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Founded in 1971, D-Q University was the only tribal college in California and one of the first six tribal colleges and universities in the United States. They hold an annual pow wow on their Davis, CA campus to honor Veterans in the community and our photographer friend Paula Schultz was….

Check out these two outstanding youth were featured on Time For Kids’ website this past month for Native Heritage Month! First up is Rito Lopez Jr. (Pima/Apache/Arikara/Hidatsa/Mandan) who won first place in the youth category at the 23rd Annual Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest. Here he is in….

You’ve probably seen these Cut videos pop up in your newsfeed from time to time, such as the 100 Years of Beauty in 1-Minute, or the American Kids Try Food from Around the World clips. Recently they tackled something a bit more serious in tone by asking Native Americans to….

The 29th Annual Red Mountain Eagle Pow Wow was held November 7th and 8th at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community SR Baseball Field in Scottsdale, Arizona. Host drums for the pow wow were Northern Cree from Saddle Lake, Alberta, Canada and Thunder Hill from Weatherford, Oklahoma. During the event….

  I’m sure you’ve seen the videos we’ve posted of this crazy character called Soup Juice. Heck, maybe he’s even been to one of your local pow wows! Here’s a few videos in case you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing the Soup Juice in action! So just who is….

YouTube user Ahwahneechee recently uploaded some great pow wow footage from White Swan Pow Wow during the 90s. This vintage video is of the Women’s Traditional Team Dance. Do you think much has changed since this was filmed?

Over the weekend, the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians held their annual pow wow at California State University San Bernardino. This free event is an opportunity for everyone to enjoy the finest Native American singers, dancers, and drummers in North America and Canada. As a special treat this….

Juaquin Lonelodge is back with a brand new edition of Making Regalia. On this latest episode they have recurring guest Red Sky Whapeppah in the studio to help construct a roach spinner. Take a look! Pretty cool eh? Make sure you follow Making Regalia on Facebook for more helpful tips….

I can only imagine the powerful energy this brought to the Mall of America building! As a part of their Annual Wacipi event this summer, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community came out to the Mall of America to demonstrate to the public what a pow wow is all about. Experience….

Juaquin Lonelodge is back with a brand new edition of Making Regalia. In this episode he talks about the history of the dance stick and how you can construct your own. I hope you guys got some good tips! Remember if you need to catch up on any old episodes,….

Back in August we shared with you some gorgeous photos from Brooke Brady of the 2014 Shinnecock Pow Wow. As promised, we’re here to share her photos from the 69th Annual Shinnecock Powwow which just took place over Labor Day weekend. We have a feeling you’re going to love these!….

Calling all creative natives! Have you been watching all the amazing tutorials on Cheyenne and Arapaho Television (CATV47)? The Native Drum with host Shawn Littlebear shows us a lot of helpful drum making tips and techniques. In this two part tutorial, Littlebear demonstrates how to make drumsticks. Get your materials….