▁under ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Cultural ▁Center ▁to ▁open ▁for ▁Ul ali . ▁P ura ▁F é ▁worked ▁with ▁several ▁communities ▁teaching ▁culture , ▁song ▁and ▁dance , ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁a ▁Native ▁woman ' s ▁society . ▁She ▁won ▁several ▁awards ▁for ▁her ▁cultural ▁contributions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁P ura ▁F é ▁moved , ▁married ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁Northern ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁Canada . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁with ▁several ▁Native ▁the ater ▁and ▁dance ▁the ater ▁groups ▁and ▁Native ▁film m akers , ▁compos ing ▁and ▁recording ▁music ▁for ▁Canadian ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁Training ▁As ▁an ▁ad oles cent , ▁P ura ▁F é ▁studied ▁and ▁performed ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Bal let ▁Theatre , ▁briefly ▁trained ▁at ▁Mar tha ▁Graham ▁school ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁Broadway ▁musical s ▁ ▁The ▁Me ▁Nob ody ▁Kn ows , ▁Ari ▁and ▁Via ▁Gal act ica . ▁She ▁also ▁sang ▁with ▁the ▁Mer cer ▁Ell ington ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁She ▁attended ▁Lincoln ▁Square ▁Academy . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁wait ress ▁at ▁club ▁Max ' s ▁Kansas ▁City ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁So on ▁after , ▁she ▁began ▁singing ▁in ▁bands ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁studio ▁singer . ▁She ▁recorded ▁j ing les , ▁commer ci als , ▁backup ▁vocals ▁and ▁lead ▁vocals ▁on ▁dem os ▁and ▁record ings ▁such ▁as ▁" Good ▁En ough ", ▁written ▁by ▁James ▁Mc B ride . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9