American Indigenous Music

Martha Redbone (Cherokee/Shawnee/Choctaw) and Carnegie Hall put together two lesson videos, where she teaches three Southeastern tribe social dances and her own original song

Wisconsin
Wade Fernandez (Menominee) has 30 years of experience as a music educator of all age groups, with a variety of focuses including Native American flute and culture. He offers in-person and online lectures, workshops, residencies, etc.

Music educator Dr. Kay Edward’s collection of 28 in-depth lesson plans, including 2 CDs of both traditional and contemporary Native American music. Sold by Canyon Records.

Fort Worth, Texas
Founded by music artist, educator, and scholar Brandi Waller-Pace, “Decolonizing the Music Room centers Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian (BBIA) voices in music education and related fields by providing training and educational content to pre-service and practicing educators, and creating community programming for people of all ages.”

Michelle McCauley (Washoe/Shoshone/Paiute/Quinault) is a music educator who uses her YouTube platform as a means to educate. Great video titles to start with include Native American Music in the Elementary School Classroom and How to Teach Native American Music in the Classroom.

Northeastern US
An Indigenous-owned non-profit that offers online and tri-state area programs and workshops (navigate to the “programs” tab).

Native Drums is an online project that creates a “diverse dialogue on culture, history and traditional knowledge”, with an emphasis on the drums and music of Canadian First Peoples.

Toronto, Ontario
Learning Through the Arts provides professional development, teacher mentorship/support, and classroom programs with the goal of supporting Indigenous youth in Canada.

A collection of resources for teaching Native American music in the classroom, curated by music educator Melissa Stouffer.