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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, [1] [2] Alberta, Canada. [3] Formed in 1980 (or 1982 [4]) by Randy Wood, [1] [2] with brothers Charlie and Earl Wood of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation (Plains Indian music), members originate from the Treaty 6 area.
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (CTGR) is a federally recognized tribe of Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.They consist of at least 27 Native American tribes with long historical ties to present-day western Oregon between the western boundary of the Oregon Coast and the eastern boundary of the Cascade Range, and the northern boundary of southwestern ...
Grand Entry at the 1983 Omaha Pow-wow Men's traditional dancers, Montana, 2007 Pow-Wow in Wendake, Quebec/Canada, 2014. A powwow (also pow wow or pow-wow) is a gathering with dances held by many Native American and First Nations communities. Inaugurated in 1923, powwows today are an opportunity for Indigenous people to socialize, dance, sing ...
1954: Under the Termination Act, the tribe's federal status was ended. 1983: Grand Ronde Restoration Act: On November 22, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the Grand Ronde Restoration Act, restoring federal recognition to the people as a tribe. 1988: Tribe regains 9,811 acres (39.70 km 2). This is now about 10,052 acres (40.68 km 2).
In 1983, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon came together and regained federal status under the Grand Ronde Restoration Act, after engaging in lobbying, fundraising efforts, and testimony before the United States Congress. [64]
The Gathering of Nations is the largest pow-wow in the United States and North America. [2] It is held annually on the fourth weekend in April, on the Powwow Grounds at Expo NM, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over 565 tribes from around the United States and 220 from Canada travel to Albuquerque to participate.
The Black Lodge Singers won the Native American Music Awards of several occasions, including 1998 Best Powwow Album, 2000 Debut Group, and 2004 Best Powwow Music. [1] In collaboration with R. Carlos Nakai and William Eaton, they were nominated for the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album for Ancestral Voices.
Grand Ronde or Grande Ronde may refer to: Grand Ronde, Oregon, a place in Oregon, U.S. Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, a group of twenty-seven Native American tribes Grand Ronde Community, an Indian reservation in Oregon, U.S. Grande Ronde River, Oregon, U.S. Grande Ronde Valley; Grande Ronde Hospital, in La Grande ...