Tanya Tagaq Remixes 'Nanook of the North'

Acclaimed Inuk throat singer, Tanya Tagaq, is currently touring a performance that reclaims and re-imagines the deeply stereotypical 1922 silent film, Nanook of the North, with a new score and live musical accompaniment.

Begun as a commission for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, Tagaq is currently performing a remixed version of the piece in festivals and concert halls across Turtle Island that channels her frustrations against stereotypes and takes that energy to transform it sonically in order to "reclaim the film".

As the PuSH Festival describes it: "In this concert for film she fuses her voice and musical talents to create a mesmerizing, original soundscape for Nanook of the North, perhaps the most famous (and perhaps most infamous) film ever made about indigenous people. Tagaq’s haunting throat singing combines with Jesse Zubot and Jean Martin’s improvisatory genius and Derek Charke’s original film score to frame film pioneer Robert Flaherty’s 1922 semi-documentary in a new, contemporary light.

Experimenting with and honing her personal style in Inuit throat singing since she was a teenager in Nunavut, innovative vocalist Tanya Tagaq can capture the most ethereal moments of desire, or find the deepest, huskiest, beating pulse, with her voice and breath. She creates soundscapes from inhalation and exhalation, summoning powerful emotion from the smallest movement of lips, throat and lungs."

Here's an excerpt of Tagaq's recent chat with Holly Gordon for CBC Aboriginal:

You were commissioned to do this project for TIFF in 2012. Are you pushing it forward now with this iteration?

It’s the same thing but it’s also different every time because of improvising with my band. We have a beautiful backing track composed by Derek Charke, and he is a brilliant composer and I was really lucky to be able to work with him. And how we did that was, I watched the film four times, and responded vocally and composed my own melodies and stuff like that to the film. And then sent that all off to Derek and he took that and put field recordings over it from Nunavut. And he processed my voice and it’s just a really nice kind of bed that we get to, like a sonic bed we get to lay on while we’re improvising on top of it. It’s fun.

You said you thought the movie was perfect to work with. How so?

There are moments in the movie where … my ancestors, they’re so amazing. They lived on the land and I just still can’t believe that. Growing up in Nunavut and just the harshness of the environment itself, the ability for people to be able to survive with no vegetation, and just the harshest of environments, it’s just incredible to me. I’m very proud of my ancestors.

So that’s one facet of it, but I’m a natural presenter, like I went to arts school, so I watched it and I was just like, "They put a bunch of bullshit happy Eskimo stereotypes," you know what I mean?

So I can respond to that as well, with finding some hardcore punk, kind of that feel, kind of put that sound all over it to make it clear. It’s really nice because I can take my frustrations of stereotypes all over the world and take that energy and put it in sonically. I reclaim the film. Even though I have no doubt in my mind that Robert Flaherty had a definite love for Inuit and the land, it’s through 1922 goggles. It’s just nice to be a modern woman, well modern Inuk woman, taking it back.

You said you first saw the film when you were a kid, was that through school?

I think so, yeah.

Do you remember anything about how you felt when you saw it that first time?

I remember being really, really embarrassed and annoyed when he was biting on the record [there's a scene where Nanook laughs at a phonograph and bites on a record, as if he's never seen one before]. And there were a couple of scenes like that where I’m embarrassed and annoyed. Like I said, that’s why it’s great to sing over it.

I read that the record-biting scene was fake, too.

Yeah, like, “Look at these savage people that have no idea what this is, oh isn’t that funny, they don’t know.” And it’s like yeah, why don’t we take someone living in England and put them on the land and laugh at them for dying in the cold? “Oh, he’s being eaten by a bear.”

Read the rest of the interview here: Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq on reclaiming Nanook of the North

Here's a list of Tagaq's upcoming 2014 performances in Canada and the U.S through the winter and spring.

