Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
A2024.027 |
Title |
Sisters of the Water and Sisters of the Earth |
Object Name |
CD Rom |
Year Range from |
2013 |
Year Range to |
2014 |
Collection |
Sisters of the Drum fonds |
Scope & Content |
This fonds consists of two CDs containing the music of the Sisters of the Drum, traditional and contemporary indigenous women's hand-drum music. The women's hand drum songs offered here honour the four elements and the four directions of the medicine wheel; the Water songs celebrate the life blood of our Mother, while the Creation songs pay homage to Earth and all her inhabitants. Sisters of the Water was recorded live in the great outdoors on location at Bellrock Mill in Portland Township, Ontario in 2013. The inter-track ambient enviromental sounds were also recorded at this location. This CD has 16 tracks and a total run time of 52:30:66. Track 1: Dedication & water ambient sound 00:31:16 Track 2: Meet me by the Water (Traditional) 05:30:42 Track 3: Ancestors (Traditional) 03:13:39 Track 4: Directions (Traditional) 02:50:60 Track 5: Women's Healing Song (Traditional) 02:31:26 Track 6: Grandmother's Song (Judi Montgomery/Kristi Allik) 05:08:69 Track 7: Heartberry (Judi Montgomery) 03:34:02 Track 8: Nibi (Grandmother Doreen Day) 02:22:28 Track 9: All one People (Joseph Naytowhow) 05:03:69 Track 10: Wildflower (Grandmother Barbara Hooper) 03:51:47 Track 11: Earth my Body(Traditional chant) 02:06:28 Track 12: Apache Honor Song (Traditional) 02:07:53 Track 13: Maggie's Song (Judi Montgomery) 02:57:13 Track 14:Land of the Silver Birch (Traditional) 01:52:52 Track 15: Cat's Lullaby (Traditional) 02:35:37 Track 16: Miigwetch (Traditional) 05:59:40 As women, we are concerned about the Water of Mother Earth. The same water that existed on Earth millions of years ago is still present today, but only 0.03% of it is drinkable. Are you thankful for the water you use everyday? Have you ever offered thanks to the water for the refreshing, clensing, restoring energy? Have you ever told the water how much you appreciate and honour the life-giving power? Scientists have discovered that water responds to our expressed intentions and our will influences the elements, so we encourage you to sing to the Water. Our bodies are 65% water so when we thank the water, including the water inside our bodies, we sparkle and glow from the inside out. Sisters of the Earth was recorded in the spring of 2014. Environmental ambient recordings of the White Pine and Spruce trees were made at Northbrook, Ontario in March 2014. All sound tracks on this CD were recorded at ma.ma studio. This CD has 14 tracks and a total run time of 52:33:06 Track 1: Dedication and wind / tree ambient sound 01:30:12 Track 2: As One (Traditional) 04:26:51 Track 3: I am I am (Traditional) 06:58:17 Track 4: Creation Story (Anishnaabe) 06:02:06 Track 5: In the Circle (Traditional) 03:18:27 Track 6: Anishinaabe Kwey (Traditional) 02:46:03 Track 7: Heartbeat of our Mother (Judi Montgomery) 04:39:68 Track 8: Sacred Grounds (Traditional) 03:00:32 Track 9: Sacred Tree (Grandmother Andry/Kristi Allik) 06:10:27 Track 10: Idle no More (Judi Montgomery) 02:03:43 Track 11: Wish I could Write a Song (Judie Montgomery/ Kristi Allik) 03:43:11 Track 12: Earth is our Mother (Traditional Chant) 02:11:52 Track 13: Mother We Hear Your Heartbeat (Traditional) 02:42:38 Track 14: Travelling Song (Traditional) 02:28:12 Our Elders tell us that what happens to the Earth, also happens to us; and what happens to us; also happens to Mother Earth. When She is sick, we are sick, by when She is happy and healthy and strong, we are all happier, healthier, and stronger people. We are all one in the Universal Circle of Life and the Earth is Our Mother. She provides us with everything we need to sustain life. She grows our food, trees for our fire, cleans our water and our air. What do we give her in return? How do we protect her? |
Description Note |
The Sisters of the Drum had it's beginnings with the traditional Algonquin teachings of Grandmother Fay Hollywood and grew to 13 members who drummed together over the next ten years. Four members of the group came together in 2012 to record some of these traditional songs and to create their own songs to honour Creator, Mother Earth and the elements. The members of the group are: Thelma Peterson, Anishinabe Kwey Judi Montgomery, Anishinabe Kwey Kristi Allik, Leelotaja Habiba, Anishinabe Kwey |
People |
Allik, Kristi Grandmother Andry Grandmother Barbara Hooper Grandmother Doreen Day Habiba Montgomery, Judi Naytowhow. Joseph Peterson, Thelma |
Creator |
Sisters of the Drum |
Search Terms |
Abitibiwinni Algonquin Anicinàpe Anishinaabeg Anishinabe Hand drum Music Ojibwe Omàmiwinini |
Subjects |
Indigenous peoples |