Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada: Echoes and Exchanges

by Hoefnagels, Anna; Diamond, Beverley

• ISBN13: 9780773539518
• ISBN10: 0773539514
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-24
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

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. Contributors include Veronique Audet (Universite de Montreal), Columpa C. Bobb (Tsleil Waututh and Nlaka'pamux, Manitoba Theatre for Young People), Sadie Buck (Haudenosaunee), Annette Chretien (Metis), Marie Clements (Metis/Dene), Walter Denny Jr. (Mi'kmaw), Gabriel Desrosiers (Ojibwa, University of Minnesota, Morris), Beverley Diamond (Memorial University), Jimmy Dick (Cree), Byron Dueck (Royal Northern College of Music), Klisala Harrison (University of Helsinki), Donna Lariviere (Algonquin), Charity Marsh (University of Regina), Sophie Merasty (Dene and Cree), Garry Oker (Dane-zaa), Marcia Ostashewski (Cape Breton University), Mary Piercey (Memorial University), Amber Ridington (Memorial University), Dylan Robinson (Sto:lo, University of Toronto), Christopher Scales (Michigan State University), Gilles Sioui (Wendat), Gordon E. Smith (Queen's University), Beverly Souliere (Algonquin), Janice Esther Tulk (Memorial University), Florent Vollant (Innu) and Russell Wallace (Lil'wat).

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 3
Recent Studies of First Nations, Inunit, and Métis Music in Canada	p. 10
Innovating Tradition	p. 27
Continuity and Innovation in the Dane-zaa Dreamers' Song and Dance Tradition: A Forty-Year Perspective	p. 31
From Tea Dance to iTunes: Recomposing Dane-zaa Dreamers' Songs Interview	p. 61
Localizing Intertribal Traditions: The Powwow as Mi'kmaw Cultural Expression	p. 70
Contemporary Northern Plains Powwow Music: The Twin Influences of Recording and Competition Interview	p. 89
Aboriginal Women and the Powwow Drum: Restrictions, Teachings, and Challenges	p. 109
Teaching and Transmission	p. 131
The sound of what 1 hear on earth Sadie Buck, with a preface	p. 133
Reflecting on Reflexivity: Teaching and Conducting Research in an Inuit Community	p. 150
Moose Trails and Buffalo Tracks: Métis Music and Aboriginal Education in Canada	p. 174
One Strong Woman: Finding Her Voice, Finding Her Heritage Interview	p. 194
Learning about and Supporting Aboriginal Music and Culture: A Personal Journey Interview	p. 206
Cultural Interactions and Negotiations	p. 215
Intercultural Collaboration	p. 218
Listening to the Politics of Aesthetics: Contemporary Encounters between First Nations/Inuit and Early Music Traditions	p. 222
Musical Form as Theatrical Form in Native Canadian Stage Plays: Moving through the Third Space	p. 249
Music and Narrative in The Unnatural and Accidental Women Interview excerpts	p. 271
Music, Religion, and Healing in a Mi'kmaw Community Interview:	p. 281
"No Heartaches in Heaven": A Response to Aboriginal Suicide	p. 300
Arnie Strynadka, "The Uke-Cree Fiddler"	p. 323
Bits and Pieces of Truth: Storytelling, Identity, and Hip Hop in Saskatchewan	p. 346
Why Do the Innu Sing Popular Music? Reflections on Cultural Assertion and Identity Movements in Music	p. 372
Aboriginal Popular Music in Quebec: Influences, Issues, and Rewards Interview	p. 408
Gilles Sioui: Supporting and Performing with Aboriginal Artists in Quebec Interview:	p. 419
Bibliography	p. 431
Interviews Cited	p. 467
Internet Sites	p. 469
Discography	p. 471
Videography	p. 475
Contributors	p. 477
Index	p. 487
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