Tanya Tagaq 2014 Tour Dates

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Nanook Of The North - Calgary Venue: Festival Hall

Thursday, January 30, 2014 Nanook Of The North - Edmonton Venue: Canoe Theatre Festival - Garneau Theatre

Friday, January 31, 2014 - Saturday, February 1, 2014 Nanook Of The North - Vancouver [SOLD OUT] Venue: PuSH Festival

Saturday, February 1, 2014 Nanook Of The North - Vancouver [SOLD OUT] Venue: PuSH Festival

Free panel discussion presented with Tides Canada: February 1, 3:30pm at The York. A panel discussion on the representation of Inuit life and culture oon film. Moderated by Michell Raheja, associate professor at the Unversity of California, Riverside, with panelist Tany Tagaq and invited guests. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, February 8, 2014 Duo Performance (w/ Michael Red) - Guelph, ON Venue: Hillside Inside

Thursday, May 8, 2014 Tanya Tagaq with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Performing: Thirteen Inuit Songs by Derek Charke Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York City

Performance information and ticket info available at: tanyatagaq.com

DOWNLOAD: Invasion Day 2014 Mixtape

The Brisbane Blacks, an independent non-profit First Nations publication based in occupied 'Australia', has brought together a bombastic roster of Indigenous hip-hop musicians, spoken word artists, and activists for the Invasion Day 2014 Mixtape.

Following K-otic 1's killer "Idle No More Invasion Day Mixtape 2013" from last winter, the Brizzy Blacks are keeping the beats banging and the rhythms of resistance rocking with this new compilation of music for the movement.

The Brisbane Blacks "exist for the sole purpose of awakening the Black CONSCIENCE,  raising Black AWARENESS and articulating the Black RESISTANCE"—all of which can be heard in righteous hip-hop form on this dope new mixtape, which was just released as a free download, following a wave of nationwide protests throughout Australia against the colonial celebration of "Australia Day" on January 26th.

The Invasion Day Mixtape celebrates the resistance and resurgence of Indigenous peoples in "Australia" to rise up and reclaim their presence in occupied and colonized lands. As MC Triks and bAbe SUN spit on their anthemic track: "We Still Right Here". And that's something we can get behind. Solidarity, brothers and sisters. This is a perfect first #MixtapeMonday of 2014.

Check the full track list and download the mixtape below.

INVASION DAY 2014 MIXTAPE - FULL TRACK LIST

1. BLACK SHIELD - "Your ENEMY is my ENEMY"

2. Boomerang Effect - "da Brizzy Blacks"

3. Lorna Munro - "Peace Lines"

4. GUERILLA TACTICS - "Dedication"

5. La' Teila - "Propose a QUESTion?"

6. MC Triks ft. Black Shield - "Fist Like This"

7. ?PRE ft. bAbE SUN and C.P.G. - "Why is My/HIStory such a Mystery?"

8. Provocalz ft. Dara and Black Shield - Stand Strong 03:37

9. Grammar - "So Sophisticated" (Brisbane Music Group)

10. Black Shield - "We Still Right Here(intro.)"

11. MC Triks and bAbE SUN - "We Still Right Here"

12. Uncle Paul - "My Land Will Not Be Taken!"

13. La' Teila - "SMILE on my face"

14. MC Triks - "Australian Black Originals(ABO)" Co-Produced by MC Triks

15. Callum-Clayton Dixon - "LAND, LAW, LANGUAGE, LIFE &LIBERATION"

Angel Haze Reveals 'Dirty Gold' Details: Debut Album Featuring A Tribe Called Red

Cherokee MC, spitfire rap sensation, and rising hip-hop star, Angel Haze, has revealed details about her upcoming debut album, Dirty Gold, that will feature her collaboration with Indigenous DJ/production crew A Tribe Called Red.  

The 12-track album, Dirty Gold, drops March 3 on Island Records and is set to include her massive track "A Tribe Called Red"—the banging ATCR collab that we recently featured in  The #NationHood Mixtape.

Now the track has a full album version, new artwork, and a brand new lyric video that you can check below.

Get it in the flow and submit to the blazing fury of Angel Haze.

Full Dirty Gold Track list after the video.

Angel Haze - Dirty Gold Track list

1. "Sing About Me"

2. "Echelon (It's My Way)"

3. "A Tribe Called Red"

4. "Deep Sea Diver"

5. "Synagogue"

6. "Angel + Airwaves"

7. "April's Fools"

8. "White Lillies / White Lies"

9. "Battle Cry"

10. "Black Dahlia"

11. "Planes Fly"

12. "Dirty Gold"

Read more at Spin: Angel Haze Finally Reveals 'Dirty Gold' Album Release With 'A Tribe Called Red' 

DOWNLOAD: Tall Paul - "The Show (Act I & II)"

The prolific and talented Anishinaabe MC Tall Paul drops a new two-part track, "The Show (Act 1 &2)", reflecting on Dave Chappelle, encounters with stardom, and maintaining integrity in the struggle for artistic success and survival.

