Arlene Nofchissey Williams

Arlene Nofchissey Williams is a Native American singer. She studied music and art at the Sante Fe Institute for American Indian Art, and her ?rst major album was titled ?Go My Son?, referring to the admonition of 19th Century Navajo leader, Manuelito, who told the Navajo: ?Education is the ladder by which we can defend ourselves on an equal footing with the Whiteman. Go my son; climb that ladder.

?? In 1978 Arlene Nofchissey Williams was the ?rst Native American female singer to be nominated for a Grammy. Her album, created with the help of Dan George (a prominent NA actor of the time), was nominated for a Grammy in the ?Spiritual Music? category. The title of
the album was ?Proud Earth.?