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Awards Night Winners
Nov. 4, 2011 at 9:50 p.m.
Click here to download a list of the winners.
AND THE WINNERS ARE
ABORIGINAL FEMALE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
ELISAPIE ISAAC | MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CA
JB THE FIRST LADY | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
KRISTI LANE SINCLAIR | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
LEELA GILDAY | YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CA
YVONNE ST. GERMAINE | SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
ABORIGINAL MALE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
DALLAS ARCAND | CALGARY, ALBERTA, CA
DEREK MILLER | SIX NATIONS, ONTARIO, CA
DON AMERO | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
DONNY PARENTEAU | PRINCE ALBERT, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
INDIGENOUS | SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, US
ABORIGINAL SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
CERAMONY | JAMES BAY, QUEBEC, CA
The Last Great Man by Rakesso Mukash & Matthew A. Iserhoff
DEREK MILLER | SIX NATIONS, ONTARIO, CA
Stoned for Days
DON AMERO | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
Right Where I Wanna Be by Don Amero & Jay Tooke
SAMANTHA CRAIN | SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, US
Santa Fe
SAMIAN | ROUYN- NORANDA, QUEBEC, CA
Tshinanu by Samian & Florent Vollant / Claude McKenzie
BEST COUNTRY CD
ALI FONTAINE | SAGKEENG, MANITOBA, CA
Ali Fontaine
DON AMERO | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
The Long Way Home
DONNY PARENTEAU | PRINCE ALBERT, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
To Whom It May Concern
GENEVIEVE FISHER | LONDON, ONTARIO, CA
Without Borders
LEANNE GOOSE | INUVIK, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CA
Got You Covered
BEST NEW ARTIST
ALI FONTAINE | SAGKEENG, MANITOBA, CA
CERAMONY | JAMES BAY, QUEBEC, CA
CRIS DERKSEN | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
DIYET | BURWASH LANDING, YUKON, CA
GHOSTKEEPER | HIGH LEVEL, ALBERTA, CA
BEST POW WOW CD - CONTEMPORARY
A TRIBE CALLED MI’KMAQ | MI’KMAQ FIRST NATION, NOVA SCOTIA, CA
We Honour The Water
BAD NATION | FORT THOMPSON, SOUTH DAKOTA, US
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BLACK BEAR | MANAWAN, QUEBEC, CA
Out of Hibernation
BROWN EAGLE SINGERS | ONTARIO, CA
Rockin the Pow Wow Trailz
ELK SOLDIER | MARTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, US
A Warrior Society
BEST POW WOW CD - TRADITIONAL
BLACKFOOT CONFEDERACY | FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, US
Hail to the Chiefs
BLACKSTONE | DUFFIELD, ALBERTA, CA
Live in Alexis
SAGE HILLS | KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
Sage Hills
SMOKE TRAIL | IVRY SUR LE LAC, QUEBEC, CA
A Long Red Road
ZOTIGH SINGERS | ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, US
It’s A Good Day To Dance
BEST RAP / HIP HOP CD
JB THE FIRST LADY | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
Get Ready Get Steady
KASP | PENTICTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
Muskwa
SAMIAN | ROUYN- NORANDA, QUEBEC, CA
Face À La Musique
SHAWN BERNARD | EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CA
Collabonation
WINNIPEG’S MOST | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
GoodFellaz
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
ALI FONTAINE | SAGKEENG, MANITOBA, CA
Say to Me
DEREK MILLER | SIX NATIONS, ONTARIO, CA
Stoned for Days
SAMIAN | ROUYN- NORANDA, QUEBEC, CA
Tshinanu by Samian & Florent Vollant / Claude McKenzie
TERRI-LYNN | SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
Call To The Ancestors
WINNIPEG’S MOST | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
Don’t Stop
KA-KEE-NEE KONEE PEWONEE OKIMOW
Minister RObinson Mose Outstanding Aboriginal Manitoban Award
ALI FONTAINE | SAGKEENG, MANITOBA, CA
RBC Ohshkii Night Awards
Nov. 3, 2011 at 9:36 p.m.
Click here to download a list of the winners.
