First of all, I want to thank all the people who have supported me through the incredible amount of e-mails and blog comments and phone calls throughout the last few weeks leading up to the February 3rd game and afterwards.  I am honoured by your encouragement and support.

There are so many people to thank who have helped me with my singing through their guidance, encouragement, financial contributions, invitations to sing, mentorship and friendships.  If I have missed your name, please accept my apologies and send me an e-mail to remind me.  Here is a list of the people I am grateful to:


People who have helped me with my singing:

Benila Ninan – Junior High Choral Teacher 2005-06
Brendan Lord – North Edmonton Enrichment Choir 2004-2005
Bruce Cable - Junior High Choral Teacher 2007
Darlene Auger – Edmonton Aboriginal Children’s Chorus – Cree Interpreter 2003-06
Donita Large – Voice Coach 2005
Gale Osbak– Sacred Heart Church of First Peoples – Lead Vocalist 2005-06
Gerhard Kreske – Junior High Choral Teacher 2006-2007
Gillian Brinston-Kerschat – Voice Coach – ABCollege Conservatory of Music 2005-06
Jared Sowan – Accompanist and someone who believes in me - 2005-06
Josephine Huedepolt – Elementary Music Teacher – for planting the seed 2001-2003
Judy Sills – Elementary Music Teacher – 2003-2006
Kevin Heshedahl – All-City Treble Choir – Junior High 2005-2007
Kim Denis – Shumayela Choir – 2006-2007
Lauressa Pawlowski – Edmonton Aboriginal Children’s Chorus – Voice Coach 2003-05
Marty Ballentyne - Accompanied me at Dreamspeaker's Film Fest 2007
Richard Monias – Guitar Guru 2006
Rory Collins - Accompanist during production of Alberta Education CD - 2006
Sherryl Sewepagaham – Edmonton Aboriginal Children’s Chorus – very inspirational
Susan Aglukark – allowing me to sing her songs 2005
Wayne (W.T. Goodspirit) Jackson - Accompanist 2 events 2007
Wendy Walker – Voice Coach 2005
Winston Wuttunee -  Inviting me to sing with him on stage 2006


