Born: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Puget Sound, Washington
Gender or Pronouns:
Tribe(s): Swinomish, Iñupiaq
Instrument(s): Guitar, bass, percussion, vocals, piano, organ, vibraphone
Role(s): Bandleader, songwriter, musician, producer
Years active: 2014 – Present
Credited with: Not available
Honors & Awards: Not available
Associated with: Not available
Discography: Not available
Genre(s): Alternative rock, Pacific Northwest Indie Rock
Biography
“Katherine Paul grew up in the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community on the Puget Sound in Washington. Her earliest musical experiences included listening to and singing indigenous music of the Coast Salish. She was a jingle dress dancer at regional pow wows with her family’s drum group, the Skagit Valley Singers. At a young age, Paul began learning to play the piano and played the flute in her school band. Her interest in the guitar and drums began when she came into the possession of some bootleg VHS tapes of Hole and Nirvana, from which she taught herself to play those two instruments by pausing the tapes and studying the musicians’ fingerings and techniques.
“During high school Paul became involved in the small DIY music scene in Anacortes, Washington near the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, driving her parents’ car to attend shows at the Department of Safety venue. The venue, located in an old firehouse, is where she met Canadian artist and musician Geneviève Castrée who became a mentor to Paul. An inspiration of Paul’s, Castrée would attend her early performances, encouraging her and praising her for her playing. “In 2007, Paul moved from Washington to Portland, Oregon to attend college at Lewis & Clark College. While in Portland she became involved with the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls, and later contributed guitar, drums, and vocals for Portland-based bands Forest Park and Genders. (Source: Wikipedia)
Performances
Black Belt Eagle Scout – XOXO Festival
Format: Live, Date: 2019, Duration: 30:29
Katherine Paul – Interview for Take Note Magazine
Format: Podcast, Date: 2020, Duration: 42:30
(on Black Belt Eagle Scout, Madonna, Life on the Swinomish Reservation)
Katherine Paul – Interview for Something Rather than Nothing
Format: Podcast, Date: 2023, Duration: 31:06
Black Belt Eagle Scout – Nobody
Format: Official, Date: 2023, Duration: 6:21
Black Belt Eagle Scout – My Blood Runs Through This Land
Format: Official, Date: 2023, Duration: 5:33
Black Belt Eagle Scout – Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
Format: Live, Date: 2018, Duration: 23:39
Black Belt Eagle Scout – Soft Stud
Format: Official, Date: 2019, Duration: 6:17
Tribal Information
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Iñupiaq
Inupiaq People and their Culture
Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution (the Supremacy Clause)
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”