Thursday June 20, 2013
Indigenous Music Culture.
In 1982 the Northern Cree singers were founded by Steve Wood, and his brothers Randy and Earl Wood. The group originates from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation but is made up of members from the Treaty 6 area, most notably the Frog Lake Cree Nation, Onion Lake Cree Nation, Samson Cree Nation, Louis Bull Cree Nation, and the Poundmaker Cree Nation. Northern Cree currently have 37 albums out on market that are distributed world-wide by their record label, Canyon Records from Phoenix, AZ. They have garnered multi-Grammy nominations, multi-Juno nominations, and have been awarded multi-Native American Music Awards and Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards.
#IdleNoMore is blasting its way forward into 2013 to the sounds of the Round Dance Revolution—and we knew it was time to round up some of the best round dances, songs and solidarity dance videos from around the web and around the world.
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The 2012 APCMAs—the 7th annual Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards—took place November 1st and 2nd in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Two nights of celebrating Indigenous music, one long list of winners! Here is a complete list of the 2012 APCMA award winners. …read more »
2012 APCMA nominated drummers Northern Cree and the Cree Confederation are slated for best duo or group of the year at this years awards show, coming up November 1-2nd, 2012. …read more »
At a press conference in Winnipeg this morning, the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Award nominees were announced. Read the full list of nominees here. …read more »
More in awards season news – the Indian Summer Music Awards (ISMA) announced their nominees! Check them out here. …read more »
Famed pow-wow singers Northern Cree are set to release their new album, Drum Boy – Mistikwaskihk Napesis, and it’s now available for exclusive pre-sale through Canyon Records.
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Sure we’re letting #PowwowWednesday take a break until the powwow trail gets busy again the new year, but we had to bring you this new video of Northern Cree knocking the moccasins off the crowd at the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ Powwow recently. …read more »
At the end of the day at the powwow, before or at sunset, the closing prayer is given and the final song is played. …read more »
Their 37 albums in almost 30 years have garnered them multiple Grammy, Juno, Nammy and CAMA nominations and wins, but it’s at the powwow where Northern Cree are a legendary force. …read more »
New track by Ottawa Electric Powwow speaker-pounders A Tribe Called Red was released this week on SoundCloud entitled PowWowzers which features drum group Northern Cree and Ojibwe funny man Clarence Two Toes.
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