14th Annual Native American Music Award Winners

The Native American Music Awards or the NAMAs are an awards program presented annually by The Native American Music Association & Awards, which recognizes outstanding musical achievement among Native Americans. The awards were created in 1998 to offer Native American musicians in the music industry greater exposure and opportunities for mainstream recognition. The awards show honors national recordings released in the previous calendar year that encompass traditional and contemporary Native American musical instrumentation and/or lyrics with strong native content ...

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Wahzhazhe an Osage Ballet

Dance is something that is important to Osages. "The Osage danced before a raid, they danced before a hunt, they danced to the beat of the drum, they danced to the prayer songs, and sometimes they just danced. What better way to tell the Osage story than through a ballet that expresses the rich culture of a warrior people that controlled a large part of what is now called the United States of America," said project sponsor, Kathryn Red ...

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True By Wayne Silas Jr.

Wayne is a Fancy Feather War Dancer, and has been blessed with many awards and achievements on the competitive Pow-Wow circuit. As a Fancy Dancer he has won five Title Championship from the Gathering of Nations, and the 2009 World Class Title from the United Tribes Technical College Pow-Wow in Bismarck, North Dakota. In addition, he has been blessed with many singing titles while singing with various drum groups including eight Title Championships from the Schemitzun World Championship Festival and ...

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2013 Native American Music Awards Voting

The Native American Music Awards or the NAMAs are an awards program presented annually by The Native American Music Association & Awards, which recognizes outstanding musical achievement among Native Americans. The awards were created in 1998 to offer Native American musicians in the music industry greater exposure and opportunities for mainstream recognition. The awards show honors national recordings released in the previous calendar year that encompass traditional and contemporary Native American musical instrumentation and/or lyrics with ...

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Fawn Wood Singing Videos

Fawn Wood was born in the rhythm of Round Dance season on an icy October evening. That evening resonated with the spirit of the Round Dance from her Cree ancestors through her father Earl Wood of Saddle Lake, Alberta. That same evening also echoed with the Salish chants and hums of the Whonnock and Stlatlimx peoples, the tribal heritage of her mother Cindy Jim-Wood. Since then, Fawn’s distinct style reflects the confluence of her parents’ tribal lineages. At an early age ...

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We Are Birds – California Bird Singing Documentary

Producers Albert and Larisa Chacon talk about the direction that We Are Birds Documentary Project is continuing towards.... Dr. Broyles Chacon shares her view on the public's knowledge of the Birds... "What I'd like to tell them (the public) that; in their own backyards, There are so many Rich cultures that they have NO IDEA of...and there's so much variation.. that it's a shame that they don't know what's really going on... and that they should make an effort to ...

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“REACH WITHIN” a New CD from Howard Lyons

In the quite literally hundreds of genres of music that can be found out there today, native recording artists find it increasingly difficult to get noticed. I will even dare to say more so than non-native artists out there.  This isn't’ to say that the Non-native artists don’t have it difficult themselves, they most certainly do. But the challenge for Native American recording artists is (somewhat) one of identity. If you are a Native American, and a recording artist, and the ...

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Idle No More – Flash Mob Round Dance

Idle No More is a fast spreading movement in Indian Country. According to their blog: Idle No More calls on all people to join in a revolution which honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the land and water. Colonization continues through attacks to Indigenous rights and damage to the land and water. We must repair these violations, live the spirit and intent of the treaty relationship, work towards justice in action, and protect Mother Earth. This past week Idle No ...

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No Doubt Pulls New Video – Offensive to Native Americans

The band No Doubt released a video for their new song "Looking Hot" last week.  The video was pulled within hours because of complaints from Native Americans. They posted a message on their site: As a multi-racial band our foundation is built upon both diversity and consideration for other cultures. Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history. Although we consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies ...

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Vote for the Aboriginal People’s Choice Awards

Vote now in the Aboriginal People's Choice Awards! The Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards showcases the best in Aboriginal Music from across North America and around the world. The categories include Pop, Rock, Music Video and more. Voting closes September 2, 2012 at 11:59 pm. The nominees in the Pow Wow categories are: BEST POW WOW CD - CONTEMPORARY BLACK BEAR Spring Medicine CREE CONFEDERATION Horse Dance - Mistatim Simoowin NORTHERN CREE Drum Boy - Mistikwaskink Napesis RIVER CREE River Cree YOUNG SPIRIT Live in Hinckley 2011   BEST POW WOW CD - TRADITIONAL CHIPPEWA ...

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