5 Manitoba artists nominated for Native American Music Awards – CBC

Sep 11, 2016

Indian City, C-Weed, Kimberley Dawn, Billie Joe Green, Rhonda Head nominated

A group of Manitoba artists are hoping to drum up votes for their nominations at the Native American Music Awards.

Indian City (best music video), C-Weed (best country recording), Kimberley Dawn (best country recording and best female vocalist), Billie Joe Green (best blues recording) and Rhonda Head are all up for awards at the international event. The competition is open to the public to vote and winners will be announced at the event on Sept. 17 in Salamanca, New York.

Rhonda Head, a mezzo-soprano singer from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, has a song up for best historical/linguistic recording. She submitted “500 Years,” which was then selected for nomination by a jury of music industry members from over 500 entries, she said.