2021 AWARD NOMINEE
POW WOW
TRADITIONAL-CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Stoney Bear Singers
POW WOW
Kepmite’lsultinej: Honour Our People
The Stoney Bear Singers are a Mi’kmaw powwow singing group based out of Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island), Nova Scotia and are one of the most celebrated drum groups in Atlantic Canada. They have been singing their style of powwow since 2002 as young boys learning, to today as family-men and renowned traditional Mi’kmaw song singers.
The Stoney Bear Singers are avid songwriters, influenced by groups such as Eastern Eagle, Northern Cree and Black Bear Singers. As fluent speakers of Mi’kmaq, they honour their language in their songs. They have shared their music at countless Powwows, music festivals and awards shows, and have opened many conferences and meetings in a good way throughout North America.
The Stoney Bear Singers are Michael R. Denny, Sulian Denny, Cyril Julian, Frederick Knockwood, Steven Julian, Keigan Sack, J.R. Isadore, Ryan Martin, Julian Wells, Lloyd Paul, and Kyle McDonald.
The Stoney Bear Singers are avid songwriters, influenced by groups such as Eastern Eagle, Northern Cree and Black Bear Singers. As fluent speakers of Mi’kmaq, they honour their language in their songs. They have shared their music at countless Powwows, music festivals and awards shows, and have opened many conferences and meetings in a good way throughout North America.
The Stoney Bear Singers are Michael R. Denny, Sulian Denny, Cyril Julian, Frederick Knockwood, Steven Julian, Keigan Sack, J.R. Isadore, Ryan Martin, Julian Wells, Lloyd Paul, and Kyle McDonald.
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