Kenneth Little Hawk is a Native American musician, storyteller, keynote speaker, recording artist and actor, descending from the Micmac and Mohawk tribes. He is also a member of Métis of Maine.
Touring throughout America over the past 20 years, Little Hawk has performed for over 2 million people at many distinguished locations including Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, and the American Museum of Natural History.
His voice and authentic flute music can be heard in such award-winning PBS films as "The West" and "Lewis and Clark" produced by the acclaimed director, Ken Burns. He has been nominated twice for Best Storyteller of the Year by the Native American Music Awards for "Wind, Sun and Stars" and "In a Good Way."
In 1998, he was invited to meet the President at the White House for a special screening of “Lewis & Clark“. Also present at the Presidential screening were director, Ken Burns, Mathew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tantoo Cardinal, several other Native Americans, and some of the key people who helped make the film possible. Little Hawk played flute with other musicians in the East Wing of the White House and all contributers to the film received a beautiful replica of the Jefferson Medal of Peace. He is a Native American cultural treasure.
Little Hawk believes that all humans need to honor, cherish and preserve the earth. He says, "We must work together to mend the global hoop that encompasses all life." He hopes to leave his audiences with the knowledge that they can make choices to live in harmony with one another and the environment.
Little Hawk endorses Chris Ti Coom flutes made by master flute maker, Larry Spieler.
SEE TRIBUTE TO OUR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE BELOW...
"North American Indians" 1907-1930 (3:47 min.) Featuring the photography of Edward Curtis at the Library of Congress. Soundtrack is "Walk Among Them" from "The Talking Tree" CD.
THE LITTLE HAWK SHOW LOGO
The Little Hawk Show logo is a Medicine Wheel design that was created for Little Hawk by a Hopi drum maker in 1993 when Little Hawk was performing in the award-winning play, "Black Elk Speaks."
There is medicine all around us -- in all living things. The Medicine Wheel is a powerful symbol that represents the earth and its ability to heal. It is a symbol of all creation, of all races of people, birds, fish, animals, trees, and stones. All things in the natural world of our Mother Earth are connected; harmony and balance reigns supreme. When you take the crossing lines inside the Medicine Wheel that defines four quarters--and extend them outside and complete their eventual reconnecting--they have travelled around the Earth. They have connected and crossed the Earth, covering all four directions that encompass the Earth.
The Medicine Wheel is also a circle that represents a harmonious relationship with nature and all livings things. The circle reveals that all is connected to all. Because it is a circle, the Medicine Wheel represents the many cycles that appear in the natural world: the cycle of night and day, of the seasons, and of birth, life, and death. As Black Elk taught: "Birds make their nests in circles; we dance in circles, the circle stands for the Sun and Moon and all round things in the natural world. The circle is an endless creation, with endless connections to the present, all that went before and all that will come in the future."
In many pictures and paintings of the Medicine Wheel, the colors red, yellow, white and black symbolically represent the four basic colors of mankind, relating we are all connected. The four parts of the Medicine Wheel also represent the four directions (north, south, east, and west), the four seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter), the four elements (earth, air, water and fire), and teaches the four aspects of our own nature (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual). The four feathers in the Little Hawk Show logo represent the flight of the messenger who brings a good message of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and love.
"The combination of heart and mind is very powerful. The Medicine Wheel teaches that two worlds exist - the seen and the unseen. The seen world is the physical and the unseen is the spiritual world. Both of the worlds are necessary to discover true reality. The seen world is easiest seen by the male side. The unseen is easiest seen by the female side. The heart is the unseen and the mind is the seen. Blessed is the leader or person who has developed the heart and the mind. Truly, the person is of tremendous value to the Creator and the people." Elder's Meditation, Métis of Maine
Little Hawk Productions was launched in November 2006 to bring the Little Hawk message of harmony to the world.
Little Hawk and his wife, Beverly, have been working together for over 20 years. They both created the Little Hawk Show and refined it over the course of hundreds of performances. In addition to being manager and executive producer, Beverly assists Little Hawk on stage to provide seemless transitions between each part of the show.
BEVERLY MILLER - Executive Producer
Beverly is a performing artist in her own right and has formal training as a puppeteer and clown. Her highly original hat and jewelry designs have appeared in Vogue and other fashion magazines around the world. Her wearable arts have also been featured on TV. She has designed many puppets--including a museum quality bear marionette. Her highly developed visual arts skills have been handy, indeed, in set design, and regalia choices for the Little Hawk Show.
"Surely the happiest sound in the world is the sound of laughter."
Beverly Miller
Since she began working with Little Hawk, Beverly has developed excellent management skills as both executive producer and manager overseeing all of Little Hawk's projects. Her highlight of 2006 was touring in Australia where a documentary was filmed on Little Hawk at the Aboriginal Garma Festival.
"Everyone needs to know the indigenous wisdom of Little Hawk." Hemi J. Rose
RESPECT FOR ALL LIVING THINGS
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THE SEVENTH GENERATION
Traditionally, indigenous people would not make any environmental changes until they had carefully considered how it would affect the ecology of their descendants seven generations down the line. This is because indigenous people have direct contact with the responsibilities given to their ancestors and, also, have direct contact with their own responsibilities to the generations yet unborn. Native Americans feel all generations are connected and believe we must think of the effects of decisions made today on the Seventh Generation regarding such matters as preservation of the environment.
THE SEVENTH GENERATION by Kenneth Little Hawk
If the truth were told 500 years ago,
So much today
We would not have to say.
So what comes from our mouths
To the young of our nation,
So plain we see,
Carries over to
The Seventh Generation.
So what comes from our mouths
To the young of our nation,
So plain we see,
Has carried over to
The Seventh Generation.
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