Young Scouts Explained

Young Scouts is a Cree musical group from Saskatchewan,[1] who received a Juno Award nomination for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024.[2]

The group consists of several musicians from various communities in Treaty 6 territories, including the Little Pine First Nation, the Sweetgrass First Nation, the Enoch Cree Nation, the Sturgeon Lake First Nation, the Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation and the Muskoday First Nation.[1] They perform traditional indigenous round dance music, including drumming and group vocals.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Derek Craddock, "Treaty 6 First Nations part of JUNO nominated Indigenous group". Northeast Now, February 14, 2024.
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-nominations-charlotte-cardin-daniel-caesar-talk-1.7105439 "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees"