Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada: Echoes and Exchanges Book

List of Tables and Figures xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction Beverley Diamond Anna Hoefnagels 3

1 Recent Studies of First Nations, Inunit, and Métis Music in Canada Beverley Diamond 10

Part 1 Innovating Tradition Anna Hoefnagels Beverley Diamond 27

2 Continuity and Innovation in the Dane-zaa Dreamers' Song and Dance Tradition: A Forty-Year Perspective Amber Ridington 31

3 From Tea Dance to iTunes: Recomposing Dane-zaa Dreamers' Songs Interview Garry Oker Amber Ridington 61

4 Localizing Intertribal Traditions: The Powwow as Mi'kmaw Cultural Expression Janice Esther Tulk 70

5 Contemporary Northern Plains Powwow Music: The Twin Influences of Recording and Competition Interview Gabriel Desrosiers Christopher Scales 89

6 Aboriginal Women and the Powwow Drum: Restrictions, Teachings, and Challenges Anna Hoefnagels 109

Part 2 Teaching and Transmission Beverley Diamond Anna Hoefnagels 131

7 The sound of what 1 hear on earth Sadie Buck, with a preface Beverley Diamond 133

8 Reflecting on Reflexivity: Teaching and Conducting Research in an Inuit Community Mary Piercey 150

9 Moose Trails and Buffalo Tracks: Métis Music and Aboriginal Education in Canada Annette Chrétien 174

10 One Strong Woman: Finding Her Voice, Finding Her Heritage Interview Beverly Souliere Anna Hoefnagels 194

11 Learning about and Supporting Aboriginal Music and Culture: A Personal Journey Interview Jimmy Dick Anna Hoefnagels 206

Part 3 Cultural Interactions and Negotiations Anna Hoefnagels Beverley Diamond 215

12 Intercultural Collaboration Russell Wallace 218

13 Listening to the Politics of Aesthetics: Contemporary Encounters between First Nations/Inuit and Early Music Traditions Dylan Robinson 222

14 Musical Form as Theatrical Form in Native Canadian Stage Plays: Moving through the Third Space Klisala Harrison 249

15 Music and Narrative in The Unnatural and Accidental Women Interview excerpts Marie Clements Sophie Merasty Columpa Bobb Klisala Harrison 271

16 Music, Religion, and Healing in a Mi'kmaw Community Interview: Walter Denny Gordon E. Smith 281

17 "No Heartaches in Heaven": A Response to Aboriginal Suicide Byron Dueck 300

18 Arnie Strynadka, "The Uke-Cree Fiddler" Marcia Ostashewski 323

19 Bits and Pieces of Truth: Storytelling, Identity, and Hip Hop in Saskatchewan Charity Marsh 346

20 Why Do the Innu Sing Popular Music? Reflections on Cultural Assertion and Identity Movements in Music Véronique Audet 372

21 Aboriginal Popular Music in Quebec: Influences, Issues, and Rewards Interview Florent Vollant Véronique Audet 408

22 Gilles Sioui: Supporting and Performing with Aboriginal Artists in Quebec Interview: Gilles Sioui Véronique Audet Donna Larivière 419

Bibliography 431

Interviews Cited 467

Internet Sites 469

Discography 471

Videography 475

Contributors 477

Index 487