Music, Film and the Revitalization of Indigenous Languages
Two new projects have come across the RPM radar that are part of the continuing, and growing, revitalization of Indigenous languages movement. The Song Peoples Sessions is the first collaboration of...
View ArticleTerri-Lynn Williams-Davidson Connects Through Haida Language
Haida musician, and Aboriginal-environmental lawyer, Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson talks with APTN about choosing to record songs in the Haida language. Terri-Lynn’s new album New Journeys features...
View ArticleTechnology and 10%: Language Revitalization
What started with a tweet and led to an 8-year plan, Dustin Rivers of the Skwxwú7mesh and Kwakwaka’wakw nations is armed to revitalize his Indigenous Squamish language. In an article for Pacific Rim...
View ArticleDOWNLOAD: Miss Christie Lee – “Experience”
This killer track from hip-hop artist Miss Christie Lee is mostly in her Indigenous Musqueam language. The hook translates to “there are no words that can express how much you mean to me” and speaks to...
View ArticleTRAILER: “The Young Ancestors”
A new film, The Young Ancestors, explores the journey of young people learning their language from their elders. Here is the trailer for an incredible film The Young Ancestors. It talks about the...
View ArticleArtists Can Now Apply in Inuktitut
The Canada Council for the Arts has released a new app in order to make their funding programs more accessbile to Inuktitut-speaking artists. The app – the first-ever downloadable program in the...
View ArticleRPM Podcast #012: “Revitalization”
In Episode 12 of the podcast, RPM looks at the Indigenous language revitalization movement. Half of the world’s languages have disappeared in the past 500 years and today another language goes extinct...
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10 Most Influential Indigenous Albums of 2011
It was a good year for music in Indian Country with new releases coming from every corner of Turtle Island and in every genre you can imagine. LPs, EPs, singles, mixtapes, remixes – we’ve heard most of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Maisey Rika –“Tangaroa Whakamautai”
Maori Soul Singer Songwriter Maisey Rika recently released a video for her song Tangaroa Whakamauti, written and performed in her traditional language. Tangaroa Whakamauti is a beautiful song that...
View ArticleMaisey Rika Wins Best Maori Album
At last week’s New Zealand Music Awards, Maisey Rika took home “Best Maori Album” for “Whitiora” – congrats Maisey! – and we were stoked to check out all the nominees in the category. The category...
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