Northern Cree

Double Album Feature

Stay Red "2006" Album

Red Rock "2008" Album

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BIOGRAPHY

The Northern Cree Singers are members from the various Treaty 6 areas and a top powwow group consistently winning drum contests. The Wood brothers started singing, drumming and play handgames together in the early 1980’s. In 1983, Steve Wood and his brothers along with some friends traveled into the United States for a cultural ceremony. Unexpectedly, the group entered into a competition pow-wow. When the arena director asked the name of the group. They looked down at the borrowed drum from a museum where faintly written was “Northern Cree” and gave that as their drum name. Thus, the Northern Cree singers began their career as one of the most respected and influential groups on the pow-wow trail.

Northern Cree Singers have now recorded 34 albums with Canyon Records Production of Phoenix, Arizona and records distributed worldwide.

• “Live in Lummi” nominated for a Juno Award in 1996

• “Live in Lummi” awarded “Best North American Album” by the Association for Independent Music.

• “Dance Hard” awarded “Best Pow-wow Album of the Year” Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) in Toronto, Ontario in 1999.

• Contemporary Singing World Champions 2000 in Hartford, Ct.

• July Amsh Champions 2000 in Post Falls, Idaho.

• Canadian National Champions 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta

• “Rockin the Rez” awarded 2002 at NAMA (North America Music Award) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• “Rockin the Rez” nominated for Grammy Award 2001 in Los Angeles, California.

• “Rockin the Rez” nominated “Best Pow-wow Album of the Year” 2002 at CAMA. (Canadian Aboriginal Music Award) in Toronto, Ontario.

• “Still Rezin” nominated for Grammy Award 2003 in Los Angeles, California.

• “Resonate” awarded 2004 “Pow-wow Album of the Year” at Indian Summer Music Festival in Milwaukee, USA

• “Resonate” awarded 2004 “Best Contemporary Pow-wow Album” at CAMA in Toronto, Ontario.

• “Northern Cree & Friends” awarded 2004 “Rounddance Album of the Year” at CAMA in Toronto, Ontario.

• “Northern Cree & Friends” awarded 2005 “Best Compilation Album” by Native American Music Award in Palm Springs, Florida.

• Northern Contemporary Singing World Champions 2005 at Gathering of Nations, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• "Sweetheart’s Shuffle” awarded 2005 “Rounddance Album of the Year at CAMA in Toronto, Ontario.

• “Slide & Sway” awarded 2006 “Traditional Drum “ Indian Summer Music Festival in Milwaukee, USA, and Best Rounddance album at the Native American Music Awards in Florida.

• “Best Hand Drum Album” awarded 2006 CAMA in Toronto, Ontario.

• “Best Powwow Album Contemporary” awarded 2006 CAMA in Toronto, Ontario.

• “Long Winter Nights” nominated for best Native American Album at the Grammy’s 2007

• “Stay Red” nominated for Juno Award 2007

Northern Cree performed at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) in 2004 at Toronto, Ontario and were honored by the sellout audience with a standing ovation. It was the only standing ovation for a performance in the six-year history of the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards.

Northern Cree contributed music for Alberta Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission on a CBC documentary.

In 1998, Northern Cree provided music and played a part in the movie “Grey Owl”.

Singers and dancers alike respect Northern Cree greatly for their tremendous singing and song making talents. The members of Northern Cree are family oriented and are role models for all Cree Nation.