SACRAMENTO, Calif. — November is Native American Heritage Month. It's a time to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous people. In Native American culture, drums are used to ...

Halfway through their concert at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the band Pamyua paused to throw in an Arctic game demonstration. Peter Pilak Griggs (Yup’ik and Sugpiaq), a spirited ...

The Canadian Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq makes music that seems to cleanse the body. The form that she practices uses guttural sounds and breaths to produce a physical performance of groans, gasps ...

This is part of Global Sounds, a collection of stories spotlighting the music trends forging connections in 2024. “Inuktitut was my first language, but I’m slowly losing it since I don’t really have ...

For Shina Nova and her mom, Caroline Novalinga, singing together isn't just a hobby; it's an important part of their Indigenous culture. Since April, Shina, who is Inuk, has used her platform on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Parsons and Sandy Emudluk. While throat singing was traditionally a women’s activity, Sandy caught on quickly and they ...

Inuk throat singer Shina Novalinga captured audiences last year when she posted a video of her and her mom throat singing on TikTok. Shina Novalinga Uses Social Media To Preserve, Celebrate Inuit ...