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Two Time Grammy Award
Winning Native American Musician and Emmy Nominee Mary Youngblood is
Half Aleut (Port Graham, Alaska) and half Seminole.
(Hollywood,
Florida) Mary was the first
Native women to record the haunting Native flute, a role that has
traditionally been limited to men, (...depending on one's 'Nation.")
Classically trained on several instruments, Mary Youngblood has been
playing the flute for over 40 years, and is one of the premiere
Native American flute players/musicians in the country. Winner of
numerous awards, she garnered the 2002 GRAMMY for Beneath the Raven
Moon. She twice received Flutist of the Year along with Best Female
Artist from the Native American Music Awards for her other releases.
You can also hear Youngblood on her 2004 Grammy Nominated- Feed the
Fire, Heart of the World and The Offering. On May 23rd, Mary
released her latest album "Dance with the wind," (2006 Grammy Award
Winner- Best Native American Music Album) Mary writes: "The trees
have given a voice to me, the voice that sings to you now." Her
eclectic musical style evokes feelings of freedom, and gratitude for
the blessings of life, our Dance with the Wind. In 2008, Mary was
nominated for a EMMY Award for 'Composer,' for her work in the
documentary The Spirit of Sacajawea. The film won two Emmy Awards,
for Production and Editing.


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