Keith Secola’s Wild Band of Indians has been growing larger and larger while he toured from Kenora to Akwesasne this July, picking up Native musicians and dancers. “The national community has been rallying around us. There is a great wealth of entertainment. So we’re promoting Indian talent. It makes it all worthwhile,” said Secola. Secola is an Anishinabe musician, singer and songwriter from Bois Fort Reserve in Northern Minnesota who has been on the road since 1992 touring North America and Europe. He plays flute as well as guitar.

“Music comes from the past and feels the present, it feels the people,” said Secola. When Secola travels with his Wild Band of Indians, he picks up dancers, musicians and artists to give them experience and exposure. On his latest tour, Secola included dancers and musicians from Ontario, Manitoba and Arizona, some as young as nine years old.

“We all have to be a part of the circle. Maybe to help get it in motion with the beat,” Secola said. He added, “Our prophecies (like the Seventh Fire), practice human strategies for the next era to bring salvation to the earth.” Web Site: http://www.secola.com/