Shannon Thunderbird

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Shannon Thunderbird
BornBritish Columbia [1]
OriginCanada
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, speaker, educator, playwright, author
Website www.shannonthunderbird.com

Shannon Thunderbird is a Coast Tsimshian First Nations singer-songwriter, speaker, educator, recording artist, playwright, and author. [2] [3]

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Biography

Thunderbird was born in British Columbia. [1] She is an Elder of the Giluts'aaw tribe, Royal House of Niis'gumiik, Gispwudwada (Orca) Clan. [4] She is an artist and educator [5] and a medicine wheel teacher who communicates time-honoured indigenous knowledge through workshops/seminars, drumming circles, stage shows, and the written word.[ citation needed ] Thunderbird, along with her performance partner Sandy Horne (of the Canadian synthpop band the Spoons), have performed throughout Canada, Europe, and Asia. [6] They have also presented to over three hundred and fifty thousand students in elementary, secondary schools, universities and colleges across Canada and the United States.[ citation needed ] She is Owner, President, and Artistic Director of Teya Peya Productions, a First Nations arts/education company she founded in 1991 [7] [6] that includes the Thunderbird Native Theatre and Red Cedar Sisters Vocal Trio.[ citation needed ]

Her touring shows include "Eagle Thunder: Song of Hope," "Daughter of the Copper Shield," "Thunder Rolling in the Mountains," [6] "Wolf Thunder: Big Drums Are Calling!", "Turtle Thunder Sings," and "Sweet Thunder Medicine Wheel." She has also taught "Thunder Wolf" songwriting, vocals, and drumming and "Spirit Thunder" drumming and vocal workshops celebrating cultural diversity and North American Indigenous cultures.[ citation needed ]

Thunderbird is an advocate for Indigenous rights, pointing out the injustice and repercussions of the Indian Act of 1876. [8] [9] She is also an advocate for anti-colonial education, elevating the status of Indigenous art, [5] and the right of Indigenous women to take part in drumming. [9]

As of 2005, Thunderbird resides in Ontario. [1]

Written works

As contributor

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2005 OUEEEN Conference Program". University of Windsor. October 2005. Archived from the original on February 17, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Shanon Thunderbird CBC Radio 3 Bio". CBC Radio 3. Retrieved January 17, 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "The Sultans of String Musical Performance". Waterloo News. University of Waterloo. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ Thunderbird, Shannon (2009). "Wisdom of the Ages: From Houses to Monsters, the Naming Practices of the Coast Tsimshian Nation". Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. Toronto: York University. pp. 964–968. hdl:10315/4039. ISBN   978-1-55014-521-2.
  5. 1 2 Iseke-Barnes, Judy; Danard, Deborah (2009). "Indigenous Knowledge and Worldview: Representations and the Internet". In Hakikur, Rahman (ed.). Selected Readings on Global Information Technology: Contemporary Applications. IGI Global. p. 476. ISBN   9781605661162. OCLC   1298714974.
  6. 1 2 3 "Shannon Thunderbird and Sandy Horne". ReverbNation. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Meshcherova, Anna (May 6, 2013). "First National Congress Presents Unique Learning Opportunity for Canadian Artists and Organization". Culture Days. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ Morgan, C. W. C. (March 1, 2010). Our Past, Our Present, Our Future. America Star Books. ISBN   9781683944188.
  9. 1 2 Thunderbird, Shannon (January 4, 2018). "Letter from an unrepentant Elder regarding Women at the Big Drum". Windspeaker. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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