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Portrait of Grey Buffalo

Members of the Grey Buffalo group are of Cree/ Saulteaux ancestry and reside on the Gordon First Nation. In 1979, the later George Longman sr. formed Grey Buffalo Singers. He inspired the love of singing and teaching of first nation values to his children and other relatives. Since that point in time the group has traveled throughout Canada and parts of the United States singing at Pow wow. Grey buffalo has won numerous singing contests as well as performed for the Prime Minister Paul Martin and the Women of Dawn Achievement Awards. Grey Buffalo Singers believe in preserving their culture through song and dance as the Creator has given the group the gift of song to perform for the dances and fans.


Ancestry: First Nations
Genre: Pow Wow, Traditional

Albums

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Straight From The Beginning
mp3 clipGordon's Groove (753.2K)
mp3 clipGordons Groove (732.0K)
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Just Trying To Get There
mp3 clipWhistle Man (732.5K)

Awards, Nominations & Submissions

2006Best Pow Wow CD - ContemporaryJust Trying To Get ThereWinner
2006Best Pow Wow CD - TraditionalStraight From The BeginningNominee

Group Members

  • George Longman
  • Jeff Longman
  • Ashley Whitehawk
  • Lee Tootoosis
  • William Whitehawk
  • Danny Longman
  • Jason Bitternose
  • James Gordon
  • Clarence Cyr
  • George Gordon
  • Jeremy Longman
  • Tommy Twist
  • Jared Bird
  • Brandon Twist
  • Brian Jackson

Biography

Members of the Grey Buffalo group are of Cree/ Saulteaux ancestry and reside on the Gordon First Nation. In 1979, the later George Longman sr. formed Grey Buffalo Singers. He inspired the love of singing and teaching of first nation values to his children and other relatives. Since that point in time the group has traveled throughout Canada and parts of the United States singing at Pow wow. Grey buffalo has won numerous singing contests as well as performed for the Prime Minister Paul Martin and the Women of Dawn Achievement Awards. Grey Buffalo Singers believe in preserving their culture through song and dance as the Creator has given the group the gift of song to perform for the dances and fans.