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Anna Hoefnagels is a full professor and graduate supervisor specializing in ethnomusicology, focusing on the music of Indigenous Nations, music in Canada, and music gender studies. Her current research investigates urban Aboriginal music-making in the contexts of cultural reclamation and recovery, particularly examining the intergenerational effects of colonialism on Indigenous women in Canada and their utilization of music in personal journeys of cultural recovery. Her work centers on powwow traditions among Southwestern Ontario Nation communities and explores the gender politics and restrictions faced by female musicians in powwow music-making practices. Hoefnagels has also researched the emergence of children's music performers in Canada during the 1970s and 1980s, highlighting the significance of this era in the Canadian children's music market. Notably, she co-edited "Aboriginal Music in Contemporary Canada: Echoes and Exchanges" and has published several articles in journals such as Women in Music: Journal of Gender and Culture, MUSICultures, and the Canadian Journal of Traditional Music. She has presented her research at various conferences, including the Society for Ethnomusicology and the Canadian Society for Traditional Music.
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