Exciting News about Native American Legacy's John Lone Eagle

Posted by Deborah at 9/8/2009 6:07 PM
Categories: To Go,In the News,In the Village,Old Country Store,Casey Jones Museum,Events
HURRAY!    
John Lone Eagle, owner of Native American Legacy here in the Village, and Chris James have been nominated in the Native American Music Awards (the Native American equivalent of the Grammys)  as finalists for Songwriter of the Year and Debut Duo or Group of the Year.

You can help! Go to www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com and cast your vote now! 
Thank you for your support.  Here is a portion of the press release below.
and these  are the categories they are nominated in:

F. DEBUT DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Desert West Live At Totah Theater (Navajo)
2. Jimmy Shendo & Moiety Walking The Life Road (Jemez Pueblo)
3. Lietsoiitah Ye’ii Bi Cheii Singers Lietsoiitah Ye’ii Bi Cheii (Navajo)
4. Out of the Blue Out of the Blue (Cree)
5. Red Hand/White Hand      Soothing Spirits (Apache)
6. Will & Lil Jess Reservation Nights (Oglala Lakota)

X. SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Chris James & John Lone Eagle      Soothing Spirits (Apache)
2.Darryl Tonemah Ink Blots and Random Thoughts (Kiowa/Comanche/Tuscarora)
3. Jace Martin Jace Martin (Mohawk)
4. Gary Small I Don’t Play By The Rules (Northern Cheyenne)
5. Kris DeLorenzi & Jonathan Maracle The Father’s Dance
6. Samantha Crain The Confiscation: A Musical Novella (Choctaw)
 

 

NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nominees Announced for the
Eleventh Annual Music Awards
To Be Held On October 3rd, 2009
In Niagara Falls
September 4, 2009 – Niagara Falls, NY. Nominations for the 11th Annual Native American Music Awards (NAMA) were announced today by The Native American Music Association & Awards, reflecting the combined votes of the NAMA Advisory Board Nominating Committee.

The 11th Annual Native American Music Awards will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Seneca Entertainment Center in the Seneca Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York. The Awards ceremony will be hosted by Gil Birmingham who has received recent public acclaim for his portrayal as Billy Black in Twilight. Birmingham’s other TV and screen credits include; Dreamkeeper, Skins, Nip/Tuck, 10 Items or Less, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and his powerful portrayal of Dogstar in Steven Spielberg's six-part TV miniseries, Into the West. Birmingham will return as Billy Black in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, scheduled for release in November 2009.

The Native American Music Awards is proud to announce the nominees for this year. A plethora of new up-and-comers were nominated alongside established artists and previous winners throughout a diverse array of 30 music categories spanning all genres.

These nominations throughout all 30 music categories reflect an astounding and diverse range of both new and established talent from our community," said Awards President Ellen Bello. We are extremely honored to be able to pay tribute to a music great as the late Ritchie Valens and give special recognition to international artist, Stevie Salas. We are also honored to have the participation and support of Gil Birmingham as our host and music veteran Tommy Allsup as a special guest presenter. We look forward to a spectacular Awards celebration running the full musical gamut of popular and traditional initiatives.”

Public voting to determine the winner of each category has now commenced and is open to the general public. Anyone interested in voting can visit the Awards websites; www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com. Music from all nominees is currently featured on the audio players on the website.

# # #       Read all about it in the Jackson Sun newspaper online written by Ashley Anthony....

http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20090908/NEWS01/909080311/1002/Local-musician-up-for-Native-American-Music-Awards

As part of a Native American study, the Montessori Center Elementary School students were treated to a special visitor. John Lone Eagle came and spent time with the children, sharing his Native American culture, giving drum lessons on an authentic drum and teaching a social dance that would be danced by many at a powwow. Jackson Sun file photo



 

 

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