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Sep 30, 2023 · Released in 1981 as part of their album “The Visitors,” the song showcases the iconic band’s ability to blend catchy melodies with profound lyrics. With its introspective tone and universal message, “I’m Still Alive” continues to resonate with audiences today.
- Jeremy Dutcher: Keeping The Language Alive
- Iskwē: Reclaiming Culture and Agency Through Music
- Nêhiyawak: Music, Resistance, and Place
- “Hungry Listening”: Settler Consumption vs. Ally Engagement
Jeremy Dutcher’s ground-breaking debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa was the result of a 5-year process that began when his elder, Maggie Paul, told him about hundred-year-old wax cylinder recordings of Wolastoqey music housed in the National Museum of History. For two weeks, Dutcher listened to the voices and songs of his ancestors, transcribi...
The next artist I will discuss is Cree/Métis songwriter and performance artist, iskwē, whose most recent album, acākosīk, is a genre-blending exploration of her identity as an Indigenous woman living in Canada. Over the years, iskwē has become an outspoken advocate for reconciliation and Indigenous rights, and one of the aims of acākosīkis to raise...
The final artist I will discuss in this paper is the Cree indie-rock band, nêhiyawak (pronounced neh-HEE-oh-wuk). The band is named after a common endonym for the Cree people from which all three members trace their ancestry. Their debut album, nipiy (“Water”), is a thoughtful and flowing ode to the kisiskâciwanisîpiy, or the North Saskatchewan Riv...
Although the artists discussed in this paper do, for the most part, use their music for political purposes, it should be noted that music created by Indigenous artists is not inherently political. While white musicians are permitted the opportunity to transcend their culture in order to address whatever topics interests them,it is expected that Ind...
Jul 7, 2021 · Although the song started from a place of heartache, ‘Alive’ is now about conquering adversity and celebrating coming out of the other side still breathing. ‘Alive’ is a shot of hope in dark times and a reminder about life’s beauty.
The Métis are one of Canada’s fastest-growing demographics. At present, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta have growing Métis Nation populations, as do British Columbia and Ontario.
Apr 30, 2021 · Rather than following the lead of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and more recently the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women and Girls, leaders insist that today Canada is not a colonial power.
Aug 27, 2024 · Alive song is a semi-autobiographical account which reflects Eddie Vedder's own childhood experience about being told the truth about his real father. But the song's origins go much further...
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Feb 21, 2024 · Canada's population aging is driven by the baby boomers, whose large, youngest cohorts will continue to reach the age of 65 years until 2030. On July 1, 2023, more than two-thirds (67.6%) of people aged 65 years and older were members of the baby boomer generation.
