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Indigenous Artists
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Artist / GroupGenre(s)NationCommunity / Territory
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A'ja
Nakota *Blues, Rock
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A'ja
Blues, Rock
Nakota *
Yankton Indian Reservation *

Aaron White
Diné (Navajo) & Northern UteNative American Flute, Acoustic, New Age

Aaron White
Native American Flute, Acoustic, New Age
Diné (Navajo) & Northern Ute
Northern Ute Reservation

Aasiva
InuitIndie Folk, Pop

Aasiva
Indie Folk, Pop
Inuit
Pangnirtung (Panniqtuuq), Nunavut

Adrian Sutherland
Mushkegowuk CreeRoots-Rock, Folk, Blues

Adrian Sutherland
Roots-Rock, Folk, Blues
Mushkegowuk Cree
Attawapiskat First Nation, Ontario

Akwesasne Big Bear Singers
Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)Traditional Haudenosaunee singing, social songs

Akwesasne Big Bear Singers
Traditional Haudenosaunee singing, social songs
Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory

Angela Amarualik
InukInuit pop, folk, throat singing

Angela Amarualik
Inuit pop, folk, throat singing
Inuk
Igloolik, Nunavut

Anthony Wakeman
PotawatomiNative American flute, New Age

Anthony Wakeman
Native American flute, New Age
Potawatomi
Arizona

April Martell
Mi'kmaqFolk, Rock, Ballad

April Martell
Folk, Rock, Ballad
Mi'kmaq
Blues Mills, N.S. (near We'koqma'q First Nation)

Archie Roach
Gunditjmara & BundjalungFolk, Ballads, Aboriginal Rock

Archie Roach
Folk, Ballads, Aboriginal Rock
Gunditjmara & Bundjalung
Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia

Arigon Starr
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma & MuscogeePop, Rock, Country, Alternative

Arigon Starr
Pop, Rock, Country, Alternative
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma & Muscogee
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

Art Moosomin
CreeTraditional Round Dance

Art Moosomin
Traditional Round Dance
Cree
Mooroopna First Nation, Saskatchewan

Aspects
Tsilhqot'in (TL-etinqox band #712)Hip-hop, Blues, Soul, Jazz, Rock

Aspects
Hip-hop, Blues, Soul, Jazz, Rock
Tsilhqot'in (TL-etinqox band #712)
Quesnel, B.C.; based in Ottawa, ON

Aspen Mirabal
Taos PuebloTraditional, Native American Flute *

Aspen Mirabal
Traditional, Native American Flute *
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

Avery and Fidelia Jimerson
SenecaTraditional, Seneca Social Dance

Avery and Fidelia Jimerson
Traditional, Seneca Social Dance
Seneca
Allegany Territory, New York

Aysanabee
Oji-CreeAlternative, Indie, Soul

Aysanabee
Alternative, Indie, Soul
Oji-Cree
Sandy Lake First Nation

Bear Fox
Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)Traditional, Folk

Bear Fox
Traditional, Folk
Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory

Beatrice Deer
Inuk & Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)Inuindie, Indie Rock, Folk

Beatrice Deer
Inuindie, Indie Rock, Folk
Inuk & Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)
Quaqtaq, Nunavik & Kahnawake

Beatriz Pichi Malen
MapucheTraditional Mapuche music, World

Beatriz Pichi Malen
Traditional Mapuche music, World
Mapuche
Los Toldos, Argentina

Big River Cree
CreePow Wow, Hand Drum, Traditional

Big River Cree
Pow Wow, Hand Drum, Traditional
Cree
Big River First Nation, Saskatchewan

Big Tones
Pasqua First Nation & George Gordon First NationHip hop / Rap

Big Tones
Hip hop / Rap
Pasqua First Nation & George Gordon First Nation
Regina, Saskatchewan (Treaty 4 Territory)
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BIGG B
Warm Springs & Wasco & Nez PerceHip-Hop
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BIGG B
Hip-Hop
Warm Springs & Wasco & Nez Perce
Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon

Billy Joe Green
Anishinaabe (Kejick Ojibway Nation)Blues / Rock

Billy Joe Green
Blues / Rock
Anishinaabe (Kejick Ojibway Nation)
Kejick Bay (Lac Seul First Nation), Ontario/Manitoba border

Black Lodge Singers
Blackfeet Nation & YakamaNorthern Style Powwow / Traditional

Black Lodge Singers
Northern Style Powwow / Traditional
Blackfeet Nation & Yakama
White Swan, Washington

Blackstone Singers
nehiyaw (Plains Cree)Powwow / Round Dance

Blackstone Singers
Powwow / Round Dance
nehiyaw (Plains Cree)
Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan (Treaty 6)

Blue Moon Marquee
Beaver Lake Cree Nation (A.W. Cardinal) & ?Swing Blues, Gypsy Blues, Jazz, Roots, Americana

