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Katherine Paul

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.”

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