| GAVIN EAR IS A NAKODA FROM THE BEARSPAW BAND / STONEY REZ AT MORLEY, ALBERTA. GAVIN IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS OF EYA-HEY NAKODA. HE AND DESI SETTLED ON THE NAME AT THE VERY FIRST POW-WOW THEY SANG AT AS EYA-HEY NAKODA . GAVIN WAS RAISED IN PART BY ROD AND EMILY HUNTER. HE HAS LEARNED THE CULTURAL VALUES OF THE NAKODA AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SINGING AT POW-WOWS, SUNDANCES, AND ROUND DANCES. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM ON THE STONEY REZ. HE WAS POST SECONDARY CULTURAL COORDINATOR FOR THE REZ FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NOW IS THE SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR FOR BEARSPAW FIRST NATION. HE HAS BALANCED RAISING HIS SON, GETTING AN EDUCATION, AND WORKING AS A SINGLE PARENT. HE LOVES TO SKI, SING, AND BE WITH HIS SON (AND SNEAKS IN THE ODD SLOTS GAME). LOL. HE HAS ASLO COMPOSED NUMEROUS POW-WOW AND ROUND DANCE SONGS. |
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