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Beautiful Beyond: Christian Songs in Native Languages

Various Artists
Beautiful Beyond: Christian Songs in Native Languages

Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This anthology of hymns and songs from Native American communities throughout the United States demonstrates how music has helped to preserve and perpetuate Native languages. Singers from the Southeast to the Plains and from the Southwest to Alaska and Hawaiʻi demonstrate the dynamic interplay between language and faith, and show the importance placed on the singing of these songs in keeping alive the culture embodied in their Native languages.

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"Trail of Tears: Music of the American Indian Diaspora"

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Track Listing

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Harold Pewewardy and members of Petarsey United Methodist Church, Lawton, OK
02:14
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102
Edward Tahhahwah and members of Petarsey United Methodist Church, Lawton, OK
01:48
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103
Dorothy Whitehorse DeLaune
00:39
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104
John Haumpy and members of Cedar Creek United Methodist Church, Carnegie, OK
02:33
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105
Fred Tsoodle, Peggy Tsoodle, Milton Noel, Delores Harragarra
02:55
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106
Moses Starr, Creg Lee Hart (Southern Cheyenne)
02:43
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107
Tewa Indian Women's Choir
01:14
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108
St. Herman’s Seminary Octet (Yup’ik)
00:56
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109
St. Herman’s Seminary Octet (Yup’ik)
01:21
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110
St. Herman’s Seminary Octet (Yup’ik)
00:47
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111
Nalani Olds (Native Hawai’ian)
01:56
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112
Nalani Olds and Mauliola Aspelund (Native Hawai’ian)
00:50
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113
Kykotsmovi Hopi Mennonite Church Choir
02:15
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114
Oneida Hymn Singers
03:09
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115
Ojibwe Hymn Singers
02:04
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116
Maisie Shenandoah, Liz Robert, Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida)
03:12
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117
The Martin Sisters (Mohawk/Six Nations Reserve)
03:00
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118
Kathleen Thompson
02:45
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119
Akwesasne Mohawk Singers
02:49
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120
Cherokee Choir
01:41
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121
Cherokee Choir and Cherokee National Youth Choir
02:36
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122
The Kingfisher Trio
02:26
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123
Margaret Mauldin (Creek)
02:40
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124
Choctaw Community Singers
02:39
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125
Betty Mae Jumper
01:15
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126
Nancy and Mark Brown (Eastern Band Cherokee)
01:32
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127
Walker Calhoun (Eastern Band Cherokee)
02:34
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128
The Long Family (Eastern Band Cherokee)
02:51
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129
Saved by Grace Choir (Navajo)
03:30
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130
Saved by Grace Choir (Navajo)
01:32
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131
TeecNosPos Gospel Melody (Navajo)
03:04
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132
Steve Emery (Cheyenne River Sioux)
01:46
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133
Cheyenne River Mountain Singers (Sioux)
02:59