My Biography/Story

Shekon Sewakwekon (Greetings everyone)
My name is Theresa "Bear" Fox, and my Mohawk name is Kenkiohkoktha (I'm at the back of a crowd people). I was named after my grandmother.  I am Wolf clan. I am a mother of five I have 1 Girl and 4 boys. I am a grandmother of fourteen, and I have lived in Akwesasne all my life. I grew up in a family of fourteen. Eight boys and six girls. I always loved to sing and loved listening to music. My mother played harmonica and piano. Two of my brothers and one of my sisters, played guitar. I began writing songs for our traditional women's group, Kontiwennenhawi (carriers of the words). I was fortunate enough to have friends and family that would help me put our language into the songs. I feel our language is so important and I will continue to learn and write songs in our language. I began writing songs in English around the year 2000. I feel it is important to put good messages into the songs. They are very healing. They bring a calmness to the soul. 



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