A Chippewa Cree originally from the Turtle Mountain region, she was taken from her birth family in the Sixties Scoop and was raised entirely by white foster families.[1] In the 1980s, Donovan was a court worker with Native Counselling Services in Edmonton, Alberta, and later became a director of Feathers of Hope, a First Nations HIV/AIDS charity, after her adopted brother Ken Ward came out as HIV-positive.[2]
Having long written and performed music as a personal hobby, she signed to Sunshine Records in 1993 after submitting some demo recordings to the label, and released her debut album Spirit in Flight in 1995. She followed up with two further albums, The Spirit Within in 1997 and Journey Home in 2000. The Spirit Within won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1998,[3] and Journey Home was a shortlisted nominee for the same award at the Juno Awards of 2001.[4]
As an actress, Donovan had roles in the television series Big Bear and MythQuest.
Late in her life, Donovan revealed that she had been diagnosed with dystonia,[1] and died in 2013 at age 48.[1]
Discographyedit
Spirit in Flight (1995)
The Spirit Within (1997)
Journey Home (2000)
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Resilient singer was passionate about healing". Windspeaker, Vol. 30, No. 12 (2013).
^"Alarming' rise in number of HIV natives; Sharp increase this year". Edmonton Journal, June 19, 1993.
^"McLachlan's building a Juno legacy; Our Lady Peace named Group of the Year". Kingston Whig-Standard, March 23, 2988.
^"Aboriginal nominees to be saluted in March". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 2001.
mishi, donovan, 1964, 2013, chippewa, cree, canadian, actress, musician, first, nations, activist, aids, educator, chippewa, cree, originally, from, turtle, mountain, region, taken, from, birth, family, sixties, scoop, raised, entirely, white, foster, families. Mishi Donovan 1964 2013 was a Chippewa Cree Canadian actress musician First Nations activist and HIV AIDS educator 1 A Chippewa Cree originally from the Turtle Mountain region she was taken from her birth family in the Sixties Scoop and was raised entirely by white foster families 1 In the 1980s Donovan was a court worker with Native Counselling Services in Edmonton Alberta and later became a director of Feathers of Hope a First Nations HIV AIDS charity after her adopted brother Ken Ward came out as HIV positive 2 Having long written and performed music as a personal hobby she signed to Sunshine Records in 1993 after submitting some demo recordings to the label and released her debut album Spirit in Flight in 1995 She followed up with two further albums The Spirit Within in 1997 and Journey Home in 2000 The Spirit Within won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1998 3 and Journey Home was a shortlisted nominee for the same award at the Juno Awards of 2001 4 As an actress Donovan had roles in the television series Big Bear and MythQuest Late in her life Donovan revealed that she had been diagnosed with dystonia 1 and died in 2013 at age 48 1 Discography editSpirit in Flight 1995 The Spirit Within 1997 Journey Home 2000 References edit a b c d Resilient singer was passionate about healing Windspeaker Vol 30 No 12 2013 Alarming rise in number of HIV natives Sharp increase this year Edmonton Journal June 19 1993 McLachlan s building a Juno legacy Our Lady Peace named Group of the Year Kingston Whig Standard March 23 2988 Aboriginal nominees to be saluted in March The Globe and Mail February 15 2001 External links editMishi Donovan at IMDb nbsp This article about a Canadian singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mishi Donovan amp oldid 1207052041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
