woman Got One of Each All That Belongs to Each Different Society
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Joanne Greenwood
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he gives an account of the original Holy Lodge. (It is a follow-up to IH-AA.112)Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.
How the Horn Society Will Take over When There Is No Holy Lodge
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Joanne Greenwood
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells a story of the Horn Society and gives a description of Horn Society dances. Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.
Hula as a Way of Knowing: A Personal Journey Toward Musical and Kinesthetic Understanding
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Watts
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 123-121
Description
Author speaks about her interest in music and training and the Hawaiian way of remembering history through dance and chanting.