Native American Quillwork Tutorial | Step-by-Step Craft Tutorial by Wandering Bull

Native American Quillwork Tutorial | Step-by-Step Craft Tutorial by Wandering Bull

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In this step-by-step tutorial from Wandering Bull, you will learn the beautiful art of quillwork, a traditional Native American craft. Our instructor will guide you through the process of selecting and preparing quills, as well as techniques for creating stunning designs on leather or cloth. Quillwork is a traditional art….

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Alyssa Wapanatahk Brings Authentic Indigenous Character to Disney Movie Peter Pan

Alyssa Wapanatahk Brings Authentic Indigenous Character to Disney Movie Peter Pan

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Walt Disney recently released a trailer for its new live-action update of the 1953 classic Peter Pan & Wendy. The movie will feature Alyssa Wapanatâhk, who plays Tiger Lily, the tribe chief’s daughter and a warrior princess of the Indigenous tribe of Neverland. In real life, Alyssa is a member….

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Countdown to 2023 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow

Countdown to 2023 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow

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The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow is the largest Pow Wow of the year!   I’m excited to head back to Albuquerque, New Mexico again this year. 2023 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow April 27-29, 2023 Powwow Grounds Expo New Mexico/Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A. You’ll be added to a special….

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2023 March Madness Pick Em Contest

2023 March Madness Pick Em Contest

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Time to fill out your brackets and try to predict the winner of the 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament for men and women! PowWows.com is hosting a special challenge for our readers. You can have up to 3 different brackets in each division. My South Carolina Gamecock Women’s Basketball team is ranked….

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Native Americans Nominated for Webby Awards

Native Americans Nominated for Webby Awards

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The Webby Awards is the leading International Awards organization that honors excellence on the internet, especially in digital arts and sciences. Webby nominees are picked out as one of the five best in the world in a specific category. These include Features, General Video, Video Series and Channels, Performance and….

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Eighth Generation Making Blankets for Marvel

Eighth Generation Making Blankets for Marvel

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Wakonda Forever! Black Panther became a major hit shortly after its release in 2018 and got us all hooked. From its writing to directing and acting, the movie won many hearts globally and held special importance for the Black and African American communities.  In 2019, it was nominated for 7….

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Fancy Dance Sundance Film Festival Review

Fancy Dance Sundance Film Festival Review

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A still from Fancy Dance by Erica Tremblay, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by the press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs…..

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Oklahoma Teacher Selected As An Official For Super Bowl

Oklahoma Teacher Selected As An Official For Super Bowl

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The Cherokee Nation is the largest of three Cherokee-recognized tribes in the US. Recently, dreams came true for the 48-year-old Oklahoma Cherokee citizen and school teacher, Jerod Phillips, when he was selected to act as a down-judge official for the 2023 Super Bowl. Even though this is his 7th season….

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Grease: All-Indigenous Production brings Indigenous Culture to Light

Grease: All-Indigenous Production brings Indigenous Culture to Light

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Grease is a romance movie that has won our hearts ever since its release. But what is more exciting is an all-Indigenous production of the musical that represents the culture and talent precisely – Bear Grease takes a twist on the conventional story of high school love. Bear Grease is….

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Giveaway – Gather Blanket From Pendleton

Giveaway – Gather Blanket From Pendleton

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Thanks to our friends at Pendleton for sponsoring this month’s contest! The winner will receive the new Gather Blanket from Pendleton. About Gathering Blanket Like the piñon tree, members of the Navajo Nation gather resources to survive an increasingly precarious water supply. This blanket design, created by Diné artist Emma….

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Piita Aapasskaan: A Kanai Skateboarder’s Story

Piita Aapasskaan: A Kanai Skateboarder’s Story

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Over 20 years ago, Brock Mitchell captured a photo of his skateboarder friend, Kyle Young Pine. The black and white photo later became a blueprint for an inspiring documentary. The photo featured a young, smiling First Nations skateboarder based in Okotoks, Alta. Behind that smile hid despair and trauma. Kyle,….

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First Native American Woman in Space Goes on Spacewalk

First Native American Woman in Space Goes on Spacewalk

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We are proud of Nicole Aunapu Mann, the first Native American NASA astronaut to go for a spacewalk. She, alongside Koichi Wakata of Japan, was assigned to install support brackets and struts for new solar panels that will launch during the upcoming summer. This is part of NASA’s continuing effort….

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