Charlie Ballard

This evening, the USA Today reported that in St. George, Utah., Gary Sanden’s 7 year old son of Seneca & Paiute decent, “was removed from his classroom this week after school officials decided his Mohawk haircut was too distracting”  . The 2nd graders parents choose his haircut because its popular with….

As we begin the healing process in our communities, its time to bring the single fathers back into the circle. Many generations of our Indian children were raised by single mothers with few mentions of the single fathers raising kids on their own. Today we take a look a single….

This past weekend the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan., hosted their annual Saganing Traditional Powwow in Standish, Michigan.  What makes this powwow unique is that all of the Grand Entry dancers were given strawberries as they entered the powwow arena.  The strawberry is considered a sacred Anishnabe food because….

As powwow season gets under way, many dancers are just now finishing up on their outfits but many people often wonder where do these dancers get their inspiration for their traditional garments, heres are some clues.   * Families. Some traditional designs have been passed down thru their families. You’ll often….

Wow, we had another incredible night at the Gathering of Nations Powwow 2015!! Tonight was the talent portion of Miss Indian World 2015 at the Kiva Auditorium in downtown Albuquerque, check out this awesome crowd in attendance! The Miss Indian World 2015 talent competition is always a popular event, all….

Its that time of year again to when people from all over the world come in for the biggest powwow in North America – Gathering of Nations Powwow 2015 !!  While meeting people in line, I met Europeans these who flew in from Sweden & England for this weekends festivities! Before….

Did anyone see the Drag Queen in random photos on Facebook from this past weekends Gathering of Nations Powwow 2014?  Yup, that drag queen was me – Comedian Charlie Ballard.  This year I was invited back to host Stage 49 and it was really awesome!  After my hosting duties were….

Thursday evening was the talent portion for the 2015 Miss Indian World Pageant which was held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Kiva Auditorium was packed with onlookers from every part of Indian Country.  Opening the festivities for the night were popular Navajo comedy duo….

Outgoing 2014 Miss Indian World – Kansas Begaye welcomes everyone to the Gathering of Nations Powwow during the 2015 Miss Indian World Pageant held in at the Kiva Auditorium in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico.

It’s April 24th *Thursday* and thousands of Natives from all over the United States will be descending upon Albuquerque, New Mexico., for the 31st Annual Gathering of Nations Powwow 2014. Before the Gathering crew sets it stage to host a vast variety of traditional dances, beautiful regalia, wonderful powwow songs,….