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This is a list of Native American musicians and singers. They are notable musicians and singers, who are from peoples Indigenous to the contemporary United States, including Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Americans in the United States.[http://www.infoplease.com/spot/aihmbioaz.html Notable American Indians][http://www.nativeamericans.com/FamousNativeAmericans.htm Famous Native Americans] While Native American identity can at times be a complex and contested issue, the Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry, and legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American identity.[http://www.bia.gov/FAQs/index.htm "IV. Our Nation’s American Indian and Alaska Native Citizens."] US Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

All individuals on this list should have reliably-sourced Native American citizenship, to be listed as Native American (or ancestry, to be listed as a descendant) not just personal claims/belief. Historical figures might predate tribal enrollment practices and would be included based on ethnological tribal membership, while any contemporary individuals should either be enrolled members of federally recognized tribes or have cited Native American ancestry and be recognized as being Native American by their respective tribes(s). Contemporary unenrolled individuals are listed as being of descent from a tribe. For guidelines on naming conventions and sourcing Native American and identities, see Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities and WP:Ethnicity.

For Indigenous musicians in and from Canada, see List of Indigenous musicians in Canada.

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Classical

  • Steven Alvarez (composer, percussionist, film & stage producer)(Yaqui/Mescalero Apache/Upper Tanana Athabascan)Hirschfelder, Arlene B. and Molin, Paulette Fairbanks (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=-Un1QWo2Nx8C&dq=Dawn+Avery+cello&pg=PA376 The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists], p.376-7. Scarecrow Press. {{ISBN|9780810877092}}.
  • Timothy Archambault (composer and flutist)(Kichesipirini Algonquin First Nation)
  • Dawn Avery (Mohawk), composer, cellist, vocalist, educator
  • Louis W. Ballard (Quapaw/Cherokee), "known as the father of Native American composition
  • Raven Chacon (Navajo), composer and visual artist
  • Atalie Unkalunt (Cherokee Nation, 1895-1954), opera and Indianist singer{{cite thesis |last1=Callam |first1=Katie A. |title='To Look After and Preserve': Curating the American Musical Past, 1905-1945 |url=https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37365803 |date=April 2020 |type=PhD |publisher=Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences |access-date=August 6, 2022 |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts}}

Country and folk

Gospel

Jazz

Native American flute

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Native American protest singers

New age and world music

Pop and rock

  • Chuck Billy of Testament (Pomo)
  • Jimmy Carl Black (Southern Cheyenne descent)
  • Blackbraid{{cite news |last1=Vincentelli |first1=Elisabeth |author1-link=Elisabeth Vincentelli |title=Meet Blackbraid, a Black Metal Musician With Native American Roots |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/arts/music/blackbraid-native-american-black-metal.html |access-date=10 July 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709085413/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/arts/music/blackbraid-native-american-black-metal.html |archive-date=9 July 2023 |language=en}}
  • Blackfire (Navajo)
  • Blackfoot
  • Jim Boyd (Colville){{cite web

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Rap and hip hop

Powwow music

See also

References

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