Indian Music of the Canadian Plains
Various Artists

Recorded by eminent Canadian ethnomusicologist Ken Peacock for the National Museum of Canada, this recording features the music of the Cree, Assiniboine, Blood, and Blackfoot tribes of the Canadian Plains. Comprehensive liner notes by Peacock provide history and geography of the Plains as well as background on the cultural characteristics of the people who inhabit them. By distinguishing the variations in drum rhythms, and explaining the nuances in volume change and the relationship between the rhythm and the voice, Peacock’s notes afford the listener an understanding of the war, ceremonial, and dance songs featured on this recording.
Track Listing
101
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Cree: War Song | George Nicotine and group | 1:49 | |
102
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Cree: Prisoner's Song | William Burn Stick | 2:26 | |
103
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Cree: Bear Ceremony | Harry Nicotine | 2:37 | |
104
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Cree: Big Dog Dance Songs | n/a | 3:19 | |
105
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Cree: Hand-Game Songs | William Peaychew | 2:49 | |
106
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Cree: Greeting Song | William Peaychew | 2:05 | |
107
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Cree: Pow Wow Song | Alan Fox and Lawrence Kiskotagan | 3:15 | |
108
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Cree: Grass Dance Song | Elie Pooyak | 1:34 | |
109
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Cree: Pow Wow Love Song | Elie Pooyak | 1:28 | |
201
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Assinboine: Warrior's Death Song | n/a | 2:01 | |
202
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Blood: Grass Dance Song | n/a | 2:11 | |
203
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Blood: Chicken Dance Song | n/a | 2:15 | |
204
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Blood: Owl Dance Song | Unspecified | 2:32 | |
205
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Blood: Sun Dance Song | Jim Low Horn, Jack Low Horn, and Mrs. Emil Wings | 1:51 | |
206
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Blood: Crazy Dog Dance Song | Jim Low Horn, Jack Low Horn, and Mrs. Emil Wings | 1:43 | |
207
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Blood: Serenade | Adam Delaney and group | 2:44 | |
208
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Blood: Owl Dance Song | Adam and Wallace Delaney | 1:20 | |
209
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Blackfoot: Lucky Stone Song | One Gun | 1:12 | |
210
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Blackfoot: War Song | Wilfred Calf Robe and Albert Scalp Lock | 0:56 |