Official Northern Cree
Northern Cree is a nine-time GRAMMY-nominated pow wow drum group from Treaty Six territory with 49 albums to their credit. The group was formed in 1982 by Charles Wood Jr., Earl Wood, Randy Wood, and Steve Wood. They started releasing music in 1991 and made history in 2017 when they became the first pow wow group to perform at the GRAMMY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
Northern Cree performs at festivals and hosts pow wows with eight to 19 singers. The group is led by Steve Wood and includes Joel Wood, Marlon Deschamps, Shane Dion, Marcus Denny, Leroy Whitstone, Marvin Deschamps, Jordon Fiddler, Emerson Samson, Penny McGilvery, Shaina McGilvery, Dezi Chocan, Randall Paskemin, Jamon Paskemin, Gilbert Buffalo, Desmond Redcalf, Jonas Tootoosis, Ben Cardinal, and Kyle Pasquayak.
Since 1999, Northern Cree has earned a total of 44 nominations and 18 awards for their music.
Northern Cree “RunsAbove” @ Gold Eagle Casino Powwow 2025
Northern Cree @ FNUC Regina, SK 2025 Sunday Funday
Northern Cree SNL @ FNUC Regina, SK 2025
Northern Cree @ FNUC Regina Powwow 2025 saturday afternoon “Hard Charger”
Northern Cree *NEW SONG* @ Red Mountain Powwow 2022
Northern Cree Fancy Song @ Red Mountain Powwow 2022
Northern Cree @ Black Hills 2022 SNL
Northern Cree @ Black Hills 2022 Sunday Funday Intertribal
Northern Cree @ Red Deer Powwow 2022 Foot Slide
Northern Cree @ Quapaw Nation, OK 2022
Northern Cree - Sneak up @ Quapaw Nation, OK 2022
Northern Cree @ Quapaw 2022
Treaty 6 Flag Song
Northern Cree 2021
Thank you, Singers - Northern Cree
Million Pieces - Joel Wood
Northern Cree Honor Song. Sung for the Mi’kmaq Nation
Tohtamohk! Northern Cree @ Red Pheasant 2020
Happy Birthday Jaxten Silas
Dakota Dunes 2020 NC
Dakota Dunes SNL Intertribal 2020
GRASS DANCE NEW NEW DAKOTA DUNES
NEW CROW HOP DAKOTA DUNES 2020
Going Home Star. Royal Winnipeg Ballet & Northern Cree
Niwah - Northern Cree - Hannahville, WI
Fearless!! Men’s Fancy Mandaree 2017
Woodland Bowl 2019 - Intertribal
Grass Dance Song - Northern Cree