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Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada: Echoes and Exchanges

Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 66
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anna Hoefnagels
Beverly Diamond
Amber Ridington
Garry Oker
Janice Esther Tulk
Gabriel Desrosiers ...
Sadie Buck ...
Annette Chrétien
Beverly Souliere
Jimmy Dick
Russell Wallace
Dylan Robinson
Marie Clements
Sophie Merasty
Columpa Bobb ...
Florent Vollant
Gilles Sioui
Donna Larivière
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Aboriginal Youth, Hip Hop and the Politics of Identification

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Morgan
Andrew Warren
Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 34, no. 6, June 2011, pp. 925-947
Explores work taking place regarding identity within the context of contemporary hip hop subcultural in two neighbourhoods .
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Beat Nation: Hip Hop as Indigenous Culture

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Tania Willard
Skeena Reece
Archer Pechawis
Glenn Alteen
Mary Ann Anderson ... [et al.]
Website of virtual exhibition. Contains links to: curatorial statements, music, artists, writers, and a blog.
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Bernice Sayese

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Andrews Miller
Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 11, February 2007, p. 26

Chronicles the life and works of the first Aboriginal woman to receive the Prince Albert Citizen of the Year Award.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.

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Black Rain Delivers a Storm of Great Rock Entertainment

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessica Iron
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, September 2011, p. 12
Introduction to a talented rock band from Saskatchewan who are receiving worldwide requests to perform. Article located by scrolling to page 12.
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'A Brand New Life' Wins MBC's Wrap Contest For Byron Charles

Alternate Title
Arts & Entertainment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mike Gosselin
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2008, p. 12
Looks at the 15 year old winner of the Write a Rap contest and describes his winnings. Article located by scrolling to page 12.
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Buffy Saint-Marie: An Unsung Hero for Far Too Long

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colleen Simard
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 1, Indian Country, January/February 2007, p. 58
Brief discussion of the documentary Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life directed by Joan Prowse.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie

Web Sites » Personal
Features the award-winning Aboriginal singer/songwriter/visual artist. Includes biography, recordings, interview, photos, artwork, and audio clips....
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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Lyrics of the Land

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fiona Muldrew
Suzanne McCloud
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Herizons, vol. 7, no. 2, Summer, 1993, pp. 30-32
Interview with Buffy Sainte-Marie on her music and her life of promoting traditional Aboriginal values.
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Eekwol on Gender

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eekwol
Presents an interview with Eekwol and her views of gender roles in hip-hop.
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Eekwol: Too Sick

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eekwol
Video by Aboriginal hip-hop artist Eekwol.
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Electronic Powwow is Music Made for Dancing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 8, November 2012, p. 15

Brief profile of a band, A Tribe Called Red, whose blend of powwow songs with a dance beat has been nominated for a Canadian Polaris Prize.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.23.

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For Taima, Success Has Just Begun

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mosha Folger
Marion Soubliére
Inuktitut, no. 95, Winter, 2005, pp. 12-14
Chronicles the success of the band Taima as their first release contains songs in English, French and Inuktitut.
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From 'I'm a Lapp' to "I am Saami': Popular Music and Changing Images of Indigenous Ethnicity in Scandinavia

Alternate Title
From 'I'm a Lapp' to "I am Sami': Popular Music and Changing Images of Indigenous Ethnicity in Scandinavia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Jones-Bamman
Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, August 2001, pp. 189-210
Article examines the activities of Sami musicians and their recordings from the second half of the 20th century.
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From Stilettos to Moccasins

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Violet Naytowhow
CIHR Project Research
Presents a music video that was developed from the findings of a CIHR Project that examined the role of identity and stigma in Aboriginal women's healing from illicit drug abuse in Canada.
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From the Bronx to the Wilderness: Inari-Sami Rap, Language Revitalisation and Contested Ethnic Stereotypes

Alternate Title
From the Bronx to the Wilderness: Inari-Sami Rap, Language Revitalization and Contested Ethnic Stereotypes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Juha Ridanpää
Annika Pasanen
Studies in Ethnicity & Nationalism, vol. 9, no. 2, September 2009, pp. 213-230
Article focuses on Amoc, the first ever Inari Sami language rap musician and how he employs his music as an emancipatory tool for language preservation.
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George Leach

Web Sites » Organizations
Website for award winning Aboriginal singer/songwriter/guitarist, artist and actor George Leach. The site has links to music, videos, samples of his art, some of his acting roles and photos.
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"Gyitwaalkt": A Dialogue on Tsimshian War and Metal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Max Jacob Ritts
Spencer Greening
BC Studies, no. 198, Summer, 2018, pp. 153-162
Discussion about band Gyibaaw’s song "Gyitwaalkt", which expresses “warrior-ness” through traditional language, instrumention and heavy reverb, and the ‘audiopolitics’ of the genres of metal and black metal. Audio File.
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Identity and Environment in Contemporary Inuit Music

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Lehr
Jeff Tabvahtah
Julie Bartlett
Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays, vol. 7, 2004, pp. 11-20
Comments on lyrical themes in Inuit music including resistance to European morals and respect for the environment.
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Indian Blues: The Indigenization of American Popular Music

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Troutman
World Literature Today, vol. 83, no. 3, May/June 2009, pp. 42-46
Discusses how Native American musicians have fused native music styles with other musical traditions to assimilate into United States culture.
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Indigenous Hip-Hop: Overcoming Marginality, Encountering Constraints

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Warren
Rob Evitt
Australian Geographer, vol. 41, no. 1, Creativity in Peripheral Places: Redefining the Creative Industries, 2010, pp. 141-158
Explores the musical performances of Indigenous youth from two socio-economically disadvantaged locations in Australia.
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Inside Out: An Indigenous Community Radio Response to Incarceration in Western Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clint Bracknell
Casey Kickett
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 81-98
Authors examine the ways that the radio show Inside Out helps to connect imprisoned Aboriginal Australians with their families, their communities and each other. Article also discusses the access to Indigenous culture the public radio show provides to non-Indigenous people.
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