DOWNLOAD: Chief Stockton - "Sing That Ish"

Sioux producer and artist Chief Stockton is in the thick of his culture and community - from his first hip hop group GPD, to the duo that launched his career Black N Mild, these days he runs oursecretsociety and dopenativeboy. He's studied criminal law and Native history and after taking a break from music, has recently returned to writing, recording and releasing his own tracks. We’re glad for it. His production is polished, his work political, thoughtful and articulate - putting his own lyric “stand up for what you believe in, not what they want you to believe in” to practice.

DOWNLOAD: Chief Stockton - "Sing That Ish"

STREAM: A Tribe Called Red - “Red Skin Girl”

The Ottawa-based Indigenous DJ collective A Tribe Called Red has been creating an eclectic sound incorporating a wide variety of musical styles ranging from hip-hop, dancehall, electronica and dubstep, to their own mash-ups of club and Pow Wow music since 2008. Bear Witness, DeeJay Shub and DeeJay NDN combine to make a unique brand of auditory madness that they've appropriately dubbed 'electric pow wow' or 'pow wow step'.

Their bi-monthly club night Electric Pow Wow, started in 2010, has been hugely successful.

We LOVE this remix of the classic Northern Cree song "Red Skin Girl".

STREAM: A Tribe Called Red - “Red Skin Girl”

RPM Podcast #001: "West Coast - Vol. I"

In our debut episode of the RPM podcast, we shine a light on Indigenous musicians from the Coast and Straight Salish territories where RPM is based.

Broadcasting from our office in Vancouver's Chinatown district, we explore what Indigenous music culture means to artists with a direct connection to their people, land, culture, and musical identity.

Host Ostwelve speaks with emerging Stó:lō R&B singer Inez, Sḵwxwú7mesh hip-hop artist Discreet Da Chosen 1, Haida singer-songwriter Kristi Lane Sinclair, and the multi-talented Kwakwaka’wakw, Cree, Nisga'a, and Coast Salish radio host/promoter/artist manager Suzette Amaya. Plus, we get some special inspiration and Indigenous reflections from the one and only Clarence Two Toes.

Download: The RPM Podcast EP#001: "West Coast - Volume 1"

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The RPM podcast is produced & engineered by the amazing and multi-talented Paolo Pietropaolo.

We couldn't possibly showcase the full diversity of the West Coast Indigenous music scene in a single podcast, but check out our YouTube Playlist: West Coast – Volume 1 for video selections from other coastal artists.

Photo Credit: Big ups to Laich-kwil-tach (Kwakwaka’wakw) artist Sonny Assu for his amazing "Coke Salish" piece.