The Encyclopedia of Native Music recognizes the multifaceted contributions made by Native recording artists by tracing the history of their commercially released music. It provides an overview of the surprising abundance of recorded Native music while underlining its historical value.
Call Number: Ref ML156.4.I5 W75 2005
This unique anthology presents a wide variety of approaches to an ethnomusicology of Inuit and Native North American musical expression. Contributors include Native and non-Native scholars who provide erudite and illuminating perspectives on aboriginal culture, incorporating both traditional practices and contemporary musical influences.
Call Number: ML3557 .M87 2009
Call Number: Ref ML128.F75 K44 1997
Native American Music in Eastern North America is one of the first books to explore the contemporary musical landscape of indigenous North Americans in the north and east. It shows how performance traditions of Native North Americans have been influenced by traditional social values and cultural histories, as well as by encounters and exchanges with other indigenous groups and with newcomers from Europe and Africa.
Call Number: ML3550 .D53 2008
Olivia A. Bloechl re-conceives the history of French and English music from the sixteenth through to the eighteenth century from the perspective of colonial history. She demonstrates how encounters with Native American music in the early years of colonization changed the course of European music history.
Call Number: ML3557 .B67 2008
The resources on this page are not a comprehensive list of everything that is available in the library. To find more, try searching the catalog for a specific musician, tribe, or instrument or use search terms such as 'Native American music,' 'Indigenous music,' 'First nations music,' or 'Native American musicians.'