Indigenous music of Canada: Difference between revisions

[[Wood carving|Hand carved]] wooden flutes and [[whistle]]s are less common than drums, but are also a part of First Nations traditional music. [[Ojibwe|Chippewa]] men played flutes to serenade girlfriends and to soothe themselves and others during hard times. The [[Cree]], [[Iroquois]] and [[Maliseet]] made and used whistles. Archaeologists have found evidence that both wooden whistles and flutes were used by the [[Beothuk]], an extinct tribe who lived in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] until the early days of European settlement. The [[human voice]] is the primary [[musical instrument|instrument]] of all First Nations. As it is in most [[ancient music]], singing is the heart of First Nations traditions. Every song had an original owner. Songs belonged to a society, [[clan]], [[Ritual|rite]], [[ceremony]], or [[individual]]. In some cultures, one could buy the right to sing a song owned by an individual. The original owner would then teach the buyer to sing the song. Many traditional songs are still sung by First Nations people who follow traditional ways.

 

 

The compilation album ''[[Native North America, Vol. 1]]'', released by [[Light in the Attic Records]] in 2014, collects many rare and out-of-print songs by First Nations and Inuit musicians from the era in which the rock and country and folk genres were beginning to emerge as influences on Indigenous music.<ref name=exclaim>[http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/light_in_attic_sets_out_to_unearth_forgotten_history_of_first_nations_music_with_native_north_america_compilation "Light in the Attic Unearths the Forgotten History of First Nations Music with 'Native North America' Compilation"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', 8 October 2014.</ref>