Six Native American Music Award Nominations for Manitoba Acts

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Three Aboriginal recording acts from Manitoba have landed six nominations for this year's Native American Music Awards (NAMA). After being postponed due to Superstorm Sandy, the 14th annual awards gala is scheduled for May 10 at the Seneca Niagara Events Centre in Niagara Falls, New York.

Legendary country rock outfit C-Weed, which includes Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards Lifetime Achievement winner Errol Ranville, is up for Best Country Recording for its release, Forever. The band recently landed a nod for Best Group or Duo at the APCMAs.

Indian City has added two more to its already-impressive list of accolades. The rock supergroup, which features Eagle & Hawk's Vince Fontaine and singer/songwriter Don Amero among others, has picked up more than a dozen nominations and four awards, including wins at the Western Canadian Music Awards, Indian Summer Music Awards, and APCMAs.

Up-and-coming country songstress Ali Fontaine picked up three nods for her self-titled debut recording, including Best Country Recording, Songwriter of the Year, and Best Female Artist. Fontaine, a double winner at the APCMAs in 2011, has six nominations already for her first recording.  

2013 NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS - MANITOBA NOMINEES

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Indian City - Supernation

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ali Fontaine

BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Ali Fontaine

BEST POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Indian City - Supernation

BEST COUNTRY RECORDING
Ali Fontaine - Ali Fontaine
C-Weed - Forever

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