ONEIDA, N.Y. - The Oneida elders' dreams foretold that Joanne Shenandoah would carry the Iroquois culture to the four winds. Even before she could talk, they named her Tekaiawahway (pronounced De-gal-la-wha-wha): "She sings." True to that vision, Ms. Shenandoah has become the most critically acclaimed Native American singer of her time.

ONEIDA, N.Y. - The Oneida elders' dreams foretold that Joanne Shenandoah would carry the Iroquois culture to the four winds. Even before she could talk, they named her Tekaiawahway (pronounced De-gal-la-wha-wha): "She sings." True to that vision, Ms. Shenandoah has become the most critically acclaimed Native American singer of her time.