Table of Contents
Table of Contents for
Essential Song: Three Decades of Northern Cree Music by Lynn Whidden
Table of Figures
Foreword | Eric Robinson
Acknowledgements
Prologue: The Cree Come to Campus
The Early Years1970s and 80s
The Last Decadethe 1990s
Introduction
Musical Profiles of the Contributors
William Jack
George Pepabano
Robert Potts
Abraham Martinhunter
Samson Lameboy
Joseph Rupert
Chapter One: Song and Ceremony
The Drum and the Rattle
The Goose Dance
Healing Songs
Song in Hunting Ceremonies
The Shaking Tent : A Sound Event
Songs about the Shaking Tent
Songs, Sounds, and Silence
Chapter Two: Song and History
Missionary Influence
Fiddle Music
Dances
Music and Education
Music and the Media
Chapter Three: Song and Survival
Communication withe Animals
Knowledge and Power in Songs
Women's Songs
Personal Elements in Song Content
The Words
Trout Song
Song Presentation
Presentation
Rhythmic Elements
Form
Melodic Elements
The Cree Sound Ideal
Chapter Four: Hymns and Hunting Songs
Missionaries and Cree Songs
Adapting Hymns to Suit Tradition
Gospel Music
Amazing Grace
Chapter Five: How Can You Dance to Beethoven?
Cree Contributions to Country Music
Chapter Six: Powwow in the Subarctic
Round Dances
Powwow Song Characteristics
Chapter Seven: The Powwow: From the South to the Subarctic
The Way He Walked was Different
Powwow: The Popular Music for the Native American
Conclusion
Afterword | Stan Louttit
Appendix I: Frequently Sung Hymns in Chisasibi, Quebec
Appendix II: The Eighty-Six Songs, with Topics and Commentary, of the 1982 and 1984 Collections
Notes
List of Sources
Bibliography
Index
CD Track Listing