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Well known throughout Canada and the United States for their unique style of singing, Big River Cree are from the Big River First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. Big River formed in the early 1990's by extended members of the Whitefish family, honoring their grandparents' teachings and guidance in hand drum skill.

Ancestry: First Nations
Genre: Hand Drum

Albums

Stand By Me

Mooshum's and Kookums (967.3K, 01:00s)

Stand By Me (967.3K, 01:00s)

Lard's Straight (963.1K, 01:00s)

Songs From The Healing Lodge

Angel Eyes (865.3K, 00:54s)

Good That You Came (712.3K, 00:44s)

Your Cheating Heart (673.5K, 00:42s)

Going Home

Move On (1.4M, 1:29s)

Your The One For Me (1.4M, 1:30s)

You're The Only One For Me (1.4M)

Going South (1.4M, 1:29s)

Awards, Nominations & Submissions

2011	Best Hand Drum CD	Stand By Me	Nominee
2010	Best Hand Drum CD	Songs From The Healing Lodge	Winner
2008	Best Hand Drum CD	Going Home	Nominee

Group Members

Andy Whitefish
Connie Littletent
Jason Bird
Tylor Whitefish
Mathew Thomas
Randy Harris
Warren Whitefish
Darren Whitefish
Neil Whitefish
Ron Whitefish
Eugene Thomas
Howard Whitefish
Brian Thomas
Ritchie Whitefish
Miranda Thomas
Emma Whitefish
Alicia Whitefish
Lard Thomas
Myles Thomas
Hubert Whitefish
Travis Thomas
Kenny Dusty Horn

Biography

They have been singing together since the early ninety’s. They first started singing in a play their aunt Nora had written. The play was about a group of children inviting their people back to the sacred circle through song and dance. Today they are well known throughout Canada and the United States for their unique style of singing. Through their grandparents teachings and guidance in the use of the hand drum they demonstrate proper protocol as they were taught. Their songs are composed by various members of the group. During the winter months they travel to round dances and when summer arrives, the pow wow trail is their home.