Joanne Shenandoah, Ph.D,, (Oneida) is one of America’s most celebrated and critically acclaimed musicians. She is a Grammy Award winner, with over 40 music awards (including a record 13 Native American Music awards). She has captured the hearts of audiences all over the world, from North and South America, South Africa, Europe, Australia and Korea, with praise for her work to promote universal peace. She is a board member of the Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Knowledge: www.hiawatha.syr.edu.
Shenandoah recently performed at “One World”, a concert for peace with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as at the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint, at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in Rome. Joanne and her daughter Leah recorded on the title track “Path to Zero” with Jim Morrison which also included artists Sting/Bono, Sinead O’Conner, Robert Downey Jr., and others. Shenandoah has performed at prestigious venues such as The White House, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Crystal Bridges Museum, The NMAI-Smithsonian, The Ordway Theater, Hummingbird Centre, and the Toronto Skydome. For more information, visit: www.joanneshenandoah.com.