Charlie Ballard

Its election time!  This evening Presidential hopeful Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate and immediately my eyes lit up because I thought Indian People just might finally have an ally with this government! Lets get straight to Biden’s campaign promises for Native people: “If elected in November,….

Beautifully located 8 miles within the Grand Canyon National Park, are the Havasu Baaja (Havasupai), People of the Blue-Green Waters.  Their land is known for its majestic waterfalls supplied by hidden limestone aquifers, set against the dreamy backdrop of towering mesas, known as the Grand Canyon. By April, many different….

“OMG, they won” , was my first initial reaction when I learned that Anthony Johnson (Navajo) and James Makokis (Cree) won this years Amazing Race Canada 2019! Wow! If you’ve never seen Amazing Race basically its a reality show where the participants, “embark on the race of a lifetime, all….

Its wonderful to meet powwow dancers because its always interesting on how they ended up in the powwow dance arena. Everyone meet Michelle McCauley (Paiute), from Wadsworth, Nevada. Originally  she danced in her Traditional Paiute Buckskin and didn’t switch to fancy dancing until she was 21.  Now a seasoned dancer….

Its always a wonderful surprise to run into our good friend Acosia Red Elk (Umatilla) on the Powwow trail, Acosia’s vibration is welcoming, friendly and she always has a couple great words to share.  What makes Acosia so interesting is her inter-connectedness to everyone and everything. On the Powwow circuit,….

Wayne Silas Jr. (Oneida) showed why he’s still in his prime when he won the Iron Man Contest at this years Stanford Powwow 2018! Wayne was the last man standing after a nearly 30-minute consecutive dance session! Some may remember Wayne being a founder member of the drum group –….

This past weekend Jocy Bird (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara) was the Head Lady Dancer at the Stanford Powwow 2018 in Palo Alto, California! Jocy is accomplished Fancy Dancer who everyone can catch on the Powwow circuit.  More recently she was also the Head Woman Dancer at the 2018 Gathering of Nations Powwow in….

Hoka Hey Everybody!! This week its our delight to showcase Make Up Artist – Jennifer Bear Medicine (Apsàalooke (Crow)/Paiute/Warm Springs) on PowWows.com!! Jennifer is a self taught make up artist who expresses her culture through make up! Her chosen medium is eyebrow art where she paints beautiful Native images right….

A couple years ago we reported in a PowWows.com blog about the Gay Marriage movement in Indian Country, that even though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gay Marriage in all 50 states on June 26, 2015., only a handful of tribes decided to recognize the new Gay Marriage Law on….

This past weekend in Highland, California, the Yuhaaviatam Clan of the Serrano Indians held their annual San Manual Powwow! Apart of their dance competitions, the San Manual Powwow sponsor a Sweetheart Dance Contest for couples.  The contest offers 10K in prize money for first place! To be honest, I have my….

This past week three of our Native LGBT ambassadors attended Tucson Pride in Tucson, Arizona! (Pictured L-R) Miss Montana Two Spirit 2017 – Vanessa Kristina (Salt River Pima), Miss International Two Spirit 2017 – Timothy Ward (San Carlos Apache), Miss Apache Diva 2017 – Vicki Quintero (White Mountain Apache). Lets get….

This past weekend Christian Parrish Take The Gun (Crow) aka Supaman performed for Native Youth groups in the Bay Area.  For those of you not familiar with Christian: Christian Parrish Takes the Gun, professionally known as Supaman, is a Apsaalooke rapper from Seattle, Washington. The child of struggling alcoholics, he spent part….