Here is a link to a very interesting article about the history of recording Native American music, the different approaches of recording, and the importance of oral tradition.
http://www.indianhouse.com/music/essay_detail.php?title=Collecting%20American%20Indian%20Music
This is a recording of traditional Inuit throat singing. It is a type of vocalizing that is said to be the basis for a game, and it can involve either words or vocables.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNAKH4KdRY0
Here is a Fancy Shawl dance that was performed during a competition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCjiyiqU7pI&feature=related
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