Kiera

Kiera-Dawn Kolson is an accomplished singer/songwriter/facilitator/motivational speaker/multi disciplinary artist from Yellowknife NWT-Denendeh. The northern born multi-disiplinary artist is a graduate of the NAPAT (National Aboriginal Professional Artist Training Program) from the En'Owkin Indigenous Center for the Arts where she attended on an academic scholarship, Kiera was also the first poetry award recipient of the institution. Kiera has had articles in Say magazine, Up Here magazine, she has been published in Redwire multiple times and this summer Kiera graced the cover of the Northern Flyer magazine. Kiera has always had a strong passion for the performing arts first stepping on stage at age 4 reciting a memorized 32 line poem, her first performance with a live band was at age 7 performing Celine Dion's "The Power Of Love", at 18 she recorded her first Demo with Redd Rocc Records and has been in the process of finishing her debut album. Kiera loves to sing contemporary and traditional Indigenous had drum song's as well as act and model. Kiera's passion and dedication to her individual gifts has brought her to national and international events,gatherings and conferences. Whether she is singing, speaking, presenting or performing her goal is to "educate and empower others through her art" always encouraging others to dream big and believe in their individual gifts and personal individuality. "always follow your heart, because by doing so you provide a path for others to follow your lead" 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.



"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



"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=)