Northern Cree
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Northern Cree, also known as the Northern Cree Singers, is a powwow and Round Dance drum and singing group based in Maskwacis,Bouchard, David (2006). Nokum Is My Teacher, Postface. Illustrated by Allen Sapp. Music by Northern Cree. Red Deer Press. {{ISBN|978-0-88995-367-3}}.Bouchard, David and Willier, Shelley (2008). The Drum Calls Softly, Postface. Illustrated by Jim Poitras. Music by Northern Cree. Red Deer Press. {{ISBN|978-0-88995-421-2}}. Alberta, Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/grammy-nominations-1.3882253 |title=Beyoncé, Drake, Adele and Justin Bieber to vie for Grammy Awards |website=Cbc.ca |date= |access-date=2016-12-07}} Formed in 1982{{cite web|title=Biography|website=Northern Cree Singers|url=http://www.northerncree.com/biography|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006171150/http://www.northerncree.com/biography|archive-date=6 October 2014}} by Randy Wood, with brothers Charlie and Earl Wood of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation (Plains Indian music), members originate from the Treaty 6 area. These include Ferlin McGillvary, Steve Wood, Joel Wood,{{AllMusic|artist|mn0000453924|Northern Cree Singers|tab=biography|first=Steve|last=Leggett|accessdate=August 23, 2017}} and Conan Yellowbird.
Regarded as one of the best acts in modern Native American powwow music,{{AllMusic|album|mw0000033936|Pow-Wow Songs Recorded Live at Fort Duchesne|accessdate=August 23, 2017}} they have been named one of the most respected powwow groups in North America and the world. The group, or their music, has been described as remarkably unified and powerful,{{AllMusic|album|mw0000592596|Still Rezin'|accessdate=August 23, 2017}} attention-grabbing, and energetic.{{AllMusic|album|mw0000054603|Showtime|first=Steve|last=Huey|accessdate=August 23, 2017}}
They have been nominated for six Grammy Awards"[http://www.canyonrecords.com/shop/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=CR-6508 Northern Cree - Ewipihcihk (CR-6508)]", CanyonRecords.com. Accessed: August 23, 2017. and two Juno Awards. In 2017, the Singers, along with founder Randy Wood and Tanya Tagaq, won a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble for the album Going Home Star.[https://lfpress.com/2017/04/01/gord-downie-wins-three-junos-at-music-awards-gala-dinner-saturday-night "Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night"]. London Free Press, Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum. April 1, 2017
Discography
According to Allmusic they have over twenty albums out; according to their website, they have released 37, mostly live recordings, on Canyon Records. Albums include:
- Rockin' the Rez (2001)
- Still Rezin{{'}} (2003)
- Northern Cree & Friends, Vol. 5: Long Winter Nights (2006)
- Stay Red (2006)
- Red Rock: Pow-Wow Songs Recorded Live at Muckleshoot (2008)
- True Blue (2009)
- Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs (2010) It's a Cree Thing (2016)
- Ewipihcihk: ᐁᐏᐱᐦᒋᐦᐠ ["to go Round Dancing (with)," or, "he/she goes Round Dancing (with)"] (2016)
- Nitisanak - Brothers and Sister (2018)
They were featured in the film Grey Owl (1999).La Rose, Lauren (2017). "[http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-northern-cree-grammy-awards-1.3968735 Grammy award nominees Northern Cree will kick off ceremony in L.A.]", CBC.CA. Accessed: August 23, 2017."[http://www.canyonrecords.com/shop/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=CR-6291 In Our Drum We Trust (CR-6291)]", CanyonRecords.com. Accessed: August 23, 2017. They are featured on the album Gathering of Nations Pow Wow 1999 (2000, Soar Records), which won a Grammy in 2001.{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/ |title=43rd Grammy Awards |access-date=July 15, 2010 |publisher=CNN |date=February 21, 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106040823/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/ |archive-date=November 6, 2008 }} The group is featured in the song and music video "Indomitable" by DJ Shub, which was nominated for Best EDM/Dance Video in the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards and won Best Music Video in the Native American Music Awards.{{cite web|title=Shawn Mendes, Grimes And A Tribe Called Red Lead The 2017 iHeartRadio MMVA Nominations!|url=http://mmva.muchmusic.com/shawn-mendes-grimes-a-tribe-called-red-nominations/|website=MMVAs|publisher=Much|access-date=20 May 2017}} They are featured on the CDs which accompany David Bouchard's children's books in Cree and English: Nokum Is My Teacher (2006) and The Drum Calls Softly (2008), both on Red Deer Press.