The Northern Cree Singers

The Northern Cree Singers are a powwow drum group from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada, formed in the 1980s and primarily performing Indigenous powwow and drum-led traditional music. Their music centres on powwow singing and drumming rooted in Cree ceremonial and social traditions, combining traditional repertoire with contemporary performance practices and playing a role in the transmission and public presentation of Indigenous musical culture.