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President Barack Obama spent a special message to the 2015 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow.

by Dawn Karima, Native American Culture Editor Ne nanahniha Onsoquah, ne Miss Indian World 2014-2015, ne Sosoni Bannite, Kickapoo, and Prairie Band Potawatomi, ne Fort Hall, Idaho naite, tsaan dia neesungahk. Greetings in my Shoshone language! My name is Taylor Christianna Thomas, I am the reining Miss Indian World 2014-2015,….

5 Sure-fire Ways To Annoy Everyone Around You At A Powwow   1) Show up to a Powwow in a Costume I can’t tell you how many times I have seen someone come to a powwow in a costume, dressed as someone from the Renaissance Fair, or even in a….

If you’ve done any beading you’ve had it happen! Spilled beads! All those beautiful colors now in one big pile on the floor! I’ve tried keeping them in the containers while beading, Tried dozens of different containers, but it still happens.  They always end up on the floor. Now here’s….

The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow is just a few days away! Gathering is THE largest Pow Wow in North America. I’ve seen people posting online listing all the reasons to avoid Gathering of Nations.  It’s too crowded, it’s too commercialized, it’s too expensive – you’ve seen these posts.  Despite….

Yesterday I met with Joseph Montoya, a student at San Jose State University and President of his club the “Native American Student Organization” which he started the Spring semester of his Freshman year at SJSU. I wanted to meet with him and talk a little about what motivates him, and….

Jared Yazzi is a Navajo business owner and designer at OXDX Clothing and is based out of Chandler, AZ. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the 2014 Standford Powwow in Palo Alto California and was excited to feature him as my first article in an ongoing series I….

We serve frybread in place of dinner rolls at Thanksgiving Dinner. We also enjoy it as a dessert, topped with powdered sugar. It’s not pre-contact food, but it’s delicious at powwows as an NDN Taco, topped with cheese, meat, beans, lettuce and tomatoes. We usually make healthy choices, so we….

  Interview by Dr Dawn Karima, Native American Culture Editor Q) Thank you for your service! You are truly a mighty Warrior Woman! Tell us about your Native heritage? A) I am from the Kiowa and Southern Cheyenne tribes of Oklahoma. Q) How does such a proud legacy shape your….

Rez Dreams, a Native American non-profit dedicated to making the dream of visiting Walt Disney World a reality for underprivileged Native American children, recently hosted their inaugural families in Orlando, Fl. Rez Dreams provides 4 round-trip airline tickets to and from Orlando, Fl., a 4 nights stay at Disney’s All-Stars….

The 2014 Folk Fabulous kicked off a year long celebration of Native American music, artisans, and food.  The festival was held on the historic Horseshoe on the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.  If you weren’t able to make it out this weekend, you missed an incredible day…..

Interview by Dr. Dawn Karima Q) It’s great to visit with you!!! There’s a lot to congratulate you for these days! What are some of the honors and accomplishments you have received recently? A) As of today I’m hosting as Master of Ceremonies for the World Flute Society’s Inaugural Convention….