Toyacoyah Brown

Last year we shared several posts about a New York-based photographer who was working with the Shinnecock Nation. He was taking beautiful pictures of their community and wanted to visit some others around the nation. Since then Bryan Downey did indeed visit with several Cherokee and Pawnee members in Oklahoma….

It’s that time of year again where the kids are getting out of school, the weather is warming up, and the summer pow wow trail is starting to heat up. That also means Father’s Day is just around the corner on June 17th, and you don’t want to show up….

So awesome to see our Native folks get some mainstream love! Native filmmaker Kyle Bell’s short documentary on Steven Paul Judd was recently chosen as a Vimeo Staff Pick! The short documentary Dig It If You Can was previously only shown on the film festival circuit, but is now available….

Wow, time has been flying by lately and I can’t believe it’s already May. That means it’s almost Mother’s Day! Now, I know we all take good care of our mothers everyday, but this is a special day to really honor her, so I hope you got her something good!….

Originally from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Kelly Fraser has performed countless concerts across Canada, especially the Arctic (Nunavut and Nunavik), where she is extremely well-known. Like many other Inuit, Kelly has been through many personal struggles, ranging from substance abuse, the loss of her father and others to suicide, to name only….

PARK CITY, Utah — Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blackfoot/Sámi) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is the 2018 recipient of the Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship—an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942-2010). The announcement was delivered today at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. For the third….

You might remember this post from last year where the Red Tail Spirit Singers performed in the Caribbean with steel drum players. Well, they’re still collaborating with like minded musicians all over the world, this time with Akawui, a Montréal-based musician with Andean roots. The song is in Spanish, with….

February 1, 2018 – For thousands of years, indigenous people have transformed simple fibers into useful and beautiful containers, clothes, and other household materials reflecting their unique cultures. Weaving is a varied and true art form for Native people across the US and Canada, from Navajo rugs in the Southwest….

Montreal, February 14, 2018 – Hit The Ice returns for its sixth season. The 15-episode series features Midget and Junior Indigenous hockey hopefuls, from communities across the country, aged 16 to 18, as they are put through the paces of a real NHL style training camp by a team led….

The roots/rockers who have been lighting up the music world all the way from the James Bay in remote Northern Ontario have just released their highly-anticipated third album, HIGH ROAD, on February 23rd. It’s an album about resilience, something Midnight Shine’s frontman Adrian Sutherland knows firsthand. “Growing up in Attawapiskat….

Montreal, January 30, 2018 – Nish Media debuts its brand new 13-episode series SKINDIGENOUS, which explores Indigenous tattooing traditions around the world, on Tuesday, February 20th at 7:30 p.m. ET on APTN HD and APTN E and at 7:30 p.m. MT on APTN W. The APTN N broadcast begins on….

I always love it when our buddy Albert Chacon shares a new bird singing video with us. And this time, he added some aerial shots to the video making it extra special. In this video, you’ll see the Rez Life Singers performing at the 20th Annual Ward Valley Spiritual Gathering…..