Articles

This section features a growing list of articles on the topic of cultural appropriation and appreciation and will be updated regularly.

Dylan Robinson •

2022

The Appropriation and Incarceration of Indigenous Songs

The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) document “Music Inspired by Aboriginal Sources” (2010), compiled by Jeremy Strachan, lists compositions by composers…

Lou-ann Neel •

2022

Appropriation is the action of taking something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission. Misappropriation is misusing something…

Inuksuk Mackay •

2022

I am an Inuk katajjaq performer. Katajjaq, Inuit throat singing, the songs of our breath inspired by our guttural emotions,…