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Encyclopedia > Native American Music Awards

The Native American Music Award, commonly known as 'The Nammy' is an award given to outstanding musical performance by Native Americans. A Sioux in traditional dress including war bonnet, circa 1908. ...


Previous Honorees

Crystal Gayle, Bill Miller, Joanne Shenandoah, R. Carlos Nakai, Robert Mirabal, Indigenous, Litefoot, Robbie Robertson, Rita Coolidge, Tom Bee, John Trudell, the Navajo Codetalkers (Living Legend), the late Jimi Hendrix and Hank Williams, and Notah Begaye III (Thorpe Sports Award). Crystal Gayle on the cover of her concert DVD Crystal Gayle in Concert, showing her trademark long hair Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country and western singer. ... R. Carlos Nakai is a Native American Flutist. ... The word indigenous is derived from the latin word indigena, meaning nativ, indigenous, aboriginal, and has several, related meanings: The native people of a place; see the article indigenous people. ... Litefoot is a Native American rapper and the founder of the Red Vinyl record label. ... Jaime Robbie Robertson (born July 5, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band. ... Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a American singer. ... John Trudell (born February 15, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American author, a poet, musician and a former political activist. ... Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music. ... Hank Williams Sr. ...


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  • Native American Music Awards
  • Native American Music Archive

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NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS - Weekly News for , (696 words)
The Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards, presented by Indian Summer Festivals Inc. and the Forest County Potawatomi Tribal Community will be held on Saturday, September 7th at the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Winners of the Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards will be determined through membership ballots and a national on-line voting campaign open to the general public on the Awards website; www.nammys.com.
The Native American Music Association, Indian Summer Festivals Inc., and the Potawatomi Tribal Community are proud to present the Fifth Annual Native American Music Awards at the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 7th, 2002.
Native American music (387 words)
The music of Native North Americans is primarily a vocal art, usually choral, although some nations favor solo singing.
Native American music is entirely melodic; there is no harmony or polyphony, although there is occasional antiphonal singing between soloist and chorus.
For the Native American, song is traditionally the chief means of communicating with the supernatural powers, and music is seldom performed for its own sake; definite results, such as the bringing of rain, success in battle, or the curing of the sick, are expected from music.
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