People who have provided me with Opportunities/Publicity

Al
Albert Cooper - Premier's Breakfast organizer 2007
Albert Cooper - Premier's Breakfast organizer 2007
Albert Cooper - Premier's Breakfast organizer 2007
Albert Cooper - Premier's Breakfast organizer 2007
Albert Cooper - Premier's Breakfast organizer 2007
Alvin Manitopias - Aboriginal Head Start Conference 2007
Andy Popko - Encana National Aboriginal Day - Calgary 2007
Anne Cardinal - Native Seniors Centre - 2006 and 2007
Antonine Bergeron - Francophone Dinner at Government House 2007
Asani – Sherryl, Sarah Pocklington, Debbie Houle – CD Release Party 2005
Bernie Makokis – Knowing Our Spirits Conference - 2006
Billy-Joe Laboucan – Treat 8 – creating CD for Alberta Education 2006
Bob Maskell  - ATA - Aboriginal Showcase 2005
Brian K. Cardinal – Contact with Calgary Flames Owners 2006
Bruce Russell - Edmonton Keyano Swim Club 2007
Calvin Helin – Resource Expo 2006 and for sending out mass e-mail 2007
Candace Houle – Saddle Lake Rodeo – 2006 & 2007
Chanze Gamble – Gave my Bio to NAAF Coordinator 2006
Chief Eddy Makokis – Contact with Calgary Flames Owners 2006
Dave Tuccaro – Gave me a really good reference to Calvin Helin – 2006
Debra LeBlanc - Edmonton Police Service Graduation 2007
Diana Blackman - NAIT Alumni Event 2007
Diane Stretch-Strange - Metis Settlements Zone 4 - Youth Mural Project 2007
Doreen Cardinal - Dreamspeakers Youth Conference 2007
Dorothy Morrison - Solicitor General Gang Symposium 2007
Elizabeth Lan - PC AGM 2007
Father Jim Holland – Sacred Heart Church of First Peoples – 2005 ->2007
Garth Von Hagen - Inner City Agencies Foundation 2007
Graham Heydorn - FIFA U-20 World Championships - Edmonton 2007
Hazel McKennitt - Abbott Elementary School & Beacon Heights School 2007
Heather Poitras – NAD 2005 and 2007
James Makokis - Nominated me for NAHO Role Model 2007
Judy Boychuk - Synergy for Alberta Conference - Red Deer 2007
Kaye Steward - Alberta Education Social Studies Summer Institute 2007
Ken King - President/GM Calgary Flames  -2007
Laural MacDonald - Royal Ontario Museum 2007
Leo McGilvery - for the beautiful gift of your late father Louis McGilvery's hand drum
Linda Krupnik-Houle – Helped me with the KaKanatahk lyrics – 2005
Lorinda - Global Youth Day - Edmonton 2007
Lyle Donald & Brenda Blyan – Aboriginal Showcase – Capital Ex – 2006& 2007
Maggie Hodgson – Healing Our Spirit Worldwide Conferece 2006
Matthew Decore - Little Big Run 2007
Muriel Stanley-Venne – Esquao Awards 2006
Nancy Argyl - National Report on Inclusion - 2007
National Aboriginal Achievement Awards - Edmonton - 2007
Peace Hills Trust – 25th Anniversary 2005
Pearl Calahassen – Gave my Bio to the Speaker of Legislature – 2006
Rachel Gour - Alberta Children Services - Child Youth Forum 2007
Richard Jenkins – Aboriginal Icon 2005
Robyn  – Healing Our Spirit Worldwide Conference 2006
Romero Lasso - Youville Home Grand Opening - St. Albert - 2007
Rosalie Cardinal - Amiskwaciy Academy 2007
Roxanne Dube - Edmonton & Area CFS - NAD 2007
Ruth Carlson – Esquao Awards 2006
Saddle Lake Cree Nation - Aboriginal Icon 2005
Saddle Lake Warriors Hockey Club 2006
Sara Cardinal - Canadian Cancer Society Relay 2007
Sarah Doyle - Alberta Solicitor General Conference Calgary 2007
Sean Kelso & Geordie Macleod - Calgary Flames 2007
Sharon Lampard - Alberta Education Quest for Understanding Hobbema 2007
Shaunda Smith - Onion Lake Youth Conference 2007
Shaunda Yeoman - Victoria School Of Performing & Visual Arts 2007
Shelly Auger - East Prairie Metis Settlement Youth Conference 2007
Steve Johnstone – Calgary Flames – February 3rd, 2007
Tanya Mouncef-Boyko – Grade 5 Teacher – taught me overcoming adversity 2004
Ted Greene - Oilers vs Eskimos Alumni Fun-Raiser 2007
Tim Johnston – ATA – Aboriginal Showcase 2005
Tina Houle – Saddle Lake Healing Gathering – 2006
Tracey Collins – ATA – Aboriginal Showcase 2005& 2007
Wendy Bacon - Native Counselling Services Alberta 2007
 
   
Media

660 Radio - Calgary 2007
APTN 2007
Bernard Shepherd
Bert Crowfoot - AMMSA Publications 2007
Calgary Herald 2007
Calgary Sun 2007
Cat Country Radio - St. Paul 2007
CBC Radio from Edmonton and across the country2007
CBC Television - Newsworld and Edmonton 2007
CHON FM Radio - Whitehorse, Yukon 2007
Citytv Edmonton 2007
Connie Walker & Peter Wall - CBC Sunday 2007
CTV National and Local News2007
Dianne Meili - Alberta Sweetgrass 2007
Dick Drew - CanadianAchievers.com 2007
Donna McCue - Trent Radio Peterborough Ontario - 2007
Florence Loyie - Edmonton Journal 2007
Global Television Edmonton 2007
Jules Spence - Wawatay Radio 2007
Leslie Lounsbury- Say Magazine 2007
New Cap Radio - Lloydminster 2007
Sarah Clout - New Tribe Magazine - Calgary 2007
Seanna Collins - Global Television 2006

My friends Aydan, Dana, Zena, Ziana, Sabrina, Jalen, Cecilia, Juvelin and Nick

My cousins Kisik and Nepeya Shirt

MOM & DAD and the rest of the Shirt family


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