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Walela is a trio of singers, named for the Cherokee word for hummingbird. The group was founded in 1996 by sisters Rita Coolidge and Priscilla Coolidge, with Priscilla's daughter Laura Satterfield as the third member.




Biography


Featured as part of Robbie Robertson and the Red Road Ensemble's album Music for The Native Americans, Walela is known for their distinctive vocal blend. During the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Walela performed extensively in the Olympic Park. Their 1997 debut release on Capitol Records earned them the recognition of the Nammy Awards (Native American Music Awards) where they took home the award for Debut Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for "The Warrior".
During the 2010s, there was controversy at the Native American Music Awards due to allegations that none of Walela's members were Native American. The Native American Music Awards allows any person who self-identifies as Native American to receive awards without any verification of tribal citizenship. The Coolidge family is not enrolled in any Native American tribe. Rita Coolidge has said that their great-aunt was on the Trail of Tears and that she "did a lot of research", but that "we were not able to get the documents to prove that our ancestors were on the Trail" and could not find any ancestors listed on "the official government roll".




Awards


The group won the Native American Music Awards' best debut group and song of the year for 1998.




Discography






= Walela (1997)

=
Is Everybody Here
Cherokee River
Wash Your Spirit Clean
The Warrior
Muddy Road
Cherokee
Cherokee Morning Song
Wounded Knee
The Whippoorwill
Circle of Light
Earth Children
Amazing Grace (in Cherokee)
I'll Turn My Radio On




= Unbearable Love (2000)

=
Gathering of Eagles
The Sequence
Cherokee Rose
I Know I Don't Walk on Water
Smoke in the Wind
Bright Morning Star
I Have No Indian Name
Tell Them They Lie
When It Comes
When Love Was All We Knew
God Save Us from Ourselves
Unbearable Love




= Live in Concert (2004)

=
The Gathering of Eagles
Cherokee River
Cherokee Rose
Wash Your Spirit Clean
I Have No Indian Name
When It Comes
Muddy Road
When Love Was All We Knew
Cherokee Morning Song
Wounded Knee
Tell Them They Lied
God Save Us From Ourselves




= The Best of Walela (2007)

=
Is Everybody Here
Cherokee Morning Star
Amazing Grace
Bright Morning Star
Smoke In the Wind
Wash Your Spirit Clean
The Warrior
Cherokee Rose
I'll Turn My Radio On
I Have No Indian Name
God Save Us From Ourselves
When It Comes
The Whippoorwill
Unbearable Love




References

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