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A Round Dance is a traditional dance of several Indigenous groups in Western Canada. A powwow typically includes several dances such as jingle dress dancing and hoop dancing. Northwest coast Indigenous nations in the smokehouse or longhouse traditions include ceremonial, social and performative dancing such as the archer dance and the down ...
Young Spirit, Angel Eagle: Cree Round Dance Songs [3] 2023: The Bearhead Sisters: Unbreakable: Cikwes, Kâkîsimo ᑳᑮᓯᒧᐤ; Iva and Angu, Katajjausiit; Northern Cree, Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning; Joel Wood, Mikwanak Kamôsakinat [4] 2024: Joel Wood: Sing. Pray. Love. The Bearhead Sisters, Mitòòdebi (For My Relatives) Nimkii and ...
The National Black Theatre (NBT) was a theatre company run by a small group of Aboriginal people based in the Sydney suburb of Redfern which operated from 1972 to 1977. The original concept for the theatre grew out of political struggles, especially the land rights demonstrations, which at the time were being organised by the Black Moratorium Committee.
Dance movements are more elaborate than the traditional dancers, but less flashy than the fancy dancers. Chicken dance: a recent dance originating with the Northern Plains tribes. Dancers imitate the mating dance of the prairie chicken by rocking their heads back and forth as they spin from side to side in slow majestic movements.
Dance in Newfoundland and Labrador includes dances that are specific to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, it comprises performance and traditional, and aboriginal dance. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are a number of dance artists active in the province and across Canada; as well as numerous programs, organizations , and festivals .
The Red River Jig is a traditional dance and accompanying fiddle tune, culturally relevant to both the Canadian Métis and the First Nations. [1] The dance’s performers and fiddlers currently and historically includes individuals identifying as First Nations, French Canadian, or Scottish Canadians, as well as others involved in the expansive 19th century fur trade. [1]
Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (AIDT) was the first dance company used to train Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students on their dancing career, and grew into a performance group. Originating in the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (predecessor to NAISDA), it was based in Sydney , New South Wales , and ...
Nampeyo (c. 1860 – 1942) was a Hopi potter who collaborated with anthropologists to revive traditional pottery forms and designs, and many of her relatives are successful potters today. Maria and Julian Martinez , both San Ildefonso Pueblo revived their tribe's blackware tradition in the early 20th century.