2007 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Finalists
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Please choose an award category:
Best Female Artist
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Tracy Bone |
"No Lies" |
Manitoba |
| Cheri Maracle |
"Closer to Home" |
Ontario |
| Sandy Scofield |
"Nikawiy Askiy" |
British Columbia |
Best Female Traditional
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Jani Lauzon |
"Mixed Blessings" |
Ontario |
| Violet Naytowhow |
"Wind of the North" |
Saskatchewan |
| Sandy Scofield |
"Nikawiy Askiy" |
British Columbia |
Best male Artist
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Joe Byrne - Eye of Charm |
"The Goddes Mira" |
Ontairo |
| Buddy Gouchie |
"Things that Matter" |
Manitoba |
| Shane Yellowbird |
"Life is Calling My Name" |
Alberta |
Best Group or Duo
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Arvel Bird with Ananeah |
"Ananeah" |
Ontario |
| M'Girl |
"Fusion of Two Worlds" |
British Columbia |
| Priscilla's Revenge |
"Built For Speed" |
North West Territories |
Best Rock Album
| Artist |
Album |
|
| The Breeze Band |
"The Breeze Band" |
Ontario |
| Eye of Charm |
"The Goddess Mira" |
Ontario |
| Derek Miller |
"The Dirty Looks" |
Ontario |
Best Song Single
| Artist |
Song |
Album |
|
| Donny Parenteau |
"Father Time" |
"What it Takes" |
Saskatchewan |
| Digging Roots |
"Wake Up and Rise" |
"Seeds" |
Ontario |
| Shane Yellowbird |
"Pickup Truck" |
"Life is Calling My Name" |
Alberta |
Best Producer/ Engineer
| Producer/ Engineer |
Album |
|
Producer: Karen Donaldson
Shephard, Julie Golosky Olmstead
& Bill Hobson
Engineer: Bill Hobson |
"Where The Green Grass Grows"
by the Crow Girls |
Alberta |
Producers & Engineers:
Troy Westwood & Chris
Burke-Gaffney |
"Home And Native Land"
by Little Hawk |
Manitoba |
Producer: Donny Parenteau & Steve Fox
Engineers: Matt Andrews &
Glen Enns |
"What it Takes"
by Donny Parenteau |
Saskatchewan |
Best Fiddle Album
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Ryan D'Aoust |
York Boats & Legends |
Manitoba |
| Darren Lavallee |
Backroad Fiddlin |
Manitoba |
| Ramsey Rae |
Fiddlin' Buckaroo |
Manitoba |
Best Folk Album
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Little Hawk |
"Home And Native Land" |
Manitoba |
| Violet Naytowhow |
"Wind of The North" |
Saskatchewan |
| Sandy Scofield |
"Nikawiy Askiy" |
British Columbia |
Best Instrumental Album
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Arvel Bird |
"Animal Totems" |
Ontario |
| Arvel Bird with Ananeah |
"Ananeah" |
Ontario |
| Sakoieta Widrick |
"Sacred Songs Sacred
Words" |
Ontario |
Best International Album
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Robert Mirabal |
"In The Blood" |
New Mexico |
| Stevie Salas |
"The Sun and The Earth
Vol. 1" |
California |
| Jimmy Lee Young |
"Anduhyun" |
California |
Best Aboriginal Music Radio Program
| Host |
Program |
|
Diane Keye, Tania Henry &
Josh Miller Sr. |
CKRZ’s New Music Showcase |
Ontario |
| Wilson Okeymaw |
Morning Round Dance-Cree/English |
Alberta |
| Cal White |
The Aboriginal Hour |
Ontario |
Best Album Cover Design
| Album |
Designer/ Photographer/ Artist |
|
"York Boats & Legends"
by Ryan D'Aoust |
Designer: CIMN Network & Ryan D’Aoust
Photographer: Chronic Creative |
Manitoba |
"Home And Native Land"
by
Little Hawk |
Designer: Troy Westwood, Darren Johnston
Artist/Photographer : Adriana Capozzi |
Manitoba |
"Seeds"
by Digging Roots |
Designer: Raven Kanatakta & Rob Norton |
Ontario |
Best Songwriter
| Artist |
Songs |
Album |
|
| Leela Gilday |
"Dene Love Song"
"One Drum" |
"Sedze" |
British Columbia |
| Donny Parenteau |
"Father Time"
"Postmarked Heaven" |
"What it Takes" |
Saskatchewan |
| Digging Roots |
"Brighter"
"Rebel" |
"Seeds" |
Ontario |
Best Television Program or Special
| Host |
Program |
|
| The Flummies |
Canadian music's L-AB-Originals |
Newfoundland |
| Andrea Menard |
The Velvet Devil |
Saskatchewan |
| Joel Goldberg |
Celebration: The Best of Cama 06 |
Ontario |
Best Traditional Flute
| Artist |
Album |
|
| David R. Maracle |
"Sacred Healing" |
Ontario |
Jan Micheal Looking Wolf
Reibach |
"Unity" |
Oregon |
| Sakoieta Widrick |
"Return to the Waters" |
Ontario |
Best Blues Album
| Artist |
Album |
|
| The Breeze Band |
"The Breeze Band" |
Ontario |
| Slidin' Clyde Roulette Band |
"Lets Take a Ride" |
Manitoba |
| Priscilla's Revenge |
"Built for Speed" |
North West Territories |
Best Pow Wow Album Contemporary
| Artist |
Album |
|
| High Noon |
"Generations" |
Manitoba |
| Northern Cree |
"Stay Red" |
Alberta |
| WHITEFISH JRS. |
"Painted Warrior" |
Saskatchewan |
Best Music Video
| Artist |
Song |
|
| Eye of Charm |
"Farewell Machine" |
Ontario |
| Donna Kay |
"Round Round Round" |
Alberta |
| Shane Yellowbird |
"Pick up Truck" |
Alberta |
Best Rap or Hip Hop Album
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Da Skelpa Squad |
"A New Beginning" |
Manitoba |
| Feenix aka Shawn Bernard |
"Tha Real O.G" |
Alberta |
| Team Rezofficial |
"The World and Everything In It" |
Alberta |
Best Country Album
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Buddy Gouchie |
"Things That Matter" |
Manitoba |
| Donny Parenteau |
"What it Takes" |
Saskatchewan |
| Shane Yellowbird |
"Life is Calling My Name" |
Alberta |
Best Pow Wow Album Traditional
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Chi-Key-Wis Sons |
"Giibimoka'an" |
Manitoba |
| Taabik Singers |
"Forever Young" |
Ontario |
| White Fish Jrs. |
"Painted Warrior" |
Saskatchewan |
Best Hand Drum
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Big River Cree |
"You Make Me Proud" |
Saskatchewan |
| Northern Cree & Friends |
"Long Winter Nights" |
Alberta |
| Red Bull |
"Ami Nicimos" |
Saskatchewan |
Best Album of the Year
| Artist |
Album |
|
| Shane Yellowbird |
"Life is Calling My Name" |
Alberta |
| Donny Parenteau |
"What it Takes" |
Saskatchewan |
| Leela Gilday |
"Sedze" |
British Columbia |
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