In classic rap storytelling mode, Tall Paul recounts the well-publicized recent shout-out that he received from legendary comedian Dave Chappelle at a show in Minneapolis. Chappelle had heard word about him, downloaded his album, and was a fan of the track "Protect Ya Spirit".

On "The Show (Act I & Act II)", Tall Paul reflects on Chapelle's own journey navigating the perils, pitfalls and possibilities of celebrity and fame—while discussing his own subsequent encounter with the 'attention spike' of Chappelle's celebrity endorsement, and his drive to maintain artistic integrity when Chappelle's "the furthest thing from working wage" rolling in a Jaguar, and Paul's driving a Buick "going to protest a mascot".

This is a hip-hop story of the working class hero: hustling for recognition, while trying not to sell out in the process. Respect is earned in the struggle, not paraded out in the flash of a momentary spectacle.

DOWNLOAD: Tall Paul - "The Show (Act I & Act II)"

DOWNLOAD: The #NationHood Mixtape

Combining the voices of many struggles, peoples and nations, the #NationHood Mixtape brings together an amazing array of hip-hop, spoken word, beats, ideas and sounds from artists across the world.

This is music for the movement: songs to inspire the liberation of oppressed peoples globally, and to bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists together in rhythmic force. For this mix, I wanted to showcase a diversity of styles that illustrate our commonalities in struggle, our shared experiences, and the many ways in which our words—in whatever language we sing and speak them—locate us in common purpose, resistance, and action to transform the world.

From LA to Chicago, Detroit to New Brunswick, Germany to Palestine, Phoenix to Greece, Nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕ , Tsalagi and Six Nations, to Anishinaabe and Mi'kmaq, and everywhere in between, the #NationHood Mixtape spans hoods and communities across Turtle Island and the globe.

Building on the enthusiastic response to the #ILF2013 mixtape, that I compiled earlier this year for the Indigenous Leadership Forum, this mix deepens the sounds and expands the horizons.

Kinanaskomitin and much respect to all of the incredible artists who donated their time and music to the project.

Please download, share, enjoy.

DOWNLOAD: The #NationHood Mixtape

#NationHood Mixtape - Full Track List

Marlon Brando - The Dick Cavett Show (1973) / Automuse - "Pan 2223" / Eastern Eagle Singers - "Mi'kmaq Honour Song" Beaatz - "Broken Promises" Sacramento Knoxx - "Dear Vaughan" DJ Muggs x Bambu - "Pow Wow Drums" Killah P - "Ζόρια" Immortal Technique - "Toast to the Dead" (prod. by J Dilla) Ant Loc - "Hands of Vengeance" Big Cats - "Pyramids" Angel Haze x ATCR - "A Tribe Called Red" Shining Soul - "Get Up Boikutt - "Muraba'at Amniyeh, Muthalathat Sihriyeh, Dawa'er Maliyeh - مربعات أمنية، مثلثات سحرية، دوائر مالية" Shigeto - "Detroit Part 1" Invincible - "Drunken Sleuth" (prod. by Marco Polo) *unreleased* Amewu - "Leidkultur" Tall Paul - "Protect Ya Spirit" Gil Scott Heron - "Parents (Interlude)" Gonjasufi - "Ancestors" Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - "she sang them home (ft. Cris Derksen)" Shibastik - "LandSlide" Skookum Sound System / Deano - "Long Stem (See Monsters RMX)" Meesha - "Movements" / Janet Rogers - "Being Indian" Flying Lotus - "Between Friends (Instrumental)" / Jeff Corntassel - "Indigenous Waves 11/13/2013" Poz Lyrix - "Chicago Native" Optimal - "Good Hair" Gabriel Teodros x Rebel Diaz x Suntonio Bandanaz  - "Rise & Decolonize" *unreleased* Malcolm X - "My Philosophy is Black Nationalism" Jasiri X - "The New Nat Turners" Big Cats - "Eleven" / Leanne Simpson - "Indigenous Waves 11/11/2013" City Natives - "4Kingz" Eastern Eagle Singers - "Mi'kmaq Honour Song"

DOWNLOAD: A Tribe Called Red - "The Road"

Late last night, on the eve before one of the biggest Indigenous mobilizations in history, A Tribe Called Red quietly released a new song, The Road, inspired by the Idle No More movement and the hunger strike of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence.

