Kiera

Kiera-Dawn Kolson of Yellowknife, NWT (DENENDEH) has a natural talent for music and creating lyrics for songs. She first stepped onto a stage at the age of four, reciting a 32 line, four stanza poem winning her first trophy at the Yellowknife Metis Talent Show in 1990. At the age of 7 she sang Celine Dion's "The Power Of Love" with a live band in Tulita at the Metis Talent Show and was dubbed with her natural tone, and the ability to pick up a tune. Kiera began writing songs at 13 and at 21 has accumulated over 100. Kiera was chosen to attnd the Artist’s Mentoring Program of Canada Summer Games in 2005. She recorded her first demo with ReddRoccRecords in 2005, and had the opportunity to perform with Reddnation in Edmonton,AB. She has attended the International Youth Parliament in Sydney, AU, and had the opportunity to perform with local aboriginal rappers "Local Knowledge" she attended and performed at the Earth Ling Environment Conference in Vancouver, BC and for the after-party party at the Aboriginal Achievement Awards in 2006 and the after-party in Winnipeg, MB at the Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards. She is interested in helping youth and speaks words of encouragement in many of her song pieces and promotes to youth the message— be the best they can be. She is the Youth representative for the Native Women’s Association of the NWT and the North representative at the national Native Women’s Association of Canada. Kiera was chosen to attend the Aboriginal Music Program 2007 Camp north of Winnipeg, MB, and was hand selected by Canada's Govenor General to work alongside Haitian artists in Jakmel Haiti,and to have the opportunity to meet and discuss Jele, with the founder Wyclef Jean. She has attended many youth conferences and one Territorial Women’s Leadership Conference to motivate others, and discuss our identity as aboriginal peoples, and our human rights. She enjoys writing and singing her songs, reading and learning about her identity as a young Dene woman, and giving as much back to her passions as possible.Drwinn Gwinzii(Good Day) & MAHSI-CHO (BIG THANKS) for taking the time out to check out my MYSPACE=) It means ALOT to me as an aspiring musician. I love music and it has been a MAJOR part of my life for a very long time!!I want to make music to uplift you! The message is in the words. Have you ever heard a piece and it awoke something inside of you? I LOVE IT! Thats my goal, to make music that can make a difference:) I am just in the beginning stages for my first album, and am unsigned but am looking for management/representation. If you like any of the songs you hear on my page I have a demo and I can get you a copy:) Mahsi-Cho for dropping by:) I hope you have a safe and wonderfull week:) and may the creator watch over you and yours, now and always! ~In~SpIrIt~AnD~uNiTy~ ~KiErA~dAwN~"JUST BECAUSE YOU COME FROM A SMALL PLACE, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR YOURSELF HAS TO BE SMALL. SO DREAM BIG AND BELIEVE BECAUSE ANYTHING IS POSSIABLE! BUT THE DEVELOPMENT FOR GREATNESS BEGINS WITHIN YOURSELF!! -Kiera-Dawn Kolson You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor ! "The Circle has healing power. In the Circle, we are all equal. When in the Circle, no one is in front of you. No one is behind you. No one is above you. No one is below you. The Sacred Circle is designed to create unity. The Hoop of Life is also a circle. On this hoop there is a place for every species, every race, every tree and every plant. It is this completeness of Life that must be respected in order to bring about health on this planet." ~Dave Chief, Oglala Lakota~ ALL OF THE ABOVE PHOTOS ARE FROM MY HOME DENENDEH=)