Discovering Your Ancient Treasure - Video 6
John Two-Hawks
JOHN TWO-HAWKS
Lakota/Irish | Recording Artist
John Two-Hawks is a master Native flute player. He is a Grammy® and Emmy nominated recording artist, speaker and author who shares global, Indigenous, and earth-based approaches to physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. John Two-Hawks is a mixed-blood person of Lakota and Irish lineage whose Lakota name is Siyotanka (She-yo-TAHN-kah) which means Great Flute.
As a healed survivor of trauma from severe child abuse, John Two-Hawks has overcome great odds to arrive where he is today. Through his music and wisdom, he has reached into a hurting world, and shared the healing power of love, compassion and humility. His identity as a person of mixed ancestry, coupled with his deep understanding of what it means to be a survivor of abuse and trauma, has imparted to him a unique perspective that gives him compassion and empathy for all people, no matter what walk of life they come from.
John Two-Hawks