Juno nominees include 10 Indigenous artists and groups

Indigenous artists had a strong showing at the Juno Award nominations, being shortlisted in the Canadianmusic competition in several categories.

A Tribe Called Red was nominated for Group of the Year. Their music merges electronic dance elements with traditional music, and wraps it all around politics.

Tanya Tagaq'sRetribution has been nominated for Alternative Album of the Year. Her musicconfronts violence against women, residential school abuses and environmental destruction.

Tanya Tagaq | Retribution | First Play Live

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Tanya Tagaq performs 'Retribution' for CBC Music's First Play Live.

Inuusiq by TheJerryCans has been nominated for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, and the band also picked up a nod for Breakthrough Group of the Year.

NunavutSivuniksavutand theWinnipeg Symphony Orchestra have been nominated for Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble for their work onThe Shaman & Arctic Symphony.

BuffySainte-Mariewas nominated twice, for Indigenous Music Album of the Year andContemporary Roots Album of the Year, forMedicine Songs.She describes her music asactivist songs that are "very positive" tracks andare meant to uplift, not only protest.

Longhouse, whose frontmanJosh Cayer is fromKitigan Zibi First Nation,was nominated for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year.

Indigenous music album of the year nominees

Other nominees for Indigenous Music Album of the Year are DJ ShubforPowWowStep,Indian City for Here & Now,Iskw forThe Fight Within andKelly Fraser for Sedna.

The Juno Awards broadcast gala airs live from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on March 25 onCBC-TV,CBCRadio and CBCMusic.ca.