Winners Announced for Indigenous Music Awards!
Congratulations to the nominees of the Indigenous Music Awards (formerly known as the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards), the world's premier awards show recognizing the accomplishments of Indigenous recording artists and music industry professionals from around the globe.
The awards are part of the Manito Ahbee Festival, celebrating Indigenous arts, culture, and music. The 12th annual festival is May 17-21, 2017 in Winnipeg and features the Indigenous Music Awards on May 19, International Pow Wow, Indigenous Music Conference, Casinos of Winnipeg Indigenous Marketplace and Trade Show, Getting Jiggy With It, Art Expo, Art Challenge, and MTS Youth Education Day.
2017 Indigenous Music Award Nominees / Saskatchewan region
- Big River Cree “Those Old Back Trails” – Best Hand Drum Album
- Shane Redstar “Loud and Proud” – Best Hand Drum Album
- Edmond Poochay “Peyote Songs” – Best Peyote Album
- Judy Curley/Pahsaknunk “Walking With The Spirit” – Best Peyote Album
- Lance Crowe “Sacred Medicine” – Best Peyote Album
- Utin Machiskinic “Comfort & Compassion” - Best Peyote Album
- Wanita Bird & Joe PoorThunder “Water Is Life” – Best Peyote Album (Winner)
- Awaken Aries “The Extraordinaries Anthology Vol.1” – Best Pop Album
- Battle Hill “New Age” – Best Pow Wow Contemporary Album
- Blackstone Singers “Celebration of Life” – Best Pow Wow Contemporary Album (Winner)
- Joey Stylez “#GREYMAGIC” – Best Rap/Hip Hop Album (Winner)
Also a shout out to Northern Cree “It’s A Cree Thing” – nominee Best Hand Drum Album (Winner), and Best Pow Wow Contemporary Album. Northern Cree is also the Recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award. (The group originates from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation, it is currently made up of members from the Treaty 6 area).
For more information, visit www.indigenousmusicawards.com.
