Darren Thompson

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….

Turnaround Arts Pays Visit to Standing Rock Indian Reservation by Darren Thompson, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Turnaround Arts, a national arts organization based in Washington, D.C., recently paid a visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The visit included appearances at Standing Rock Elementary School, Solen….

Miss He Sapa Win Shares Her Vision On Saturday, October 8, 2016 at the Black Hills Powwow in Rapid City, South Dakota, Santana Young Man was crowned the new Miss Black Hills. It is the 30th Miss He Sapa Win to be crowned at the Black Hills Powwow. The daughter….

Elias Not Afraid is fast becoming a well-known and established bead artist. His work ranges from being a full-time contributor to Crow/Northern Cheyenne fashion designer Bethany Yellowtail’s Yellowtail Collective to having his work worn by the Black Eyed Peas very own Taboo™️. Originally from Lodge Grass, Montana on the Crow….

  Norma Baker Flying Horse is one of the most recognized appliqué designers of the Northern Plains that has represented a tradition that spans back centuries. An enrolled member of the Hidatsa Tribe from the Three Affiliated Tribes in North Dakota as well as the Dakota Sioux Tribe and Assiniboine….

Album Review | Showtime Singers’ “Live from Big Sky” Darren Thompson, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Blasting out of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the Showtime Singers present their debut album, “Live from Big Sky”. Recorded at the 2016 Montana State University – Bozeman Powwow, Live from Big Sky is self-produced,….

Album Review | “Songs of Our Old People: Old-Time Round Dance Songs of Oklahoma” Darren Thompson, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Representing some of the most renowned singers from the Southern Plains, “Songs of Our Old People” is a collection of Oklahoma “Round Dance” songs that date back generations. Recorded in….

For the month of October, I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in Crazy Horse Memorial’s artist in residence program. And while I’ve visited Crazy Horse on several occasions, I didn’t quite know how being there every day would be as an artist. My art isn’t something one can see or hang….

Blending tradition and the grace of some of the most recognized voices on the Powwow Trail, Alex E. Smith, Perry “Cheevers” Toppah, and Nitanis “Kit” Landry’s “Rain in July” is a remarkable testament to the creativity and power of the Native American voice. Released in 2009 with Canyon Records, Rain….

Fawn Wood, “Iskwewak: Songs of Indigenous Womanhood“ Darren Thompson | Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Fawn Wood continues to redefine the standard for North American indigenous vocals in her first solo album Iskwewak. Released in 2012, Iskwewak is produced and distributed by Canyon Records and is Fawn’s first solo album with the label….