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Kevin Locke is an American musician, storyteller, and educator. He was born on June 23, 1954 in California, United States. He is 66 years old as of 2021. Locke is a multi-instrumentalist, playing the flute, guitar, and Native American flute. He is a master of the Lakota courting flute, and is a master of the hoop dance. He has performed and taught around the world, and has released several albums. Locke is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and is a descendant of the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota people. He is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, and has been honored with the Native American Music Award for Best Male Artist of the Year. Locke is a passionate advocate for Native American culture and education. He has served as a cultural ambassador for the United Nations, and has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences and events. He is the founder of the Kevin Locke Foundation, which works to promote the preservation and revitalization of Native American culture. As of 2021, Kevin Locke's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

Popular As Tȟokéya Inážiŋ
Occupation Musician, storyteller, educator
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 June 1954
Birthday 23 June
Birthplace Los Angeles, CA, USA
Date of death September 30, 2022
Died Place Hill City, South Dakota, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2012

When asked in 2012 about his mission in life, Locke said: "All of the people have the same impulses, spirits, and goals. Through my music and dance, I want to create a positive awareness of oneness of humanity."

2006

In April 2006 he performed with Joanne Shenandoah in the photography exhibition "Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian" at Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall and MEB Sura Concert Hall in Istanbul.

1990

In 1990, he won a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest award granted to such traditional artists. In 2009 he won the $100,000 Bush Foundation Enduring Vision Award.

1982

Since 1982, Kevin has recorded 13 albums of music and stories, including:

1980

Locke has served as cultural ambassador for the United States Information Service since 1980, was a delegate to the 1992 Earth Summit in Brazil and was a featured performer and speaker at the 1996 United Nations Habitat II Conference in Turkey. He has recorded twelve albums beginning in 1982, and is an active member of the Baháʼí Faith.

1978

Since 1978, he has traveled to more than 80 countries to perform and has continued to perform, such as in September 2014 and most recently in March 2016. His performances usually consist of flute playing, singing Lakota songs (some in English), and demonstrations of the Sioux hoop dance, using 28 wooden hoops. Of his presentations, Locke has said "I see myself strictly as a preservationist.... I base my repertoire on the old songs. I try to show younger people what was there, and maybe some of the younger people will pick up from there and compose new music."

1954

Kevin Locke (Lakota name: Tȟokéya Inážiŋ, meaning "The First to Arise"; born 1954) is Lakota (Hunkpapa band) and Anishinaabe. He is a preeminent player of the Native American flute, a traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist and educator. He is most known for his hoop dance, The Hoop of Life.

Born on June 23, 1954 in Southern California, at the age of five years Locke moved north with his family, later to settle in South Dakota on the Standing Rock Reservation in 1966. It was from his mother, Patricia Locke, his uncle Abraham End-of-Horn, mentor Joe Rock Boy, and many other elders and relatives that Kevin received training in the values, traditions and language of his native Sioux culture.

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