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INDIGEFI

Each week, INDIGEFI brings listeners an hour of Indigenous music. Alexis Sallee hosts the show, connecting listeners with established and up-and-coming Native artists, as well as interviewing musicians on "the unique Indigenous background and passions that inform the artist's work." The Archive page highlights featured artists from the show, with a brief biography and links to their discographies...

https://www.indigefi.org
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Omaha Indian Music

This Library of Congress website houses the digitized Omaha Indian Music collection. Featuring a pithy Collection Overview and links to contextualizing elements, such as Historical Eras and Related Collections and Exhibits, the site makes accessible an important cultural tradition. Of course, the exhibit itself really shines. The multiformat ethnographic field collection contains dozens of wax...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/omaha-indian-music/about-thi...
RECLAIMED

Bringing listeners a "one hour soundtrack to the Indigenous Next Wave: a new generation of Indigenous artists reclaiming their culture through music and song," RECLAIMED is well worth the listen. The weekly program is available on CBC Music, and Canadian readers can tune in live via CBC On Demand. Readers outside of Canada should click the "Listen online" link for a select collection of episodes...

https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/reclaimed
RUMBLE On: More Native American Musicians You Should Know

While November and Native American Heritage Month are coming to a close, Indigenous culture should be recognized year-round. This post about Native American musicians focuses on the evolution of Indigenous music, from the "forerunners" of rock and roll (for example, Jimi Hendrix and Robbie Robertson) to the modern music scene (including hip-hop artist Prolific The Rapper and "folkloric" singer...

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/rumble-on-more-nati...