Music & Song

Looks at a 1643 carol written by Jesuit Father Jean de Brébeuf in Wendat or Huron language.

Vocal Arts Performance Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Cincinnati, 1993.

Introduction to groups performing at the Inuit Village which included Inuit,Yup'ik, Inupiaq, Siberian Yupik, Tlingit (Chilkat, Hoonah, and Taku).

Former Olympian, motivational speaker and brand ambassador for Manitobah Mukluks discusses her personal journey to success. Followed by performance by two Inuit throat singers. Duration: 1:15:07.

Discuss Waln’s use of hip hop as a venue to resist colonially imposed tropes of toxic/hyper masculinity and the indian, and to reestablish authentic Indigenous masculinities and collaboration with Indigenous feminists.

Looks at "Indian Love Songs" in popular music of the the late 19th century, the work of Aquinnah Wampanoag composer Wamsutta Frank James, film scores and songs from musicals, and Indigenous responses in the form of reworking What Makes the Red Man Red by Lakota hip-hop artist Frank Waln, and I'm an Indian Too by the comedy troupe The 1491s. Music Honors Thesis (B.A.?)-- Wellesley College, 2021.

English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Oregon, 2016.

Song laments the health and social costs of alcohol abuse.

Spoken word artist presents a rap song. Duration: 6:38.

Investigates the participation of Indigenous men and women in the world fair and how it provided both economic opportunities otherwise unavailable and a way to maintain their culture.

Briefly discusses aspects of dances composed and performed by the Inuit and based on hunting or landscapes.

Examines borderlands of ethnicity and identity from a collection of poetry.

Comments on the "chain of symbolic associations between the Indigenous, in particular the Choctaw, and Lennon and The Beatles that extends across much of the novel".

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2008.

Examines how the film responds to the orchestral piece Suite: Indian, composed by Edward MacDowell.

Curriculum Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2011.

Contains links to Australian music, artist profiles, awards, encyclopedia, recordings of powwow music, listing of Native American artists, record companies, etc.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 2004.

Piano Performance Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Cincinnati, 2005.

Describes the Canadian Native Pavilion's first appearance at Mosaic'79 in Regina, Sask.

Photo of indigenous people in drum circle and men in full dress dancing with onlookers.

Appears to be part of a series of 11 images in a slide show of Inuit artifacts. Title on file: Eskimo Artifacts.

Music Thesis (M.A.)--Pennsylvania State University, 2013. Looks at music in The Iron Horse, Stagecoach, and The Searchers.

File contains 4 negatives of performers on stage at the Indian Metis [illegible] Concert on November 24, 1961. The first negative shows a young boy on stage performing a dance. The second shows a man playing the accordion. The third shows a large group of women singing with alongside a piano playing accompaniest. The fourth shows a man with a guitar accompanying a woman singing. The fifth shows a man either singing or announcing at a microphone.

This oversize file is divided into two parts for this data base. Part one (A-792-1) contains a 33 1/3 record titled "Indian Music of the Canadian Plains," copyright 1955 Folkways Records and Services Corp. There is a booklet accompanying the record that explains the various songs and Indian customs.

Forty citations gathered from library holdings at University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, University of Washington, British Columbia Provincial Archives, and various indexes.

Describes how Indigenous actors "played Indian" for white audiences, blurring the boundary between real and characterizations of Indigenous peoples.

42 images (10 scanned here) of First Nations people of all ages, leaders and elders taking part in Pow-wow ceremonies in Saskatoon on December 29, 1979.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Examines Native American instruments with in-depth analysis of songs including vocal techniques, words, musical forms, and social aspects including a variety of emotive songs.

Contemporary Art, Design, and New Media Art Histories Major Research Paper (M.A.)--OCAD University, 2014.

Explores the musical performances of Indigenous youth from two socio-economically disadvantaged locations in Australia.

[Māori, Pacific & Indigenous Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Otago, 2013.

Music and Culture Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2014.

Reports on several Indigenous organizations that advocate the defence of ecosystems, restoration of sustainable communities, and the protection of sacred sites.

Celebration of music and dance by two Elders. Duration: 5:04.

Presents a collection of cases to help academics, researchers, community practitioners and policymakers in the use of knowledge translation.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1999.

Excerpts from interview by author held June 18, 2008 in Saskatoon.

Discusses how young Indigenous artists are using hip hop as a form of storytelling and reinvention of older traditions into new forms of expression.

Introduces The Canadian Journal of Native Studies special focus volume on Aboriginal music based on a symposium Drum Songs and Painted Dreams.