FNMI Performers and Musicians Presentation prepared by Sharon Meyer NESD FNMI October 2014 This power point has many Saskatchewan based artists. This is only to help you begin to understand the vast amount of talent that exists among the FNMI people(s) of Canada. City of Vancouver Archives, Out P427 Sechelt First Nations Brass Band, ca. 1890

Traditional Singers and Drum Groups A short clip of a drum song from the Red Bull drum group. Red Grand Ronde 08 1:34 Canyon records (a list of other Hand Drum singers) northern cree hand drum 0:37

Traditional Singers and Flute Jason Chamakese Indigenous Music Culture ( list other artists but offers a short bio about Jason) Joseph Naytowhow Has Bio regarding Joseph Naytowhow Jason Chamakese, Edinburgh, Scotland,October :41 Joseph & Violet Naytowhow "The Coyote Song" (original) 4:04

Metis Fiddle Players and Singers John Arcand -- Fiddle Player 2:01 John Arcand 1:13 Site offers bio and list of videos and songs. The song ‘Imagine A World’ is about bullying! Site offers short bio and songs from Liza Brown Liza Brown "Metis Girl" (original) Liza brown 4:47 Donny Parenteau

Cree Sunrise Song 2:06 (Great visuals to the song) Cree Singers Cree Literacy Network (Lots of songs for you to follow in cree) more songs you can sing in Cree Saulteaux Peyote Song 3:34 Saulteaux singers and songs Anishinaabe Turtle Song 2:26 (includes lots of visuals about turtle) When observing the following video clips be alert to the drum beats and language differences.

dene drummers ottawa canada 2:20 Dene songs and singers Young Dene Drummers :02 Kashtin 2 2:40 Kashtin Kashtin chante Astam Nashu (Come Follow Me) le 02 avril :03 Kashtin bio

Inuit Bio site offers much info Susan Aglukark Susan Aglukark - O Siem 3:14 Bio site full of info Nukariik Nukariik Inuit Throat Singers 1:24 Don't Call Me Eskimo 3:52 Inuit Rap Don't Call Me Eskimo 9:57 (documentary about rap video)

FNMI Country performers Crystal Shawanda A bio on her own site and also has many videos Hugh Poorman - I Found You 4:20 Bio about Shane Yellowbird Shane Yellowbird Shane Yellowbird- Sedona, Arizona - New Single Alert! 1:25

Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie - Up Where We Belong 5:04 (she won an Oscar for this song) Folk, pop, rock Very detailed bio Andrea Menard Well detailed bio Evergreen Video - Andrea Menard 3:42

Tom Jackson Huron Carole By Tom Jackson.wmv 3:18 Canadian actor/singer Tom Jackson 10:45 (interview documentary) Folk, pop, rock continued A site that offers bio and other info Winston Wuttunee Winston Wuttuni Goosed By The Moose In The Spruce 2:40

Contemporary Non-traditional songs and singers Cup Song Berens River, Canada 3:38 GON 2012 Hand Drum NORTH BEAR - 1st Place 2:45 The Rumble by Randy Wood ft. the Vancouver Peace Choir 4:42 Article regarding Clarence Logan Vivace – features a video with Melody Mercredi involved Opera (a bio of Marion Newman) V Marion Newman -- Opera Singer 2:01 (great profile by Marion - herself) I

Hip Hop and Rap Gr. 6 lesson plan about messages and beat of hip hop Article interview with Eekwol Eekwol Eekwol at The Two Twenty Grand Opening 0:44 Lorenzo - Divine Beauty on Urban Nation ( ) 3:31 Leonard Sumner Site offers short bio and other songs from Leonard Sumner Ab-Originals Presents - Fly - Lorenzo and Wab Kinew 5:18

Studio Enjoy: Supaman - 'Prayer Loop Song‘ 4:03 Supaman Indigenous Music Culture (features article and video) Article about Wab Kinew and site offers a video Wab Kinew Wab Kinew - Mama Said 3:30 (video created in Saskatoon) Musician Don Amero "Life Gets Better“ 3:09 Don Amero Blues and Contemporary - short bio Hip Hop and Rap continued

Thank you for letting music be a part of your day! Sharon Meyer NESD FNMI Other sites to check out to lead to other artist names: