Veterans Songs
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Veterans Songs is the first studio album
by the American Indian
drum group Lakota Thunder
. Recorded in Bismarck, North Dakota
, Veterans Songs is meant to "honor warriors from the past to the present." The liner notes include a quote from Sitting Bull
: "I was never the aggressor, I only fought to protect the children."
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the American Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
drum group Lakota Thunder
Lakota Thunder
Lakota Thunder is a group that records and performs Lakota Traditional music, out of North Dakota. They have released two studio albums to date with Makoche Records, "Veterans Songs" and "Way of Life," the latter of which won a Nammy for Best Traditional Recording....
. Recorded in Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
, Veterans Songs is meant to "honor warriors from the past to the present." The liner notes include a quote from Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull Sitting Bull Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake (in Standard Lakota Orthography), also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow"; (c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies...
: "I was never the aggressor, I only fought to protect the children."
Track listing
- "Sitting Bull's Memorial Song" – 4:58
- "In a Sacred Manner I Come" – 4:15
- "Palani Olowan" – 4:15
- "Pehin Hanska Okicize Olowan" – 4:13
- "No Heart" – 2:21
- "Mila Hanska Ceya Natan Pelo" – 3:12
- "Lakota Hoksila" – 3:22
- "I Belong to the Long Knives" – 4:27
- "Flag Song/WW I Veterans Song" – 5:28
- "Six Islands" - 2:28
- "WW II Veterans Song" - 3:43
- "Korea Veterans Song" - 3:27
- "Veterans Song" - 4:02
Personnel
- Courtney Yellow Fat
- Dana Yellow Fat
- Wyman Archambault
- Frank Bullhead
- Kenny Bullhead
- Reuben Fasthorse
- John Gamio
- Eddie "Lou" Patterson
- Carlos Picotte
- Joe Picotte
- Leo Standing Crow
- Virgil Taken Alive
- Kristian Theisz