Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year

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The Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year is an annual award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the best album by a Canadian aboriginal person. It was formerly known as Aboriginal Recording of the Year (2003–2009) and Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording (1994–2002).

The award faced controversy in its inaugural year, after nominee Sazacha Red Sky was accused of cultural appropriation. According to the surviving children of Chief Dan George, the writer of the song she had been nominated for, she was not personally a member of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation and according to the George family did not have the right to record it under their cultural traditions. George's son Leonard sought a legal injunction to prevent the award from being presented at the Juno Awards ceremony at all, and a final compromise revising Red Sky's nomination to reflect the album instead of the song was announced on the morning of the ceremony.

Winners

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording (1994–2002)

Year	Winner(s)	Album	Nominees	Ref.
1994	Wapistan	Wapistan Is Lawrence Martin	J. Hubert Francis and Eagle Feather, "Booglatamooti (The Indian Song)" J. Hubert Francis and Eagle Feather, "Grandfather" Stoney Park Singers, "Stoney Park" Sazacha Red Sky, "The Prayer Song" (revised to Red Sky Rising)
1995	Susan Aglukark	Arctic Rose	Kashtin, Akua Tuta Jani Lauzon, Blue Voice/New Voice Robbie Robertson and The Red Road Ensemble, Music for the Native Americans Tom Jackson, No Regrets
1996	Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat	ETSI Shon "Grandfather Song"	Red Bull, Dancing Around the World Wapistan, Message Jess Lee, Sacred Ground Susan Aglukark, This Child
1997	Buffy Sainte-Marie	Up Where We Belong	Chester Knight and the Wind, Freedom Claude McKenzie, Innu Town Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat, Go Back Tudjaat, Tudjaat
1998	Mishi Donovan	The Spirit Within	Little Island Cree with Clayton Chief, Little Island Cree - World Hand Drum Champions No Reservations, Necessary Tom Jackson, That Side of the Window Fara Palmer, Walk Away
1999	Robbie Robertson	Contact from the Underworld of Redboy	The 1997 Aboriginal Women's Voices Group, Hearts of the Nations J. Hubert Francis and Eagle Feather, Message from a Drum Jani Lauzon, Thirst TKO, Welcome to the Playground
2000	Chester Knight and the Wind	Falling Down	Elizabeth Hill, Love that Strong Fara Palmer, To Bring Back Yesterday Vern Cheechoo, Touch the Earth and Sky Red Bull, World Hand Drum Champions '98
2001	Florent Vollant	Nipaiamianan	John Gracie, Figure Love Out Mishi Donovan, Journey Home C-Weed, Run As One Susan Aglukark, Unsung Heroes
2002	Eagle & Hawk	On and On	Marcel Gagnon, Crazy Maker Nakoda Lodge, Dark Realm Billy Joe Green, My Ojibway Experience, Strength & Hope Sandy Scofield, Riel's Road

Aboriginal Recording of the Year (2003–2009)

Year	Winner(s)	Album	Nominees	Ref.
2003	Derek Miller	Lovesick Blues	Vern Cheechoo and Lawrence Martin, The Right Combination Leela Gilday, spirit world, solid wood Chester Knight, Standing Strong Randy Wood, Round Dance the Night Away
2004	Susan Aglukark	Big Feeling	Burnt Project 1, The Avenue Eagle & Hawk, Mother Earth Sandy Scofield, Ketwam Whitefish Jrs., In Honour of Percy Dreaver
2005	Taima	Taima	Wayne Lavallee, Green Dress Pappy Johns Band with Murray Porter, Full Circle Florent Vollant, KATAKu Claude McKenzie, Pishimuss
2006	Burnt Project 1	Hometown	Eagle & Hawk, Life Is... Billy Joe Green, Muskrat Blues and Rock & Roll Asani, Rattle & Drum Tanya Tagaq, Sinaa
2007	Leela Gilday	Sedzé	Susan Aglukark, Blood Red Earth Jason Burnstick, Burn Digging Roots, Seeds Northern Cree, Stay Red
2008	Derek Miller	The Dirty Looks	Little Hawk, Home and Native Land Sandy Scofield, Nikawiy Askiy Fara Palmer, Phoenix Donny Parenteau, What It Takes
2009	Buffy Sainte-Marie	Running for the Drum	Tanya Tagaq, Auk/Blood Billy Joe Green, First Law of the Land Tracy Bone, No Lies Team Rezofficial, The World (And Everything In It)

Aboriginal Album of the Year (2010–present)

Year	Winner(s)	Album	Nominees	Ref.
2010	Digging Roots	We Are...	Digawolf, Distant Morning Star Lucie Idlout, Swagger Inez Jasper, Sing Soul Girl Wayne Lavallee, Trail of Tears
2011	CerAmony	CerAmony	Joey Stylez, The Black Star Derek Miller, Derek Miller with Double Trouble Eagle & Hawk, The Great Unknown Little Hawk, Vigilance
2012	Murray Porter	Songs Lived and Life Played	Bruthers of Different Muthers, Speakers of Tomorrow Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen, One Nation Donny Parenteau, To Whom it May Concern Randy Wood, The Gift of Life
2013	Crystal Shawanda	Just Like You	Don Amero, Heart on My Sleeve Burnt Project 1, The Black List Janet Panic, Samples Donny Parenteau, Bring It On
2014	George Leach	Surrender	Amanda Rheaume, Keep a Fire Desiree Dorion, Small Town Stories Inez Jasper, Burn Me Down Nathan Cunningham, Road Renditions
2015	Tanya Tagaq	Animism	Crystal Shawanda, The Whole World's Got the Blues Digging Roots, For the Light Leela Gilday, Heart of the People Tomson Highway, The (Post) Mistress

See also

• First Nations music
• Notable Aboriginal people of Canada