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Wanita Dawn Bird is a Cree with Saulteaux/ Sioux bloodline from the Treaty 6 Territory. On the map it would read Saskatchewan. She comes from the Ahtahkakoop Rez in SK. Her family are the Ahenakews ( maternally) and Birds ( paternally) The albums were done in hopes of sending some type of blessing to all who listen. She hopes you enjoy the music.
Ancestry: First Nations
Genre: Peyote
Albums
Awards, Nominations & Submissions
| 2010 | Best Peyote CD | For Our Children Volume 2 | Nominee |
| 2008 | Best Gospel CD | For Our Children | Nominee |
| 2007 | Best Gospel CD | For Our Children | Nominee |
Biography
Wanita Dawn Bird is a Cree with Saulteaux/ Sioux bloodline from the Treaty 6 Territory. On the map it would read Saskatchewan. She comes from the Ahtahkakoop Rez in SK. Her family are the Ahenakews ( maternally) and Birds ( paternally) The albums were done in hopes of sending some type of blessing to all who listen. She hopes you enjoy the music. You can email her at ndnbird@hotmail.com or look for her on facebook. Her album " For Our Children" was a final nomination at the Aboriginal Peoples' Choice Music Awards in both 2007 and 2008. She did not win, but thinks there was success in that 2009 supported a new category " Best Peyote Album". Before that category NAC singers were put into " Best Gospel Album" Her good friends and relatives Meewasin Oma took home the award in 2009. For 2010 you can submit nominations for NAC singers everywhere. Our award show here is gaining momentum and is getting bigger and better every year. Google: Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards for more details. The song " Angels in Heaven" is a special tribute to the memory of all the missing and murdered women here in Canada. To date, there are over 500 missing or murdered women. Many were Indigenous. Please pray for the safety of our sacred life givers. We all have daughters, nieces, moms or aunts, sisters. If anyone would like to use this song for memorial walks you have Wanita's permission. If you would like Wanita and her daughter to perform this song at an event please contact her through her hotmail account. Thanks for stopping by. If you want to check out some home videos of me singing. just search Wanita Bird. Got some NAC. other types. Im a songbird. like all kinds of singing. Once again on behalf of me and my children, Thanks for dropping in to listen.
