A Cree Indian, this folk singer won a 1982 Oscar for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman"
Won an Oscar for co-writing Up Where We Belong from An 
Officer... [DOC] [TLE] By Kara Briggs - American Indian News Service [PAR] Up Where We Belong, a 1982 crossover hit co-written by Cree folk singer ... in 
the movie An Officer and a Gentleman, winning the 1982 Oscar for Best Song.