she said she was native american.... and when she bacame really famous retracted her comment and said she was adopted by her dad.. some natives are pissed cuz she used them to get mainstream to set her apart from the rest this pisses me off!!!!
2006-07-03 10:45:01 · 4 answers · asked by woody r 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
but i still love her music.... she is one of the best and i hope she comes out with a album soon ....
2006-07-03 11:02:13 · update #1
That sounds like a real f'd up thing to do. I'll never listen to her music now that I know that.
2006-07-03 10:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by ♀♥♂☮Trippy Hippie☮♂♥♀ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
born, Eilleen Regina Edwards, 28 August 1965, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This glamorous Canadian country/pop star (her first name is pronounced "Shu-nye-ah') grew up in the mining town of Timmins. Before her musical career began she planted trees with her Native American stepfather as part of a forest crew. Poor even by rural Canadian standards, her family made great sacrifices to support her embryonic career. She took a job at the Deerhurst resort in northern Ontario as the headline vocalist in a variety of musical productions. Afterwards she concentrated on country music, employing her friend and former performer Mary Bailey as her manager. Bailey put her in contact with attorney Dick Frank in 1991, leading to a demo tape recorded in Nashville with songwriter and producer Norro Wilson and Buddy Cannon, Mercury Records' A&R manager. Both the tragedy of her parents" death (they were both killed in an automobile accident in November 1987) and ........Blah, Blah, Blah.....if you want to read the rest, check out the link:
2006-07-03 18:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by rotgut a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay so back in the day when she was big and VH1 did a special on her, she stated very clearly that she was RAISED as a native american and always believed herself to be until she found out that she was adopted, and took heart that she wasn't native american by birth, but that she had been raised by a native american who taught her their ways and traditions, so she said she always felt she had the spirit of a native american, but not the birthright of it.
2006-07-03 17:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by Jade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont really know much about her past or heritage but i do like her music
2006-07-03 17:48:09 · answer #4 · answered by JaMaHo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