Juno Award for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year
Canadian music award
The Juno Award for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year is an annual Canadian music award, presented by the Juno Awards to honour music created by Indigenous Canadian artists working in traditional music genres. Announced at the Juno Awards of 2021, it was presented for the first time at the Juno Awards of 2022.[1]
It is presented alongside a new category for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year.[1]
Prior to 2022, contemporary and traditional Indigenous artists were honoured alongside each other in a single category for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year.[2]
Winners and nominees
| Year | Winner | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fawn Wood | Kakike |
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| 2023 | The Bearhead Sisters | Unbreakable |
| [4] |
| 2024 | Joel Wood | Sing. Pray. Love. |
| [5] |
References
- ^ a b Friend, David (June 4, 2021). "Juno Awards announce new category for underground dance single of the year". Toronto Star via The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Junos rename aboriginal album category to indigenous music album of the year". Toronto Star, January 11, 2017.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
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- Album of the Year
- Adult Alternative
- Adult Contemporary
- Alternative
- Blues
- Children's
- Comedy
- Classical – Large Ensemble
- Classical – Small Ensemble
- Classical – Solo
- Classical Composition
- CCM/Gospel
- Contemporary Indigenous Artist
- Contemporary R&B/Soul
- Contemporary Roots
- Country
- Dance
- Electronic
- Francophone
- Global Music
- Heavy Metal
- Instrumental
- International
- Jazz – Solo
- Jazz – Group
- Jazz – Vocal
- Pop
- Rap Album/EP
- Rap Single
- Reggae
- Rock
- Single of the Year
- Traditional Indigenous Artist
- Traditional R&B/Soul
- Traditional Roots
- Underground Dance
- Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985)
- Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021)
- Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021)
- Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021)
- Jazz Album (1977–1993)
- Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014)
- Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014)
- Rap Recording (1991–2021)
- R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020)
- Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995)
- Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015)
- Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)
1 Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.
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