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Miss Native American USA, Kristina Hyatt, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina visited the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation the last week of February as part of her Smile Drive 2016 through America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation ®. MNAUSA Hyatt and MNAUSA staff….

They say no matter your age, it’s never too late to follow your dreams or your passions in life. A recent documentary film that ran at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival showed how one man gained the confidence to get back into the game. Never Too Late follows the….

22nd Annual Avi Kwa Ame Pow Wow was held February 12th and 13th at the Mojave Crossing Event Center in Fort Mojave, Arizona. Photographer Daryl Weisser was attended the two-day event and brought back some great images to share with us. Enjoy! Great work Daryl! We look forward to sharing….

The Native American community learned some very sad news over the weekend. Robert Redbird, an iconic Kiowa artist, passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 76. He had been battling an illness for some time as noted by his Facebook page. He seemed to be doing better last….

It’s a great honor to once again share with our readers some wonderful photos and a warm review of the 21st Annual UT Arlington Pow Wow that took place this past weekend. Photographer Emilia Gaston was on hand to shoot the event and interview some of the key players this….

Making Regalia with Juaquin Lonelodge is back! This time he’s brought along special guest, Verna Street to talk about something us parents know all too well. What to do when your child’s feet are growing too fast? In this episode, Verna demonstrates how to make alterations on a moccasin for….

How does that old song go, 57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)? There are so many channels to choose from on cable, satellite and regular television these days. And it’s still hard to find something to watch that you’re actually interested in. Especially if you’re looking for something a little more….

Having grown up in Southwestern states most of my life, I confess I knew little about how to deal with winter weather. The only time I dealt with snow is if my friends decided to take a trip to Lake Tahoe to snowboard. But now that I live in Chicago,….

The 9th Annual Prescott Pow Wow was held September 25-27, 2015 in beautiful Watson Lake Park, Prescott, Arizona. Eric Neugent of WolvesEye Photography was present at the pow wow and provided us with some gorgeous shots of the dancers. Take a look below! Thanks again to WolvesEye Photography for letting….

This Winter might be a little above normal temperature wise but who are we kidding, it’s still drab and gray outside. But I know many of you are itching to get out of these dreary days and back out onto the pow wow trail! Here are some great photos from….

From December 26, 2015 to January 3rd, 2016, visitors from across the country were able to celebrate Native culture during the Miccosukee Indian Arts and Crafts Festival held at the Miccosukee Indian Village in Miami, Florida. Dancing, art and food made visitors smile and Chip Yacob with Miami Pro Photography….

Star Wars mania is at an all time high across the world right now. And I know a lot of our Native people love the movie too. Something about good triumphing over evil maybe? With the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens this weekend, I thought it would be….