The moody, minimal electronic track incorporates some of the traditional drumming and singing elements that ATCR have used in the past for their more dancefloor-oriented powwow step bangers. But this is something else.

The Road feels like the calm before the storm. A slow-building soundtrack for the dawning of a new era. With prayers and strength to Chief Spence, we give to you the sound of our people rising up and taking our spirits back.

DOWNLOAD: A Tribe Called Red - "The Road"

STREAM: Heebz The Earthchild - "Idle No More"

Leave it our boys Mob Bounce from the West Coast to drop one of the first Indigenous hip-hop tracks to draw directly from the spirit of the emerging #IdleNoMore movement and turn it into music. One half of the duo, Heebz the Earthchild, dropped this new joint on SoundCloud yesterday.

We'll let the lyrics speak for themselves, but we can already hear crowds gathering with a repeated, melodic chant of "Idle No More".

"Idle No More" Lyrics:

Put your coat on, this is a cold song. With the heart of my elders, this is an old song. We have to go strong when they hold bonds. Those politicians with there souls gone. We row on the river that we flow on and keep showing the world what we know is wrong. My eagle eyes are sharper then the scissors held by the barber, cutting the braids of our rivers. That's a cut to and from Stephen Harper. Your treason is harder then the stone in your heart SIR. I see more pride as we fight Bill C-45. We'll make you mortified that you ever tried to attack our people who stand fortified. This land is for the lives who stand for truth and not for lies. I know what I'm fighting for, and what I am fighting for, you know what I am fighting for, for this I IDLE NO MORE.

STREAM: Heebz the Earthchild - "Idle No More"

This is our first installment in an RPM series that seeks to #SoundtracktheStruggle. Submit your music to be featured — and tag your tracks on SoundCloud, Tumblr, Twitter and social media with #SoundtracktheStruggle

DOWNLOAD: A Tribe Called Red - "Trapline EP"

Ottawa's hardest working and most prolific Indigenous DJ and electronic music production crew, A Tribe Called Red, have had a huge year—and to celebrate their success, they've dropped the brand new Trapline EP as a free download for their growing fanbase.

Judging from the avalanche of positive press, including their recent Top 10 of 2012 nod from The Washington Post and their block party rockin' with Diplo & friends, ATCR is poised to keep the Electric Powwow dancefloors filled for many nights to come—and Trapline keeps things bumping. The epic opener, "Braves", is a re-appropriating slice of musical satire that mashes and remixes the Atlanta baseball franchise's eponymous 'war chant' before morphing into a high-energy dubstep throwdown.

Then, taking the pun literally, echoes of distant real traplines slide past into the current microgenre dance music obsession with all things trap, as the EP flows into a sped-up blur of reggae and syncopated beats in "Trap Heat" and a stuttering remix of Diplo's "Horsey". Rounded out with the heavy rhythms of "Unlimited Trap" and the brash, BDP-sampling, synth-driven closer, "No One Out Can Compete", ATCR continues to hold it down like no one else. Get into it.

DOWNLOAD: A TRIBE CALLED RED - "TRAPLINE EP"

No Doubt Remove Racist 'Looking Hot' Video and Apologize After Indigenous Outcry

As the firestorm of controversy over No Doubt's new native appropriating and flagrantly racist video "Looking Hot" (or perhaps, better, "Lookin' Racist") began raging to a boil across social media on Saturday, Gwen Stefani and her "multi-racial" band quickly took to their website to issue an apology and remove the video from YouTube.

Updated: November 4, 2012

In Regards to Our "Looking Hot" Music Video - bit.ly/YBwGOF

— No Doubt (@nodoubt) November 3, 2012

Here is the band's official statement:

As a multi-racial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures. Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history. Although we consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California, we realize now that we have offended people. This is of great concern to us and we are removing the video immediately. The music that inspired us when we started the band, and the community of friends, family, and fans that surrounds us was built upon respect, unity and inclusiveness. We sincerely apologize to the Native American community and anyone else offended by this video. Being hurtful to anyone is simply not who we are.

