Bear Fox
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Bear Fox is a Mohawk woman of the wolf clan in Ahkwesasne. She is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and storyteller, who has produced more than half a dozen CDs of traditional songs, and collaborations she has developed with her singing group, The Ahkwesahsne Women Singers. After a tragic fire burned down her home, the family could barely make ends meet. It was through the Mohawk songs Bear Fox translated into English that she was able to help her family recover and survive. She is now a multiple Native American Music Award winner; with several albums which include: “Life Blanket,” “Gifts,” “Rich Girl,” & “Diamond”. She lives on the Ahkwesahsne Reserve, which spans the border between Northern New York State and Canada.
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