Toyacoyah Brown

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy visited the Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s Little Axe Health Center in Little Axe, OK for a roundtable discussion with area Tribal Leaders as well as the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in Shawnee, OK for a Town Hall Meeting with Oklahoma Tribes participating in the Strategic Prevention….

We R Native is a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth. On their website they have a place for readers to ask questions called “Ask Auntie”. A recent question asks “I finally have the courage to become a powwow dancer. What do I do to get in….

The 2016 Lumbee Pow Wow, “Dance of the Spring Moon”, was recently held May 6 – 8, 2016 at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center in Maxton, North Carolina. The 2016 Head Staff were: Head Male Dancer: Terry White Head Female Dancer: Sharee Strickland Head Drum Judge: Tony Clark Head Dance….

After being teased on FNX, the official music video for Miracle Dolls “Shape The Clay” has finally dropped. Miracle Dolls is an Alternative/Rock/Indie pop band from Southern California, fronted by twin sisters Dani and Dezy. They’re members of the Hidatsa tribe of the Three Affiliated Tribes from Fort Berthold Indian….

Percussionist, educator and author Craig Harris has recently tackled a subject we all hold dear to our hearts for his latest book. He doesn’t just talk traditional or pow wow music, but gets into the modern and contemporary styles in Heartbeat, Warble and the Electric Powwow: American Indian Music. From….

#RaceAnd is a video series that explores the ways that race compounds and intersects with all the other issues faced by people of color. Each video features a different artist, activist, or thinker, sharing their lived experience of how race intertwines with their other identities, and how that mix impacts….

Confident. Poised. Ready to wow the crowd. Nikki Carter, member of the Lumbee tribe, has been modeling since a young girl with Barbizon School of Modeling. She was recently invited to walk a runway in Paris, which is any model’s dream! For five days beginning Wednesday, Carter will take her….

In another hilarious video from Buzzfeed, we find out what happens with typical Americans try Native American foods. How do you think they’ll react? Watch and see! Consensus? “I bet this is what you eat when you have your life together.” Haha! In other words, healthy and tasty. The video….

The 33rd annual Gathering of Nations, held the last weekend of April, attracted around 3,000 dancers from more than 700 tribes across the United States, Canada and Mexico. It was so exciting to be around that many Natives all at once. I’m still buzzing from the event! Photographer Muditha Katuwawala….

In this documentary from Twin Cities PBS, Ojibwe stories tell of the beginnings and the healing powers of the Jingle Dress Dance, a popular tradition throughout Native communities. The Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe produced the video and consulted with a lot of their members about the jingle dress. It’s….

One of the great things about coming to Gathering of Nations is you get to see dances from all nations, including our cousins to the south. Living up north now I don’t get to see as many Aztec dancers as when I used to live in Texas, so this was….

Stage 49 at the Gathering of Nations always hosts a wide array of talented Native musicians performing everything from Rock, Blues, Reggae, Hip Hop, and more. Plus it was a great way to step outside and catch some fresh air and a great view of Albuquerque. Here are just a….