In the case of Oneida Nation Native Joanne Shenandoah, the answer to that age-old question is: Get invited to perform during the tribute to music legend Joni Mitchell.
Shenandoah will be the first performer of the 20-plus acts taking the stage at the sold-out show Wednesday night in Manhattan.
She'll sing an early Mitchell song, "Dawn Treader," named after a boat owned by David Crosby.
"It's always an honor and a blessing to set the mood and open an event," Shenandoah says.
Shenandoah says ties she's established with the presenting organization hopefully will lead to a World Youth Music Foundation show at Jamesville-DeWitt High School on April 28. She'll find out if that's happening soon.
"We need music in schools. We need music everywhere," Shenandoah says. "I think (the possible show) is like a shot in the arm. Young people are the ones who will forge ahead and lead us so the world will be a better place."
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