Northern Cree Singers Founder Steve Wood on 'Loyalty to Our Drum' and Why the Group Is Like a Hockey Team

Tish Leizens
March 23, 2013
“If you believe in yourself, who you are, where you come from, your culture and more importantly your language, it will take you to places you have never even dreamed of,” says Ste...

Tribal Instructor Encourages Healing Through Music—It 'Helps Folks Reach Their Inner Being, Their Soul'

Brian Daffron
February 12, 2013
Many people throughout the world find peace and solace through music...

Earth Sounds: Native American, Mongolian, and Australian Musical Cultures Celebrated at Wang Center Tonight

ICTMN Staff
October 04, 2012
Tonight, October 4, at the Wang Center on the Stony Brook University campus in Stony Brook, New York, musical cultures will be celebrated in a special event...

Métis Musician Donny Parenteau Performs at Rideau Hall and on Parliament Hill for National Celebrations

Sam Laskaris
June 23, 2012
Donny Parenteau was somewhat skeptical at first when organizers of an Ottawa concert asked him whether he could be available for three days even though he was performing on just on...

Play It Loud! A Farewell to Levon Helm, Chickasaw

ICTMN Staff
April 19, 2012
Levon Helm of The Band has walked on, succumbing to cancer on the afternoon of April 19, his family announced. “Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon,” his website reads...

Robbie Robertson Bids Levon Helm Farewell in NYC Hospital

ICTMN Staff
April 18, 2012
Robbie Robertson, estranged from Levon Helm for decades, visited his mate from The Band in the hospital to bid farewell, the Canadian aboriginal singer announced on Wednesday...

All-Call for Entries Into Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival

ICTMN Staff
April 17, 2012
Media submissions are being sought for inclusion in a new showcase, the Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, which will occur June 19–24 in Ottawa...

Juno Award to Mohawk Blues Pianist Murray Porter

ICTMN Staff
April 02, 2012
And the Juno for Best Aboriginal Album of the Year goes to ... Murray Porter...

Canadian Singer Grimes Honors Missing Aboriginal Women in NYC

ICTMN Staff
March 10, 2012
Claire Boucher, the Canadian singer and artist known as Grimes , performs in New York City at the Mercury Lounge on March 23 and at Glasslands Gallery on the 24th...

Shy-Anne Hovorka Honors Friend's Last Wish With Video on Distracted Driving

ICTMN Staff
January 14, 2012
Aboriginal musician Shy-Anne Hovorka, Métis from northwestern Ontario, has come a long way from her childhood foster care toddlerhood...

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