The Juno Award for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year is an annual Canadian music award, presented by the
Juno Awards to honour music created by
Indigenous Canadian
In Canada, Indigenous groups comprise the First Nations in Canada, First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada, Métis. Although ''Indian'' is a term still commonly used in legal documents, the descriptors ''Indian'' and ''Eskimo'' have fal ...
artists working in traditional music genres. Announced at the
Juno Awards of 2021, it was presented for the first time at the
Juno Awards of 2022.
It is presented alongside a new category for
Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year.
Prior to 2022, contemporary and traditional Indigenous artists were honoured alongside each other in a single category for
Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year.
"Junos rename aboriginal album category to indigenous music album of the year"
''Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'', January 11, 2017.
Winners and nominees
References
Traditional Indigenous
Indigenous Canadian music awards
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