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Northern Cree, also known as the Northern Cree Singers, is a powwow and Round Dance drum and singing group based in Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada.[1][2][3] Formed in 1982 by Randy Wood, with brothers Charlie and Earl Wood of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation, the group's members originate from the Treaty 6 area.[4][1][2] These include Ferlin McGillvary, Steve Wood, Joel Wood,[5]
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Regarded as one of the best acts in modern Native American powwow music, they have been named one of the most respected powwow groups in North America and the world.[6][1][2] The group, or their music, has been described as "remarkably unified and powerful," "attention-grabbing," and "energetic."[7][8]
They have been nominated for six Grammy Awards[9] and two Juno Awards. In 2017, the Singers, along with founder Randy Wood and Tanya Tagaq, won a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble for the album Going Home Star.[10]
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Northern Cree has released 38 recordings.[11] Many are live recordings on Canyon Records.
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Northern Cree was featured in the film Grey Owl (1999).[12][13] They are featured on the album Gathering of Nations Pow Wow 1999 (2000, Soar Records), which won a Grammy in 2001.[14] The group is featured in the song and music video "Indomitable" by DJ Shub, which was nominated for Best EDM/Dance Video in the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards[15] and won Best Music Video in the 2017 Native American Music Awards.[16] They are featured on the CDs which accompany David Bouchard's children's books in Cree and English: Nokum Is My Teacher (2006) and The Drum Calls Softly (2008), both on Red Deer Press.[1][2]
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