Native American Rock Bands

Native American Rock Bands

By Leticia SanchezBy Leticia Sanchez

Research QuestionResearch Question

◊ What are the themes that are represented in modern Native American Rock Bands?

◊ What are the themes that are represented in modern Native American Rock Bands?

Main Stream Rock BandsMain Stream Rock Bands

◊ Themes in Songs:• Love • Violence• Political Issues• Art

◊ Themes in Songs:• Love • Violence• Political Issues• Art

RedboneRedbone◊ Native American rock

band founded in 1969 by brothers Loly and Pat Vegas who are of Shoshone/ Yaqui and Mexican descent

◊ Music style • Rock• R&B• Funk• Cajun• Jazz• Tribal• Latin

◊ Name means person of mixed race

◊ Native American rock band founded in 1969 by brothers Loly and Pat Vegas who are of Shoshone/ Yaqui and Mexican descent

◊ Music style • Rock• R&B• Funk• Cajun• Jazz• Tribal• Latin

◊ Name means person of mixed race

Redbone Music ThemesRedbone Music Themes

◊ Love◊ Magic◊ Native American

Spirituality◊ 1970’s funk

◊ Love◊ Magic◊ Native American

Spirituality◊ 1970’s funk

Redbone’s “Wovoka”Redbone’s “Wovoka”◊ “Wovoka”: talks about the Ghost

Dancehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BElwfBEjSA0

◊ “Wovoka”: talks about the Ghost Dancehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BElwfBEjSA0

XITXIT◊ Nat. Am. rock band

founded in 1972 from Albuquerque, New Mexico

◊ Music Style• Rock• Pan-Indian music

styles

◊ Name stands for “crossing of Indian tribes”

◊ Nat. Am. rock band founded in 1972 from Albuquerque, New Mexico

◊ Music Style• Rock• Pan-Indian music

styles

◊ Name stands for “crossing of Indian tribes”

XIT Music ThemesXIT Music Themes

◊ Native American Spirituality

◊ Historic and Contemporary Native American issues

◊ Red Power movement

◊ Native American Spirituality

◊ Historic and Contemporary Native American issues

◊ Red Power movement

XIT’s “Reservation of Education”

XIT’s “Reservation of Education”

◊ “Reservation of Education”: discusses the ethnocide of Native American culture in schools

◊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_uPg2NpmE

◊ “Reservation of Education”: discusses the ethnocide of Native American culture in schools

◊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_uPg2NpmE

BlackfireBlackfire

◊ Diné/ Navajo rock band founded in 1989 from Flagstaff, Arizona by siblings Jeneda, Klee and Clayson

◊ Music Style• Punk rock• Alternative Rock• Pan- Indian

◊ Diné/ Navajo rock band founded in 1989 from Flagstaff, Arizona by siblings Jeneda, Klee and Clayson

◊ Music Style• Punk rock• Alternative Rock• Pan- Indian

Blackfire Music ThemesBlackfire Music Themes

◊ Genocide◊ Domestic

Violence◊ Human Rights◊ Sociopolitical

messages about government oppression

◊ Genocide◊ Domestic

Violence◊ Human Rights◊ Sociopolitical

messages about government oppression

Blackfire’s “It Ain’t Over”Blackfire’s “It Ain’t Over”

◊ “It Ain’t Over”: Native American resistance

◊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6LFNCryryA

◊ “It Ain’t Over”: Native American resistance

◊ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6LFNCryryA

Red Earth Red Earth ◊ Native American rock

band founded in the mid 1990s from Albuquerque, New Mexico

◊ Music Style: Called “tribal stew”• Pan-Indian• Funk• Rock• Heavy metal• Reggae• Latin• jazz

◊ Native American rock band founded in the mid 1990s from Albuquerque, New Mexico

◊ Music Style: Called “tribal stew”• Pan-Indian• Funk• Rock• Heavy metal• Reggae• Latin• jazz

Red Earth Music ThemesRed Earth Music Themes

◊ Indigenous perspectives

◊ Popular culture themes

◊ Indigenous perspectives

◊ Popular culture themes

Red Earth’s “Fly to the Sun”Red Earth’s “Fly to the Sun”◊ “Fly to the Sun”: ode to Indian

women◊ http://www.facebook.com/pages/

Red-Earth/93340487475

◊ “Fly to the Sun”: ode to Indian women

◊ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Earth/93340487475

BibliographyBibliography

◊ Red Earth’s Zia Soul http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28179864.html

◊ Redbone http://www.redbone.be/index.html

◊ XIT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIT_%28band%29

◊ Blackfire http://blackfire.net/about/◊ Videos www.youtube.com

◊ Red Earth’s Zia Soul http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28179864.html

◊ Redbone http://www.redbone.be/index.html

◊ XIT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIT_%28band%29

◊ Blackfire http://blackfire.net/about/◊ Videos www.youtube.com