Born into the Turtle Clan, Atsiaktonkie (pronounced Ah-jack-doon-gay) grew up in foster homes, spending most of his early life off the Akwesasne reservation. Although isolated from his Mohawk tribal culture, his mind was often filled with thoughts of his ancestors. As he puts it, "I knew very little of my people but my heart did." As he grew, he returned to the reservation and began to learn his traditional Mohawk ways again. It was around this time that he began to write the songs he had been hearing in his head for years. A self- taught guitarist, Atsiaktonkie has composed hundreds of songs to date. In December Wind he feels he has found the band he has been searching for a lifetime. "My ideas for (December Wind’s) music, I believe, come from the Creator. Every person, every situation in life has a song if I listen closely and feel it. It is a feeling that the Creator wants to be heard or that somebody needs to hear."

     Atsiaktonkie              Terry Terrance        Randy Furnia 
 Donald A. Sharrow    Darman Terrance      Danny White