March 2012
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Don Amero's New Vlog Post featuring Oscar Amero
Two new teasers from Don Amero in his new vlog post. Catch up with Don on what’s been going on in 2012, and what to expect!
Check out Don at his website by clicking this link.
February 2012
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Indigenous Language Revitalization Movement
by Christa Couture for RPM
With the recent proliferation of the Twitter hashtag #SpeakingIndigenously, the language revitalization movement continues to use technology to its advantage.
Follow #SpeakingIndigenously and you’ll find phrases, words of the day, commentary, related news stories and likely a lot of input from “language warrior”Xelsilem...
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New Indigenous Music Releases – Jan/Feb 2012
By: Christa Couture
So far in 2012 the new releases in Indian Country span the genres of folk, americana, flamenco, traditional and pop/rock – something for everyone! Here are the new Indigenous music releases of January and February, 2012.
Right out of the gate, Samantha Crain released her new 7″ single “A Simple Jungle” on January 10....
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WBC Powwow Grass Dance
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RPM Artist Minute: Kinnie Starr – “Women + Sex + Music”
In our second RPM Artist Minute, hip-hop chanteuse Kinnie Starr talks candidly about women and sexuality in the music business.
Kinnie is widely known for blazing trails for women in hip-hop through the strength, authenticity and openness in both the music she creates, and the messages she conveys in conversation.
She has...
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Talking Stick Festival 2012 →
awretchedgirl:
My sister just called and it turns out she’s performing during the festival! She’s buying my ticket and I will be heading over for her Thursday Mar 1st performance before heading to Maple Ridge on the 2nd for the UAYC forum! Aboriginal liiiife!
Her groups performance…
‘before7after’
Choreographer: Starr Muranko (Starrwind Dance Projects)
Performed by: Jeanette Kotowich, Sasha...
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deluxvivens asked: hey, that frybread post, the links dont work! the man is oppressing me my keeping me from a frybread recipe!
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Ding ding ding!
We have our 10,000th follower! http://themodernqueer.tumblr.com/, you are the winner of an RPM swag bag!
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Check out this trailer for the new documentary “Sousa on the Rez” which aims to challenge the stereotypes Indigenous music. The archival footage is something to see!
When you hear the phrase “Native American music” you may not think of tubas, trumpets and Sousa marches. Yet this rich musical tradition has been a part of Native American culture for over one hundred years....
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NishNabin': Upcoming February Powwow dates! →
Feb 18-19 3rd lima Honoring our heritage – Lima, OH Feb 18 29th annual MSU Powwow of love – East Lansing, MI Feb 18-19 SA’HEH’WA’MISH days – Shelton, WA Feb 18 Otoe-Missouria Encampment Benefit - Red Rock, OK Feb 19 Biboon Fest Powwow - Cloquet,…
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VIDEO: Hobiyee 2012 Ts’amiks Edition by Ron Harris aka Ostwelve
Nisga’a New Year, known as “Hobiyee,” was celebrated in Vancouver at the Agrodome last week and we have some video.
Hobiyee is the new year celebration of the Nisga’a First Nation that celebrates the first crescent moon that is shaped like “hoobix,” which is the the shape of the Nisga’a...
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Selchie Productions: ‘All My Relations’ by Pura Fé... →
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To our elders who teach us of our creation and of our past so that we may preserve it for ancestors yet to come This is dedicated to our relatives before us, thousands of years ago And to the 150 million who were exterminated across the Western Hemisphere in the first four hundred year’s time,…
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RPM is hiring! Apply by Friday 5pm PST for the Digital Media Intern position. Info here: http://rpm.fm/jobs/ #jobs #Indigenous
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