Joanne Shenandoah

Joanne Shenandoah is an Iroquois singer and acoustic guitarist. She is a member of the Wolf Clan of the Oneida Nation, of the Haudenosaunee Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. Her music is a mixture of traditional songs and melodies with a blend of traditional and contemporary instrumentation. She has recorded more than 14 albums and won a multitude of awards, including "Artist of the Year" at the Native American Music Awards. She is currently living in Oneida, New York.

Ms. Shenandoah received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Syracuse University in 2002, the first ever given to a Native performer. She has received more Native American Music Awards (11 to date) than any other artist including a "Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2008. She has 14 albums and three GRAMMY nominations. She was awarded the GRAMMY for her part in the album "Sacred Ground" with Rita Coolidge and Robert Mirabel. She is the author of the book "Skywoman". She has also received numerous Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYS) and was presented with the Grand Prize by the Native Film Festival in Montreal, Canada for her soundtrack in the documentary "Our Land Our Life" in June of 2008.

Shenandoah is the daughter of Maisie Shenandoah, Wolf Clanmother of the Oneida Nation, and the late Clifford Shenandoah, an Onondaga Nation chief. She is the direct descendent of John Skenando (Skenandoa, Shenandoah) after whom the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia is named. A compatriot of George Wahsington, Shenandoah played a key role in rallying some Iroquois to support the rebels during the American Revolution. John Shenandoah was the co-founder of the Oneida Academy which later became Hamilton College. In addition to being an accomplished vocalist Joanne Shenandoah is a composer having written a symphony called "Skywoman" which premiered with the Syracuse Symphony in 2002. She is featured in the documentary "Dancing on Mother Earth" (released in 2003 and broadcast on PBS). She also stars in the feature film "The Last Winter" (released nationwide in 2007) and plays the role of Jikonsasay in the Discovery Channel's "First Nations: The Iroquois" scheduled for broadcast in November, 2008. She has collaborated in her songwriting with such artists as Neil Young, Robbie Robertson, Bruce Cockburn, R. Carlos Nakai, Bill Miller and Mary Youngblood. Included among her more prominent performances are concerts in Barcelona, Spain; Cape Town, South Africa; Woodstock 1994; the White House; the Kennedy Center; the National Museum of the American Indian; the Skydome in Toronto; Lambeau Field, Green Bay Wisconsin; the 1992 and 1998 US Presidential Inaugurals; a private performance for former USSR Chairman Mikail Gorbachev; Earth Day at the National Mall; Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, NM; Nuremberg, Germany; Seoul, South Korea and Ankara, Turkey. She is scheduled to be the featured artist at the 2009 World Parliament of Religions in Melbourne, Australia.

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* [http://www.joanneshenandoah.com/ Shenandoah's web site]
* [http://www.music-city.org/Joanne-Shenandoah/discography/ Joanne Shenandoah discography]

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