Ensemble History: American Indian Ensemble

The Music and Dance of American Indian Ensemble was created by Charlotte Heth after she was hired by the Music Department as a tenure-track professor in 1974. The course was first listed during the 1976-77 academic year as Music 81A and 91A. Instructors of the Music and Dance of American Indian course include: Charlotte Heth (1976-84); Ernie Siva (1984-95); Tara Browner (1996); Paul Apodaca (1996); Ed Wapp (1996).

Ernie Siva leads the Music and Dance of the American Indian Ensemble. Photo: Courtesy Ethnomusicology Archive	Charlotte Heth Photo: From the Fall 1986 Ethnomusicology newsletter
Tara Browner in powwow regalia. Photo: Courtesy Tara Browner