Native American Music

Native American music is the music that is used, created or performed by Native North Americans, specifically traditional tribal music. In addition to the traditional music of the Native American groups, there now exist pan-tribal and inter-tribal genres as well as distinct Native American subgenres of popular music including: rock, blues, hip hop, classical, film music and reggae, as well as unique popular styles like waila ("chicken scratch").

Indigenous music of North America:
Topics
Native American/First Nations
Chicken scratch Ghost Dance
Hip hop Native American flute
Peyote song Pow wow
Tribal music articles
Arapaho Blackfoot
Dene Innu
Inuit Iroquois
Kiowa Kwakwaka'wakw
Navajo Pueblo (Hopi, Zuni)
Seminole Sioux (Lakota, Dakota)
Yaqui music Yuman
Related topics
Music of the United States - Music of Canada

Read more about Native American Music:  Characteristics, Societal Role, History, Music Areas, Academic Study, Pan-tribalism, Samples

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