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Seattle Picks: Music by Indigenous Artists
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with these recordings by North American Indigenous artists in the Library's collections, including CDs, Hoopla, Freegal, and Playback, the Library's streaming online local music collection. (Updated November 2021)
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A key figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the group's 1969 occupation of Alcatraz, Trudell (Santee Dakota) was also an author, poet, actor and musician.
A key figure in the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the group's 1969 occupation of Alcatraz, Trudell (Santee Dakota) was also an author, poet, actor and musician.
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Riit is the stage name of Rita Claire Mike-Murphy, an Inuk musician from Nunavut, Canada. Her debut album, ataataga, was released in 2019 and blends traditional Inuit throat-singing with electropop rhythms.
Riit is the stage name of Rita Claire Mike-Murphy, an Inuk musician from Nunavut, Canada. Her debut album, ataataga, was released in 2019 and blends traditional Inuit throat-singing with electropop rhythms.
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Music CD - 2019
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Blackfire is a punk trio consisting of siblings Jeneda, Klee, and Clayson Benally (Diné), who grew up in the Black Mesa, AZ area of the Navajo Nation.
Blackfire is a punk trio consisting of siblings Jeneda, Klee, and Clayson Benally (Diné), who grew up in the Black Mesa, AZ area of the Navajo Nation.
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Zoon's core member, Daniel Monkman (Anishinaabe) refers to the band's sound as "moccasin-gaze," blending the dreamy, droney sound of shoegaze rock with traditional First Nations music.
Zoon's core member, Daniel Monkman (Anishinaabe) refers to the band's sound as "moccasin-gaze," blending the dreamy, droney sound of shoegaze rock with traditional First Nations music.
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First Nations singer-songwriter Sebastian Gaskin grew up in Tataskweyak Cree Nation, in Split Lake, Manitoba.
First Nations singer-songwriter Sebastian Gaskin grew up in Tataskweyak Cree Nation, in Split Lake, Manitoba.
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Silla + Rise is a collaboration between Inuit throat singers Cynthia Pitsiulak and Charlotte Qamaniq, and electronica DJ Eric "Rise Ashen" Vani.
Silla + Rise is a collaboration between Inuit throat singers Cynthia Pitsiulak and Charlotte Qamaniq, and electronica DJ Eric "Rise Ashen" Vani.
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The first Indigenous rock band to gain mainstream success, Redbone was founded by Pat and Lolly Vegas (Vasquez), who are of Yaqui, Shoshone and Mexican ancestry. They are best known for the 1973 hit "Come and Get Your Love."
The first Indigenous rock band to gain mainstream success, Redbone was founded by Pat and Lolly Vegas (Vasquez), who are of Yaqui, Shoshone and Mexican ancestry. They are best known for the 1973 hit "Come and Get Your Love."
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Led by Métis couple Shane Ghostkeeper and Sarah Houle, Ghostkeeper draws on 60s girl-group melodies, country music, ‘90s indie rock, African pop, and traditional Indigenous pow wow music to create its eclectic sound.
Led by Métis couple Shane Ghostkeeper and Sarah Houle, Ghostkeeper draws on 60s girl-group melodies, country music, ‘90s indie rock, African pop, and traditional Indigenous pow wow music to create its eclectic sound.
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Music CD - 2016
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Music CD - 2021
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Electronic musician and DJ Tomahawk Bang is a member of the Onk Akimel O’odham tribe, part of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona.
Electronic musician and DJ Tomahawk Bang is a member of the Onk Akimel O’odham tribe, part of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona.
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Komaksiutiksak is a family of Inuk throat singers from Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut that includes noted Winnipeg-based throat singer Nikki Komaksiutiksak (who recorded this album when she was 11 years old).
Komaksiutiksak is a family of Inuk throat singers from Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut that includes noted Winnipeg-based throat singer Nikki Komaksiutiksak (who recorded this album when she was 11 years old).
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Music CD - 2021
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Music CD - 2016
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Of Kiowa, Comanche, Seminole & Muscogee (Creek) heritage, Jesse "Ed" Davis was a noted session guitarist who played with Eric Clapton, John Lennon, and George Harrison. He also recorded several solo albums, including this 1973 release.
Of Kiowa, Comanche, Seminole & Muscogee (Creek) heritage, Jesse "Ed" Davis was a noted session guitarist who played with Eric Clapton, John Lennon, and George Harrison. He also recorded several solo albums, including this 1973 release.
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Singer-songwriter Rosary Spence is originally from the coastal Cree community of Fort Albany First Nation, off the coast of James Bay in Canada.
Singer-songwriter Rosary Spence is originally from the coastal Cree community of Fort Albany First Nation, off the coast of James Bay in Canada.
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Music CD - 2017
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