''Native North America, Vol. 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966–1985'' is a

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, released in 2014 on

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."Light in the Attic Unearths the Forgotten History of First Nations Music with 'Native North America' Compilation"
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Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...

'', October 8, 2014. Compiled by Kevin "Sipreano" Howes, the album collects rare and out of print recordings by

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and

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musicians from Canada and Alaska."New Compilation Rescues Native Folk, Rock and Country From the Vinyl Dustbin"
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'', November 25, 2014. With many of the artists poorly documented in media sources, Howes travelled extensively to interview and document the musicians for the album's booklet. The songs were remastered from the original recordings, which in many cases existed only in

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archives."Native North America Vol 1 review – a goldmine of forgotten fusions"
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'', November 23, 2014. A second volume, featuring musicians from the

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, is slated for future release. In August 2015, the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in

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staged an event dedicated to the album, featuring appearances by Howes and contributing musician Shingoose, and screenings of the aboriginal-themed documentary films ''The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau'' and ''The Other Side of the Ledger''. The album was a longlisted nominee for the

2015 Polaris Music Prize The 2015 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2015 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario.

."Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List"
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'', June 16, 2015. The album received a

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nomination for best historical album in December 2015.

Track listing

Willie Dunn William Lawrence Dunn (August 14, 1941 – August 5, 2013) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, film director and politician. Born in Montreal, he was of mixed Mi'kmaq and Scottish/Irish background. Dunn often highlighted indigenous issues in his ...

, "I Pity the Country" # John Angaiak, "I'll Rock You to the Rhythm of the Ocean" # Sugluk, "Fall Away" # Sikumiut, "Sikumiut" # Willie Thrasher, "Spirit Child" # Willy Mitchell, "Call of the Moose" # Lloyd Cheechoo, "James Bay" # Alexis Utatnaq, "Maqaivvigivalauqtavut" # Brian Davey, "Dreams of Ways" #

Morley Loon Morley Loon (1948–1986) was a Canadians, Canadian First Nations in Canada, First Nations musician, from Mistissini, Quebec, Mistissini, Quebec. Loon played in several groups, including Red Cedar (band), Red Cedar and Kashtin, but was mostly ...

, "N'Doheeno" # Peter Frank, "Little Feather" # Ernest Monias, "Tormented Soul" # Eric Landry, "Out of the Blue" # David Campbell, "Sky-Man and the Moon" # Willie Dunn, "Son of the Sun" # Shingoose with

Duke Redbird Duke Redbird (born 1939) is an Indigenous Canadian poet, journalist, activist, businessman, actor and administrator, best known as a key figure in the development of First Nations literature in Canada. An Ojibwe from the Saugeen First Nation in S ...

, "Silver River" # Willy Mitchell and Desert River Band, "Kill'n Your Mind" # Philippe McKenzie, "Mistashipu" # Willie Thrasher, "Old Man Carver" # Lloyd Cheechoo, "Winds of Change" # The Chieftones, "I Shouldn't Have Did What I Done" # Sugluk, "I Didn't Know" # Lawrence Martin, "I Got My Music" # Gordon Dick, "Siwash Rock" # Willy Mitchell and Desert River Band, "Birchbark Letter" # William Tagoona, "Anaanaga" # Leland Bell, "Messenger" # Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys, "Modern Rock" # Willie Thrasher, "We Got to Take You Higher" # Sikumiut, "Utirumavunga" # Sugluk, "Ajuinnarasuarsunga" # John Angaiak, "Hey, Hey, Hey, Brother" # Groupe Folklorique Montagnais, "Tshekuan Mak Tshetutamak" # Willie Dunn and Jerry Saddleback, "Peruvian Dream"

References

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