Dr. Shane Doyle, Apsáalooke, will provide an informative presentation about the cultural significance of Northern Plains style songs and the dances that accompany them.  Doyle will speak to the remarkable phenomenon of how this traditional form of music became a key component of intertribal gatherings in the modern era.  With over 35 years of singing experience in Indian Country, Dr. Doyle will showcase several different types of songs and drumbeats and detail the distinct qualities that make Plains Indian music powerful, balanced and resilient.

Dr. Shane Doyle, Apsáalooke, is a Montana-based scholar, writer, performing artist, and community advocate whose work focuses on the deep history and cultural heritage of the Indigenous people of the Northern Great Plains. Doyle holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Montana State University and completed a post-doctoral research appointment in genetics with the University of Copenhagen in 2016.  Shane helped lead the Yellowstone Revealed All-Nations Teepee Village in the summer of 2022 and is currently a full-time cultural consultant who lives in Bozeman.

Photo: Northern Cree singers singing with hand drums on boats along the Gallatin River near the Headwaters of the Missouri during the Cherry River event produced in 2018 by the Mountain Time Arts. Photo Courtesy of Dr. Shane Doyle

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