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Joanne Lynn Shenandoah (June 23, 1957 – November 22, 2021) was a Native American singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in the United States. She was a citizen of the Oneida Indian Nation , Wolf clan, based in New York.
John Skenandoa (/ ˌ s k ɛ n ə n ˈ d oʊ ə /; c. 1706 [1] – March 11, 1816), also called Shenandoah (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ n ə n ˈ d oʊ ə /) among other forms, was an elected chief (a so-called "pine tree chief") of the Oneida. He was born into the Iroquoian-speaking Susquehannocks, but was adopted into the Oneida of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The song "Shenandoah" appears to have originated with American and Canadian voyageurs or fur traders traveling down the Missouri River in canoes and has developed several different sets of lyrics. Some lyrics refer to the Oneida chief Shenandoah and a canoe-going trader who wants to marry his daughter.
Joanne Shenandoah, the celebrated Native American singer-songwriter who performed before world leaders and on high-profile stages, has died. The Native American Music Awards & Association posted ...
Joanne Shenandoah contributed to “Sacred Ground: A Tribute to Mother Earth,” which won the Grammy award for Best Native American music album in 2006.
Skenandoa or Shenandoah (1710–1816), Oneida Iroquois chief; Joanne Shenandoah (1958–2021), Oneida Iroquois singer and acoustic guitarist; Places. United States
From Shenandoah to the Atlantic, Rivers wide and forests tall, all in one Virginia. For each of us here in Virginia, From farm to city dweller, All of us, we stand together. We're yours, we all are yours— Across our great Virginia. You'll always be our great Virginia. [3]
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025 performers:. There will be performances by Alanis Morissette (with Reneé Rapp) Dasha, DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live! starring Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick ...