American Warriors: Songs for Indian Veterans

Rykodisc – RCD 10370

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Indigenous
[Tracklist]
01 War Paint / Soldier Boy: Black Lodge Singers (04:08)
02 In the South the Birds are Flying: Eniwube (01:48)
03 Lakota (Sioux) Little Bighorn Victory Songs: Edgar Red Cloud (05:02)
04 Carnegie War Mothers' Chapter (Kiowa) Veterans Songs: Carnegie War Mothers (05:08)
05 World War I & II: Black Lodge Singers (04:14)
06 Canadian (Lakota) Flag Song: Sioux Valley Singers (03:44)
07 American (Lakota) Flag Song: Fort Kipp Sioux Singers (04:01)
08 Four Hochunk (Winnebago) Service Songs -- Army: Winnebago Sons of Baraboo (03:13)
09 Four Hochunk (Winnebago) Service Songs -- Navy: Winnebago Sons of Baraboo (04:43)
10 Four Hochunk (Winnebago) Service Songs -- Marines: Winnebago Sons of Baraboo (04:19)
11 Four Hochunk (Winnebago) Service Songs -- Air Force: Winnebago Sons of Baraboo (03:04)
12 Menominee Vietnam Veterans Song: Smokeytown Singers (07:12)
13 Indian Boys from Desert Storm: Black Lodge Singers (04:34)
[Credits]
Executive Producer: Mickey Hart, Producer: Thomas Vennum, Jr., Coordination: Howard Cohen, Engineers: Jens McVoy and Tom Flye, Computer Editing: Charles Stella, Photographer: Joel Grimes, Liner notes: Charlotte Heth and Thomas Vennum, Jr.
[Notes]
Featuring performances from six tribes - Ojibway (Chippewa), Menominee, Blackfeet, Hochunk (Winnebago), Kiowa, and Lakota (Sioux) - the 13 tracks on American Warriors document more than a century of Native American participation in warfare. Album producer and Smithsonian ethnomusicologist Thomas Vennum, Jr. calls the collection "...a concept that was long overdue; a recording whose release would draw attention to the often overlooked participation of American Indians in the United States Armed Forces, and at the same time directly honor Indian veterans by helping to create a national memorial for them." The compilation of American Warriors was inspired by a 1994 Congressional mandate to create a memorial honoring Indian war veterans and was the recipient of the 1998 Native American Record of the Year at the Native American Music Awards (NAMMY’S). Tracks include descriptive spoken introductions, protective war songs, and the ritual song, drumming, and dance styles of the powwow. American Warriors: Songs for Indian Veterans was issued in 1997 as part of "THE WORLD" series (now part of the Mickey Hart Collection made available by Smithsonian Folkways).