Darren Thompson

Hollywood—When Norma Baker-Flyinghorse originally designed Quannah Chasinghorse’s red dress she wore on the red carpet for this year’s Oscars, it was for a separate function a year ago. What she wasn’t expecting was for her design to be single-handedly chosen as one of the favorite looks on the red carpet….

Indigenous representation in mainstream media over the last few years has come with
increased appreciation of Native culture, especially Native arts. Now, more than ever, Native
cultural materials like handmade jewelry, designed clothing featuring Native designs, and other
memorabilia such as stickers, patches, and pins are consumed by many people, Native and
non-Native.

The 81st Golden Globes Awards was hosted on live television on Sunday, January 7 celebrating film and American television productions released in 2023. Lily Gladstone, an actress of Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage with an upbringing on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, earns a historic first as the first Indigenous person to earn a nomination in the Golden Globes for a lead role. Gladstone’s nomination comes with a slew of other nominations from the film, “Killers of the Flower Moon”, where she plays Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman who’s family was targeted by white men for their connections to oil-rich lands in Oklahoma.

The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) recently concluded another successful Santa Fe Indian Market with crowds of well over 150,000 people on each day of the two-day market. More than 940 artists from the United States and Canada competed in the juried art competition and showcased at the world-famous….

Tashia Hart is a self-driven, ambitious writer from Minnesota who published her first book, “Gidjie and the Wolves” on her own accord, after publishers expressed they were unable to relate to her characters. Her characters are animal people that came from a series of dreams she had between the winters….

From drum-maker to the lead singer of the Midnite Express Singers, Robin Opichee Day-Bedeau has been singing throughout Turtle Island for more than 30 years. So, it’s fair to say Opie Day is pretty much a household name in Indian Country. Born to his late father Joseph John Bedeau from Onigum….

Jaelyn Goodstriker is from the Kainai Blood Tribe near Lethbridge, Alberta, but is currently living in North Battleford, Saskatchewan with her mother Alexis Tootoosis and two sisters as a high school student. She’s a jingle-dress dancer, beader, and a vocal advocate for her peers.  She’s also an Indigenous model that is….

She’s an enrolled member of the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe in Northern Wisconsin and is dedicated to sharing her passion and culture with communities far and wide. Michelle spends much of her time in communities throughout the Northern Great Lakes, near her home in Northern Michigan with her husband and two….

Dana Warrington needs little introduction on the powwow trail. He’s a champion traditional dancer, arena director, and an all-around talent representing both the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin and the Prairie Band of Potawatomi of Kansas. Dana is enrolled with the Prairie Band of Potawatomi of Kansas but grew up on….

Holly Young needs no grand introduction among American Indian artists. She’s a full-time artist from Standing Rock who’s work has been showcased at some astounding venues and locations throughout the United States. Although widely recognized as the creator of Holly’s Hoops, she makes much more than beaded earrings. She’s a….

A photographer from Bismarck, North Dakota has been taking a special interest in the people of the Northern Plains lately using a photographic method invented in the mid-1800’s. You might have seen some of Shane Balkowitsch’s photographs—the historic yet timeless, black-and-white, detailed images of some of Indian Country’s most recognized….

Millie Bridwell specializes in a cherished art among her peoples – she creates and makes star quilts. Making star quilts is a process that is as complicated and challenging as learning a new language, and in some ways is just as symbolic as the giving of an eagle feather in….