Aboriginal music in contemporary Canada : echoes and exchanges

Hoefnagels, Anna. (Author). Diamond, Beverley. (Author). Diamond, Beverley, 1948- (Editor). Hoefnagels, Anna. (Editor).

Summary: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis music in Canada is dynamic and diverse, reflecting continuities with earlier traditions and innovative approaches to creating new musical sounds. Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada narrates a story of resistance and renewal, struggle and success, as indigenous musicians in Canada negotiate who they are and who they want to be.Comprised of essays, interviews, and personal reflections by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal musicians and scholars alike, the collection highlights themes of innovation, teaching and transmission, and cultural interaction. Individual chapters discuss musical genres ranging from popular styles including country and pop to nation-specific and intertribal practices such as powwows, as well as hybrid performances that incorporate music with theatre and dance. As a whole, this collection demonstrates how music is a powerful tool for articulating the social challenges faced by Aboriginal communities and an effective way to affirm indigenous strength and pride.Juxtaposing scholarly study with artistic practice, Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada celebrates and critically engages Canada's vibrant Aboriginal music scene.

Record details

ISBN: 9780773539518
ISBN: 0773539514
Physical Description: print
xiv, 503 p. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012.

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Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

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Introduction / Beverley Diamond and Anna Hoefnagels -- Recent studies of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis music in Canada / Beverley Diamond -- Part one : innovating tradition. Continuity and innovation in the Dane-z̲aa dreamers' song and dance tradition : a forty-year perspective / Amber Ridington ; From tea dance to iTunes : recomposing Dane-z̲aa dreamers' songs / interview, Garry Oker with Amber Ridington ; Localizing intertribal traditions : the powwow as Mi'kmaw cultural expression / Janice Esther Tulk ; Contemporary Northern Plains powwow music : the twin influences of recording and competition / interview, Gabriel Desrosiers and Christopher Scales ; Aboriginal women and the powwow drum : restrictions, teachings, and challenges / Anna Hoefnagels -- Part two : teaching and transmission. The sound of what I hear on earth / Sadie Buck, with a preface by Beverley Diamond ; Reflecting on reflexivity : teaching and conducting research in an Inuit community / Mary Piercey ; Moose trails and buffalo tracks : Métis music and aboriginal education in Canada / Annette Chrétien ; One strong woman : finding her voice, finding her heritage / interview, Beverly Souliere with Anna Hoefnagels ; Learning about and supporting aboriginal music and culture : a personal journey / interview, Jimmy Dick with Anna Hoefnagels -- Part three : cultural interactions and negotiations. Intercultural collaboration / Russell Wallace ; Listening to the politics of aesthetics : contemporary encounters between First Nations/Inuit and early music traditions / Dylan Robinson ; Musical form as theatrical form in native Canadian stage plays : moving through the third space / Klisala Harrison ; Music and narrative in The unnatural and accidental women / interview excerpts, Marie Clements, Sophie Merasty, and Columpa Bobb with Klisala Harrison ; Music, religion, and healing in a Mi'kmaw community / interview, Walter Denny Jr. with Gordon E. Smith ; No heartaches in heaven : a response to aboriginal suicide / Byron Dueck ; Arnie Strynadka, "the Uke-Cree fiddler" / Marcia Ostashewski ; Bits and pieces of truth : storytelling, identity, and hip hop in Saskatchewan / Charity Marsh ; Why do the Innu sing popular music? Reflections on cultural assertion and identity movements in music / Véronique Audet ; Aboriginal popular music in Quebec : influences, issues, and rewards / interview, Florent Vollant with Véronique Audet ; Gilles Sioui : supporting and performing with aboriginal artists in Quebec / interview, Gilles Sioui with Véronique Audet and Donna Larivière -- Bibliography -- Interviews cited -- Internet sites -- Discography -- Videography -- Contributors -- Index.