The 2001 Grammy™ Awards

"Best Native American Recording"

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     2002 marks the second year of the Grammy Awards category for  "Best Native American Recording." Here, you can read stories regarding the 2002 Grammy Awards nomination, and (hoped for) win.

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Tooele Transcript-Bulletin 01-10-02

In 2001, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences chose to debut a new category in the Grammy™ Folk awards category. The first Native American Category Grammy™ went to Tom Bee and Douglas Spotted Eagle/producers,  for "Gathering of Nations Powwow"/"Best Native American Recording."

     "On behalf of all Native Americans," Bee continued amid loud applause and cheers, "the musicians and singers everywhere - we'd like to share this with all of you.

"I'd like to thank all the drum groups who appeared on this record, 16 of them in all. I'd also like to thank the Matthews family who produce this event every year in Albuquerque, N.M. This is for them as well."

"Yaa 'teeh shi di deh," said co-producer Douglas Spotted Eagle, who took time off from shooting a special for PBS in Oklahoma to receive the Grammy. "I'd like to say this award goes out to all the drum groups we've worked with for years."