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Post by branigan on Sept 8, 2008 20:54:01 GMT 2
I've always thought it would be excellent to have some Native American folk metal bands, but I've yet to hear anything.
Hollenthon sampled something from a Douglas Spotted Eagle song a few years back. I found it pretty humorous.
Riot has a concept album called "The Brethren of the Long House," but I've never heard it. It's supposed to be pretty good. I'm not sure if they incorporate any traditional instruments into the music, though.
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Post by iarnvidia on Jun 6, 2011 21:43:41 GMT 2
I see this thread has been dormant for some time, but would share this link to images from a powow made by the Lenape People of Pennsylvania. It shows some of the traditions carried into modern times, for those who have expressed interest and may not find themselves at a powow in the near future.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 16:44:34 GMT 2
iarnvidia: thank you for posting this and revive the thread. It's good to see, yet also painful...or maybe I am too biased, have always felt this about the native americans (confession: as a kid I never cried or show weaknesses, but when I was 9 or 10 and read stories of this wonderful people, cried rivers of tears. Even today, I find them as being one of those communities who have suffered the biggest injustices in the world.) To make it short, personally I think, it's great they present these in public, and try to preserve old traditions, but also sad because..their civilisation is not what it used to be. Again, I am too emotional about these, so it's perhaps better to ignore my words.
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Post by Crystiannia on Jun 25, 2011 23:29:27 GMT 2
iarnvidia, that's wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this!
I have some Native American heritage from the Choctaw tribe and my grandmother felt very strongly that I acknowledge that. So when I was younger I studied the different tribes and tried to learn some of the languages. (I can say "I love you" and "Relax, white man" in Lakota) I had some friends, penpals, who were from the Blackfeet tribe and it was interesting the stories they shared. She came to my school for a short while and the questions other students (teenagers) asked her were sometimes embarrassing to me. These students were just ignorant. Her lifestyle was so different from ours not because she was Native American, but because she lived in a very rural and sparse part of our country.
We used to have some wonderful pow wows around here, but it seems many have since died down or have gotten smaller in size.
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Post by mountainfisherman on Jan 19, 2013 19:34:02 GMT 2
One of my friends is of the ute tribe, and him and his friends started a native american themed metal band... Its not really folkish but its pretty good... They call themselves ndaaz. When i get on my computer again ill post a link.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2013 19:44:47 GMT 2
One of my friends is of the ute tribe, and him and his friends started a native american themed metal band... Its not really folkish but its pretty good... They call themselves ndaaz. When i get on my computer again ill post a link. Oh, my! Is it this one: www.reverbnation.com/ndaaz ? Found them on FB too... with the American flag feathered ?
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Post by lipmonstah on Jan 20, 2013 7:19:31 GMT 2
Here in South Dakota, land of the Lakota, is a band called Indigenous. www.indigenousmusic.net they have had some recognition performing at the White House and David Letterman Show. Bluesy Rock ala Stevie Ray Vaughn! I used to work with Mato's cousin. Sometimes get to catch him doing an acoustic set. A really talented guitarist. As for my native American connection....my step-sister is half Mic Mac from my home state of Maine.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2013 10:42:51 GMT 2
Here in South Dakota, land of the Lakota, is a band called Indigenous. www.indigenousmusic.net they have had some recognition performing at the White House and David Letterman Show. Bluesy Rock ala Stevie Ray Vaughn! I used to work with Mato's cousin. Sometimes get to catch him doing an acoustic set. A really talented guitarist. As for my native American connection....my step-sister is half Mic Mac from my home state of Maine. Thanks to you too for sharing this. So many coincidences happen these days: my man's in a land of blues in the States and last night a friend from there told me a bit about her Native American ancestry. All weird coincidences, but pleasant nonetheless. I think that there's in fact a hunger among music lovers for music made by the native americans, so any contribution to the thread is much appreciated.
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Post by Esteban on Jan 21, 2013 0:51:27 GMT 2
In general most of good rock&roll,rock or metal musicians in the USA have Native American heritage such as Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P.,Chuck Billy of Testament and especially Jimi Hendrix(RIP).Folk or not Native American musicians are most likely to be better than any other ones .
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Post by mountainfisherman on Jan 31, 2013 6:11:25 GMT 2
One of my friends is of the ute tribe, and him and his friends started a native american themed metal band... Its not really folkish but its pretty good... They call themselves ndaaz. When i get on my computer again ill post a link. Oh, my! Is it this one: www.reverbnation.com/ndaaz ? Found them on FB too... with the American flag feathered ? Yes thats them!
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Post by hawkwind1 on May 26, 2013 3:50:27 GMT 2
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Post by grimnix on May 28, 2013 12:40:59 GMT 2
It's not music-related, so hopefully it's okay to post on this thread, but I recently watched a couple very good films.
One of them is a documentary called "Reel Injun" and it's about the history of Native Americans portrayed in Hollywood, and how damaging it has been.
And the other is called "Smoke Signals". It's about these two young guys who live on a reservation who go on a road trip, and one of the guys has to come to terms with his history with his abusive father.
Both of these films are kind of intense to watch, but I think they're important, because the media rarely ever gives any kind of glimpse into contemporary Native American lives, and both these films are specifically made by Native American people.
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