MUSI 1900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pow Wow, Ambivalence, Northern Cree
25 Jan 2019
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Examining first nations music in urban context in toronto. Constitution act of 1982 recognises three groups of aboriginals: indians (first nation, inuit, metis. First nation (or indian) are those registered under canada"s indian act. Inuit are people who live in arctic canada. Three kinds of music we will be listening to. Powwow and female drumming and aboriginal hybrid popular music. When columbus arrived in canada he gave them name of india. There are variety of terms to describe aboriginals. Show respect in name f particular nations- names given by colonisers. Other times its spelling of words that differ. Indian act introduced in 1876 outlines responsibilities between relation in canadian government and individuals. The indian act was patriarchal and took away aboriginal women"s right if they married non- The act also prohibited meaningful cultural, music etc. Forced aboriginal children to learn residential schooling, and they were kidnapped and adopted by non-aboriginal families in order to change their identity.
