Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966–1985

by Various Artists

Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966–1985 cover art

Earning a Grammy nomination for Best Historical Album, this monumental compilation unearths the forgotten folk, rock, and country music produced by Indigenous musicians across Canada and the northern United States. The tracks blend traditional cultural themes with the protest energy and guitar stylings of the 1960s counterculture, addressing environmental destruction and colonial trauma. The release brought profound historical recognition to a largely marginalized movement of North American songwriters.

Genres

  • Folk Rock
  • Contemporary Folk
  • Indigenous North American Music

Tracklist

  1. I Pity the Country
  2. I'll Rock You to the Rhythm of the Ocean
  3. Fall Away
  4. Sikumiut
  5. Spirit Child
  6. Call of the Moose
  7. James Bay
  8. Maqaivvigivalauqtavut
  9. Dreams of Ways
  10. N'doheeno
  11. Little feather
  12. Tormented Soul
  13. Out of the Blue
  14. Sky-Man and the Moon
  15. Son of the Sun
  16. Silver River
  17. Kill'n Your Mind
  18. Mistashipu
  19. Old Man Carver
  20. Winds of Change
  21. I Shouldn't Have Did What I Done
  22. I Didn't Know
  23. I Got My Music
  24. Siwash Rock
  25. Birchbark Letter
  26. Anaanaga
  27. Messenger
  28. Modern Rock
  29. We Got to Take You Higher
  30. Utirumavunga
  31. Ajuinnarasuarsunga
  32. Hey, Hey, Hey, Brother
  33. Tshekuan Mak Tshetutamak
  34. Peruvian Dream (Part 2)