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    Shaman

    A shaman is a religious or mystical expert (male or female) who, in traditional Indigenous societies, functions as a healer, prophet and custodian of cultural tradition.(See also Religion and Spirituality of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.)

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    Shane L. Koyczan

    Shane Koyczan, writer, poet, spoken word artist (b at Yellowknife, NWT 22 May 1976). Koyczan grew up in Penticton, British Columbia. 

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    Shania Twain

    Shania Twain (born Eilleen Regina Edwards), aka Eilleen Twain, OC, singer, songwriter, guitarist, (born 28 August 1965 in Windsor, ON). Nicknamed the “Queen of Country Pop,” Shania Twain rose from rags to riches to become the biggest-selling female country artist of all time. Buoyed by sassy lyrics, a sexy image and slick production values, her smash hit recordings from 1995 to 2004 defied country music conventions, breaking numerous sales records and establishing her as an international superstar. She is the only female artist to have three consecutive albums sell more than 10 million copies in the United States. Her third album, Come On Over (1997), is the best-selling country album of all time, the biggest-selling album of the 1990s and the sixth biggest-selling in US history. An Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, she was the first non-American to be named Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards. She has won nearly 200 major international awards, including multiple Juno, Grammy, SOCAN and Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards.

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    Shania Twain (Interview)

    She's achieved first-name-only superstardom, selling more than 50 million records on the strength of her twangy pop tunes and unabashedly sexy image. On Nov. 19, Shania Twain releases Up!, her first album of new material since 1997's Come On Over.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on November 11, 2002

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    Shania Twain: Maclean's 1995 Honor Roll

    Shania Twain feels at home in the bush. She grew up there, learning to hunt and trap and work a chain saw with her Ojibwa father.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on December 18, 1995

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    Shania Twain (Profile)

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on March 23, 1998. Partner content is not updated. They are lining up to meet her in the flesh. Hundreds of broadcasters, delegates to a country radio conference, have gathered for a party at the new Planet Hollywood in Nashville.

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    Shari Ulrich

    Shari (Sharon) Ulrich. Singer, songwriter, violinist, pianist, guitarist, broadcaster, b San Rafael, Cal, 17 Oct 1951, naturalized Canadian 1981. Shari Ulrich moved in 1971 to Gibsons, BC, and in 1972 to Vancouver.

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    Sharon Adele Wood

    Sharon Adele Wood, mountaineer, guide (b at Halifax 18 May 1957).

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    Sharon, Lois & Bram

    Sharon, Lois & Bram, children's entertainers. Sharon Hampson (b at Toronto 31 March 1943), Lois Lilienstein (b at Chicago 10 July 1936; died 22 April 2015 in Toronto, ON) and Bram Morrison (b at Toronto 18 Dec 1940) came together in 1978 to record One Elephant, Deux Éléphants on their own Elephant Records label.

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    Sharon, Lois & Bram

    Sharon, Lois & Bram were a trio of children's performers: the singer Sharon Hampson, singer and pianist Lois Lilienstein, and singer and guitarist Bram Morrison. 

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    Sharon Pollock

    Sharon Pollock also has written 6 plays for children, several television and radio scripts, and award-winning dramas.

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    Sharon Thesen

    Sharon Thesen, poet, editor, anthologist, teacher (b at Tisdale, Sask 1 Oct 1946). Sharon Thesen's family moved to BC in 1952, and she completed a BA and MA at Simon Fraser University.

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    Shaun Johnston

    Shaun Johnston, actor (born in Ponoka, AB). Shaun Johnston is an award-winning actor who embodies a stoic Western archetype similar to Gary Cooper, John Wayne and Glenn Ford. 

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    Shauna Rolston

    Recognized for her brilliant technique and onstage intensity, Shauna Rolston has a wide-ranging repertoire. A champion of contemporary music, she has given numerous premieres of works by contemporary composers, many written especially for her.

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    Shauna Rolston

    Resident in Banff, Alta, from 1979, she joined the Gifted Youth program at the Banff SFA and continued her musical studies with her parents.

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