Native American music is the music that is used, created or performed by Native North Americans, specifically traditional tribal music. In addition to the traditional music of the Native American groups, there now exist pan-tribal and inter-tribal genres as well as distinct Native American subgenres of popular music including: rock, blues, hip hop, classical, film music and reggae, as well as unique popular styles like waila ("chicken scratch").
| Indigenous music of North America: Topics |
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|---|---|
| Native American/First Nations | |
| Chicken scratch | Ghost Dance |
| Hip hop | Native American flute |
| Peyote song | Pow wow |
| Tribal music articles | |
| Arapaho | Blackfoot |
| Dene | Innu |
| Inuit | Iroquois |
| Kiowa | Kwakwaka'wakw |
| Navajo | Pueblo (Hopi, Zuni) |
| Seminole | Sioux (Lakota, Dakota) |
| Yaqui music | Yuman |
| Related topics | |
| Music of the United States - Music of Canada | |
Read more about Native American Music: Characteristics, Societal Role, History, Music Areas, Academic Study, Pan-tribalism, Samples
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