Although the video was only published on November 2nd, in less than 24 hours, the clip had already been viewed 400,000 times (at the time of this writing), before being removed from the popular video sharing site.

Vincent Shilling previously reported on the Indigenous backlash against the video for Indian Country Media Today:

On November 2, the second day of Native American Heritage Month, Gwen Stefani of No Doubt released her latest music video for “Lookin Hot” on YouTube. In the video Stefani wears a series of American Indian styled outfits while appearing in a series of situations such as being handcuffed and tied to a wall, dancing in and around teepees and fighting cowboys.

Soon after the video was released, a backlash on Twitter erupted and dislikes jumped from 60 to over 700 in a few hours. Several YouTube viewers made comments in frustration and support of the video.

One comment on YouTube stated: “This video is very insensitive and very discourteous. Stefani, you have disrespected and slighted the entire Native American people with your counterfeit portrayal of our heritage. The way you pranced and frolic around, dressed in so called Native American attire, is a mockery of our way of life and culture. You have also debased all Native American women. The word squaw is very insulting and demeaning to me and all Native American women.” [...]

Twitter was especially active after the video was posted and continues to generate comments as to how disrespectful the video is.  Lorie Lee, Sac and Fox, (‏@lleetewa) tweeted, “@gwenstefani disappointed n ur portrayal attempt of beautiful strong warrior woman Natives. Invited to Hopi find out who u will nevr be NOW!”While Colby Tootoosis ‏(@colby22sis)  referred to an article written by UK publication, Mail Online, that calls Stefani a “Native American Squaw”  she says, “our women were never squaws.”

The controversial video was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who posted on Twitter that the video is "taking it back to the wild west". Matsoukas has yet to issue an official statement on the controversy. As TheDeadBolt reports:

The “Looking Hot” video was filmed over two days in October at the Valuzat Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita, California with Melina Matsoukas in the director’s chair. This was Melina’s first time working with No Doubt. Her extensive directing resume includes Rihanna’s “We Found Love,” video which recently won Video of the Year at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.

Despite No Doubt's stated claim to have "consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California", some substantial questions remain.

As many of our readers asked, who are the band's "Native American friends" and who did they "consult" at the University of California? But, more importantly, how did this video concept and its offensive imagery get approved?

@rpmfm dying to know who @nodoubt consulted and about what ...how did this video even get made in the first place?

— alena (@beautifythis) November 3, 2012

In an response posted to LastRealIndians.com, writer Linda Tioleu attributes No Doubt's misguided act of appropriation to the popularization of Indigenous iconography in contemporary fashion and pop culture, however, she also draws attention to the important ways in which the video contributes to the hypersexualization of Indigenous women as targets of colonial violence that "perpetuates and reinforces the misconception that Native women are the sexual property of mainstream media and the general populace":

There can be little doubt that No Doubt (hehehe) was responding to the current “hipster” trend popularized by companies like Urban Outfitters, who created great controversy with their line of “Navajo” clothing, inspired by Native American cultures.  There can be no other explanation for their actions than a simple, misguided attempt at caving in to the mainstream.  The song has absolutely nothing to do with Indigenous peoples (the primary lyrics being the masterfully written “Do you think I’m looking hot? Do you think this hits the spot? How is this looking on me, looking on me?”).  But, I’m being overly sensitive, right?  I shouldn’t have a problem with the fact that Gwen and her bandmates are connecting those lyrics to Native American women, to me.  Right?

I won’t repeat all of the statistics on Amnesty International’s recent student of the sexual exploitation of Native women, but I will repeat the fact that Native American and Alaska Native women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than the average American woman, and that 86% of these violent acts are committed by non-Native men.  Additionally, a U.S. DOJ study found that over 34% of American Indian and Alaska Native women will be raped in their lifetime.

These statistics frighten me – not just for my own safety, but for the safety of our mothers, aunties, sisters, and daughters.  No Doubt’s hypersexualization of a woman dressed as an American Indian further perpetuates and reinforces the misconception that Native women are the sexual property of mainstream media and the general populace.  We absolutely cannot sit idly by and see Native women – who are the foundation of our people, culture, spirituality, and community – thrown out to slaughter by anyone – let alone by Hollywood’s greed machine.

