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Donovan Shortey from the Dineh is a well know photographer from Window Rock, Arizona.  PowWows.com is honored to bring you this interview. Tell me about yourself and your background?   Yá’át’ééh, My name is Donovan Shortey. I am of the Kinyaa’aani clan, born for the Naakai dine’e clan.  My maternal clan….

The Native American Women Warriors was created to raise awareness of women veterans. Mitchelene BigMan President and founder had created dresses to signify her patriotism to this great nation and the First Nations People. In March 2010, the dresses caught the eye of an elder, which was the time the….

There are great Native crafts sold every day on eBay.  But have you checked your local Goodwill? Staff at a Seattle Goodwill found a beaded Native American vest in the stacks of donations.  The vest is a 20th-century Plains Indian style beaded vest valued at $5,000. According to the Seattle….

Based in Missoula, MT, I’m a documentary photographer and filmmaker working in Indian Country. I document modern Native American life. Adam Sings In The Timber, Crow, graduated from the University of Montana in Missoula with a degree in Journalism with a Photo option. A graduate of the Freedom Forum’s American….

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….

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….

This project will help you learn to do applique rosettes on a small project. Beaded medallion necklaces have been popular for both men and women dancers for many generations. These instructions suggest using the new beading foundation as the material to sew the beads onto. It is a stiffened fabric….

The PowWows.com Member’s Choice Awards are a way for us to recognize excellence for events, dancers, and singers for this past year. 2012 PowWows.com Member’s Choice Award Winners Best Pow Wow – Gathering of Nations Best Contest Pow Wow – Morongo Pow Wow with the Best Food – Gathering of….

Powwow Trail is a glimpse inside the Oneida Powwow through the eyes of Dylan Jennings, a UW-Madison student, traditional dancer, and singer with Midnite Express. This is the fourth installment of The Ways, a collection of stories about Native culture and language from Wisconsin Media Lab. The Ways is an….

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….

November is Native American Heritage Month.  Combined with Thanksgiving, many people seek information about the origins and history of this beloved American holiday. PowWows.com has compiled some articles for you! Thanksgiving Information Thanksgiving – Fact or Fiction A More Accurate View of Thanksgiving Native American Harvest Real Thanksgiving Foods Thanksgiving….

Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc. (NAPT) proudly announces the release of a new documentary that recounts the remarkable journey of legendary warrior Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Nation, who fought injustice not with guns and arrows—but with words. Standing Bear’s Footsteps is available to Public Television stations via the….