Blue Moon Marquee
Swing Blues, Gypsy Blues, Jazz, Roots, Americana
Beaver Lake Cree Nation (A.W. Cardinal) & ?
Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Alberta

Boogey the Beat
AnishinaabeElectronic, Hip-Hop, Powwow Step

Boogey the Beat
Electronic, Hip-Hop, Powwow Step
Anishinaabe
Treaty One Territory (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Brenda MacIntyre
Cree & MétisIndigenous hand drum, Reggae, Fusion, Hip-Hop, Folk

Brenda MacIntyre
Indigenous hand drum, Reggae, Fusion, Hip-Hop, Folk
Cree & Métis
Red River and Lac La Biche roots

Bridget Melody
Mi'kmaqIndie Folk, Rock

Bridget Melody
Indie Folk, Rock
Mi'kmaq
Gaspé roots (Waters of Gaspé)

Broken Walls
Mohawk (Jonathan Maracle) & Tlingit (Bill Pagaran)Rock, Reggae, R&B, World Music

Broken Walls
Rock, Reggae, R&B, World Music
Mohawk (Jonathan Maracle) & Tlingit (Bill Pagaran)
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (Ontario) & Palmer (Alaska)

Byllie-jean
Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngāti Pahauwera)Experimental, Alternative R&B, Electronic

Byllie-jean
Experimental, Alternative R&B, Electronic
Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngāti Pahauwera)
Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Caitlin Goulet
MétisAlt-pop, R&B, Dream-pop

Caitlin Goulet
Alt-pop, R&B, Dream-pop
Métis
Treaty 7 territory (Calgary, AB) & Vancouver (BC)

Calum Graham
Metis *Fingerstyle guitar, Folk

Calum Graham
Fingerstyle guitar, Folk
Metis *
Fort St. John, BC
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Canyon Women's Voices
Native American *Choral, Native American Classical
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Canyon Women's Voices
Choral, Native American Classical
Native American *
Arizona *
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Carole FitzPatrick
Mohawk *Classical, Opera, Musical Theatre
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Carole FitzPatrick
Classical, Opera, Musical Theatre
Mohawk *
Six Nations of the Grand River *

Cheri Maracle
Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)Jazz, Traditional, Musical Theatre

Cheri Maracle
Jazz, Traditional, Musical Theatre
Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory

Chi-Geezis
Anishinaabe (Ojibway / Odawa)Traditional Pow Wow

Chi-Geezis
Traditional Pow Wow
Anishinaabe (Ojibway / Odawa)
Sheshegwaning First Nation

Chief Rock the Relentless Warrior
HaudenosauneeIndigenous Hip-Hop, R&B, Pow Wow

Chief Rock the Relentless Warrior
Indigenous Hip-Hop, R&B, Pow Wow
Haudenosaunee
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
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Chorus
MohawkHip-Hop
C
Chorus
Hip-Hop
Mohawk
Six Nations of the Grand River

Chubby Cree
Samson Cree NationIndigenous Hand Drum

Chubby Cree
Indigenous Hand Drum
Samson Cree Nation
Edmonton, Alberta

Conrad Bigknife's Band
CreeCountry

Conrad Bigknife's Band
Country
Cree
Star Blanket Cree Nation

Copper Creek
CreePow-wow, Traditional

Copper Creek
Pow-wow, Traditional
Cree
Saddle Lake Cree Nation

Cree Confederation
CreePowwow, Round Dance

Cree Confederation
Powwow, Round Dance
Cree
Frog Lake First Nation, Alberta

Crystal Shawanda
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) & PotawatomiBlues, Country, Roots

Crystal Shawanda
Blues, Country, Roots
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) & Potawatomi
Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory

Curtis Cardinal
Whitefish Lake First NationCountry, Rock

Curtis Cardinal
Country, Rock
Whitefish Lake First Nation
Northern Alberta

Curtis Clear Sky and the Constellationz
Anishinaabe & Niitsitapi (Blackfoot)Indigifunk, Hip-hop, Soul, Funk

Curtis Clear Sky and the Constellationz
Indigifunk, Hip-hop, Soul, Funk
Anishinaabe & Niitsitapi (Blackfoot)
Vancouver, BC (Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territory)

Darrin Yazzie
Diné (Navajo)Acoustic, Traditional, Native American Flute (Accompaniment)

Darrin Yazzie
Acoustic, Traditional, Native American Flute (Accompaniment)
Diné (Navajo)
Chinle, Arizona (Navajo Nation)

David R. Maracle
Mohawk (Bear Clan)World fusion, ambient, multi-instrumental, Iroquoian flute

David R. Maracle
World fusion, ambient, multi-instrumental, Iroquoian flute
Mohawk (Bear Clan)
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

DC and The Boys
Métis *Country, Rock

DC and The Boys
Country, Rock
Métis *
Manitoba *

December Wind
MohawkAlternative Folk Rock

December Wind
Alternative Folk Rock
Mohawk
Akwesasne Mohawk Nation