I won’t go on and on about the fact that there are approximately 15 different Indigenous cultures very poorly (mis)represented through this video.  I will, however, say that I am so tired…so exhausted…practically incredulous, at having to explain why it is wrong to exploit and misappropriate another person’s sacred culture and imagery for a music video, movie, clothing line, Halloween costume, sports team mascot, or military operation.  It is 2012.  Really, folks?  Can I just list some books for you to read?  Can I just direct you to the nearest tribal college?  How about just emailing me so that we can talk?  I promise not to scalp you or ride up to your house on a wild steed dressed in a black buckskin bikini top.  Me, that is.  Not the horse.  Because…why would I dress a horse like that?

Although the official video has been removed from YouTube, a lower resolution version has since been uploaded to DailyMotion. Here it is for your feedback and consideration:

What are your thoughts on the video and the controvery? Should the band have removed the video? Is their apology satisfactory?

Honor the Treaties: Pine Ridge Poster Project Takes Over Seattle and New York

Acclaimed photographer, Aaron Huey, has partnered with visual artist Ernesto Yerena, and "the most prolific street artist working in America", Shepard Fairey, on an incredible new street art project to raise awareness about the long history of broken treaties between Indigenous Peoples and the United States of America. The project is titled simply: Honor the Treaties.

Following Huey's incredible photographic campaign and TED talk last fall, America's Native Prisoners of War, which documented the Lakota people and the Pine Ridge Reservation in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Huey launched the Pine Ridge Billboard Project to bring to light the Lakota's "real history of broken treaties, of prisoner of war camps, and massacres" by taking the story of the Lakota and other tribes fighting for treaty rights straight to the public in the form of street posters, subway advertising, and billboards.

Forgoing the art gallery exhibition of his photographs or royalties from the sale of his prints to mainstream media publications, Huey has opted to "illuminate a hidden history and empower a community" by making his images available to the public to take the streets and poster their cities' walls, alleys, buildings, and corners with screenprinted posters produced in collaboration between Huey, Yerena, and Fairey.

The Honor the Treaties project website offers three simple directives: download, share, and educate.

After printing the beautifully-illustrated posters of Huey's photographs, the public is encouraged to post and paste them in their communities, submit photographs to the project's Tumblr, and continue the discussion about treaty rights and Indigenous Struggles on the project's Facebook page.

SEATTLE AND NEW YORK

Since February, Huey and his crew have been spreading the word online and enlisting the public's participation—and the results have been incredible.

The project is now fully up and running and the posters have begun to appear all over Seattle and New York City.

DailyKOS has a great set of images posted up in NY and Seattle: Pine Ridge Poster Project Up & Running [DailyKOS]

It's inspiring to see non-Indigenous artists working in support of Indigenous struggles—and a street art campaign like this one seems to be a perfect way to inform and educate the public, while building community amongst those dedicated to justice, freedom, and the liberation of our peoples.

As Huey quotes in his introductory video:

The last chaper in any successful genocide is the one in which the oppressor can remove their hands and say, "My god, what are these people doing to themselves. They're killing each other. They're killing themselves."

Honor the Treaties is an art project to counter this dominant, genocidal narrative by inspiring, re-educating and empowering people to learn more about the ongoing colonization of Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island and beyond.

Have you seen Honor the Treaties posters in your city or community? Post links to photos, images, and articles in the comments below.

Here's Aaron Huey talking about the inspiration behind the project and where it's headed:

Pine Ridge Poster Campiagn-by Aaron Huey-Emphas.is from Emphas.is on Vimeo.

See other recent coverage of the project:

Honor the Treaties [The Stranger] Honor the Treaties: Street Art Pushes for Accountability [Native American Legal Update]

VIDEO: Don Amero - "Right Where I Wanna Be"

The gifted songwriting of Métis musician Don Amero gets a rich visual treatment in Amero's first-ever, official video for his new single "Right Where I Wanna Be".

This incredibly catchy tune offers Amero's unique take on country-inflected pop music, with some great slide guitar work and a hook that will stay with you for days. Look out for our conversation with Don in the RPM "Winnipeg" Podcast and download another great Amero tune in our Music section: "Life's Been Pretty Sweet".