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Speakers / Guests

 

Star Nayea


From the very beginning, life would pose a challenge for this strong Native woman and artist. As an infant of two months, Star Nayea was taken away from her Native American birth family, as part of the 1950’s-70’s baby sweep perpetrated by the United States and Canada. Adopted through the Lutheran Social Services of Detroit, Michigan where Star was then placed into an extremely abusive non-native family, and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Luckily at an early age Star was able to escape from that abuse and her adoptive family to begin a life of her own. Survival and music would play a huge part in Star overcoming adversity. To this day, Star Nayea still searches and prays to one day be reunited with her Native
American birth family.
Star Nayea is a 2006 Native GRAMMY and NAMA award recipient for her
contribution to Sacred Ground on Silver Wave records where Star Nayea
recorded and released her version of a remake called Mountain Song, as well as being crowned 2008 NAMA recipient for “Song Writer of the Year” and “Best Independent Recording” in 2001, from Star’s freshman five song EP entitled Somewhere in a Dream. Star Nayea’s brand new full length CD, Silenced my Tongue, has been very well received. Star Nayea was recently garnered with the prestigious honor of “Song Writer of the Year”, at this year’s 10th annual NAMA awards held October 4, 2008, as well as receiving two more awards for “Mainstream Songwriter of the Year”, and “Best Blues Recording” at the First Annual NATIVE-E-AWARDS held September 2008.

 
 

D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas
   
 

 


D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas is a husband, father, internationally acclaimed motivational storyteller and success coach. He is also the author of the celebrated book The Tiny Warrior: A Path to Personal Discovery & Achievement which is printed in six countries. D.J. is Odawa Indian from Michigan and uses traditional warrior concepts and wisdom to inspire others to achieve their best in life and career. For fifteen years, he’s delivered his dynamic programs in 49 states and overseas to over 2,000 audiences including Walt Disney, NASA, IBM and hundreds of tribal governments, communities and schools. He’s also been invited to the White House to speak – twice. He holds a B.S. from the U.S. Air Force Academy and an M.S. from University of Southern California. After serving ten years as an Air Force officer, he is now the president of his own company, Native Discovery Inc. D.J.’s mission is to "build the warriors of tomorrow. .
today".