AND THE WINNERS ARE
BEST ABORIGINAL MUSIC RADIO STATION/PROGRAM
NATIVE TRAILBLAZERS RADIO | VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, US
THINK NDN | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
WESTBROOK WESTERN HOUR | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
BEST ALBUM COVER DESIGN
DISCREET DA CHOSEN ONE | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
Storytellin
EASTERN EAGLE | INDIAN BROOK FIRST NATIONS, NOVA SCOTIA, CA
Rezonation
GHOSTKEEPER | HIGH LEVEL, ALBERTA, CA
Ghostkeeper
WEASELHEAD | OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CA
A Residential School Story
WINNIPEG’S MOST | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
GoodFellaz
BEST DUO OR GROUP
ASANI | EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CA
BRUTHERS OF DIFFERENT MUTHERS | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
CERAMONY | JAMES BAY, QUEBEC, CA
GHOSTKEEPER | HIGH LEVEL, ALBERTA, CA
WINNIPEG’S MOST | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
BEST FIDDLE CD
BRAD MOGGIE | ST. AMBROISE, MANITOBA, CA
All Fired Up
CORN & BOOTS | SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
Northern Cree Fiddle
ERIC ASHDOWN | SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
Enroute to Batoche Fiddle
MARK MORRISSEAU | ST. FRANCOIS XAVIER, MANITOBA, CA
Favourites
METIS FIDDLER QUARTET | TORONTO, ONTARIO, CA
A Tribute to Walter Flett
BEST FLUTE CD
DAVID R MARACLE | TYENDINAGA, ONTARIO, CA
The 7th Sun
JACOB PRATT | REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
Eagle Call
JASON CHAMAKESE | LEOVILLE, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
Native American Flute Songs, Volume 2
JOY HARJO | ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, US
Red Dreams, A Trail Beyond Tears
BEST FOLK / ACOUSTIC CD
CONRAD BIGKNIFE | KRONAU, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
Full Circle
GABRIEL AYALA | TUCSON, ARIZONA, US
Passion, Fire & Grace
LITTLE HAWK | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
Vigilance
SAMANTHA CRAIN | SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, US
You (Understood)
TERRI-LYNN | SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
New Journeys
BEST HAND DRUM CD
BIG RIVER CREE | SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
Stand By Me
LOVE MEDICINE | MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
Sweetgrass Boy NAKOA HEAVYRUNNER | HAYS, MONTANA, US Love, Laughter, Joy & Gratitude THUNDERING SPIRIT | ENOCH, ALBERTA, CA Hand Drum Harmony YOUNG CONFEDERATION | SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CA Love Medicine
BEST INSTRUMENTAL CD
CRIS DERKSEN | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
The Cusp
GABRIEL AYALA | TUCSON, ARIZONA, US
Remembrance
JASON BURNSTICK | PAUL FIRST NATION, ALBERTA, CA
Where The Blood Mixes
JJ LAVALLEE | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
A Fiddle Bit of This & A Fiddle Bit of That
VINCE FONTAINE | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
Songs for Turtle Island
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BILLY JOE GREEN | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
Honey Girl
DON AMERO | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
Right Where I Wanna Be
J.C. CAMPBELL | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
The Floor
SHANE YELLOWBIRD | HOBBEMA, ALBERTA, CA
Barefeet On The Blacktop
WINNIPEG’S MOST | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
All That I Know
BEST PEYOTE CD
BRIAN STONER | CANDO, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
Ponca Hymns
KELLY DANIELS | SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CA
Blessing From A Hummingbird
LANS SAUPITTY | COMANCHE TRIBE, OKLAHOMA, US
Singing from the Heart
BEST PRODUCER/ENGINEER
ASANI | EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CA
CERAMONY | JAMES BAY, QUEBEC, CA
CRIS DERKSEN | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
DEREK MILLER | SIX NATIONS, ONTARIO, CA
GHOSTKEEPER | HIGH LEVEL, ALBERTA, CA
WINNIPEG’S MOST | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
BEST ROCK CD
BRUTHERS OF DIFFERENT MUTHERS | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
Speakers of Tomorrow
SEGWEH | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
Segweh
THE JOHNNYS | GORE BAY, ONTARIO, CA
Louder Faster More Fun
WEASELHEAD | OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CA
A Residential School Story
WILL BELCOURT | EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CA
Epoch
LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD
ERROL RANVILLE | WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CA
2011 Award Show
Oct. 12, 2011 at 4:03 p.m.
The 2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards will take place on Friday, November 4th at the MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The awards will be broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and will feature the best in Aboriginal Music from across North America.
The show will present awards in the following categories:
Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year
Aboriginal Male Entertainer of the Year
Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year
Best Country CD
Best New Artist
Best Pow Wow CD – Contemporary
Best Pow Wow CD – Traditional
Best Rap/Hip Hop CD
Single of the Year
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.
RBC Ohshkii Awards Night
Oct. 12, 2011 at 3:58 p.m.
The RBC Ohshkii Awards Night will be held on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 at Fort Garry Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The RBC Ohshkii Awards Night will be hosted by Lisa Meeches and Ray St. Germain. The night will showcase performances by nominees of the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards and also present awards in the following categories:
Best Aboriginal Radio Station/Program
Best Album Cover Design
Best Duo or Group
Best Fiddle CD
Best Flute CD
Best Folk/Acoustic CD
Best Hand Drum CD
Best Instrumental CD
Best Music Video
Best Peyote CD
Best Producer/Engineer
Best Rock CD
*RBC Ohshkii Awards Night is a Private Event. By Inviation Only.
Nominees Announced
Aug. 25, 2011 at 11:02 a.m.
Click here to download a list of the Final Round Nominees.
AND THE NOMINEES ARE
