Toyacoyah Brown

Sarah Agaton Howes is the latest designer to participate in Eighth Generation’s Inspired Natives Project. Sarah is an Anishinaabe artist, teacher, and emerging community organizer from Fond du Lac Reservation in Minnesota. Back in 2013 she created a set of tutorial videos to make Ojibwe Pucker Toe Moccasins. Check them….

On this episode of Making Regalia with Juaquin Lonelodge, he has special guest Terra Houska. Terra introduces viewers to the fundamentals of straight dress making. The follow-up episode will show Juaquin and Terra constructing all the pieces in sequence. Stay tuned for that one! Making Regalia – Show 5 of….

As reported by Seattle Times, these beautiful murals created by Andrew Morrison (Apache/Haida) were defaced over the weekend. Judging from the photograph it looks like the vandal might have used a super-soaker or rigged extinguisher to spray their name on the wall or “drip tag”. I’ve seen quite a few….

Making Regalia with Juaquin Lonelodge is back and this time he is tackling the bustle! Check out these two new episodes to help you with your regalia. Episode 3 – Season 2 On this episode, Juaquin lays out the necessary elements for the construction of a small traditional bustle. Making….

Albert Chacon (Cupeno-Cahuilla-Apache) is a photographer and documentarian with over 10 years of experience in his craft. He is currently utilizing his skills to take on a documentary project close to his heart. Albert has been traveling from reservation to reservation to document the story of modern bird singing. In….

I know a lot us on here love pow wow culture and participate by dancing, drumming or just enjoying from the sidelines. However, not everyone is lucky enough to be exposed to the beauty of the pow wow. A dance performance company based in Canada helps bring a cultural awareness….

Episode 2 of the second season of Making Regalia is out now! In this episode we have guest artist Redsky Whapeppah, demonstrating bell application for men’s straight dance regalia as host Juaquin Lonelodge describes the history and significance of bells. Making Regalia – Episode 2 of Season 2 from CATV47….

Back in October we showed you the trailer for a new Native American Sci-Fi flick called Legends from the Sky. The movie is about a Native American Veteran who is dealing with survivor’s guilt after a disastrous military tour. On top of this, he is forced to search for his….

National Day of the Horse takes place on December 13, 2014, so what better time to talk about the Horse Tribe documentary from Director/Producer Janet Kern. The film explores the renaissance of the legendary horse culture of the Nez Perce–with the help of a charismatic Navajo horseman, Rudy Shebala. Shebala….

Might be time for a road trip next summer! The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is teaming up with several tribes along the famous Route 66 highway to show how the road shaped their communities. In a report from The Associated Press, AINTA will be working alongside the….

What started out as a gift for her grandson turned into a gift for many. Shirley Hill is a fancy shawl dancer from the Siksika Nation in Canada. As any grandmother would do, she saw a cute puppet she thought her grandson would love and immediately purchased it. She brought….

I have a feeling that a lot of people are going to relate with some of the dating dilemmas in this new television series out of Canada. Mohawk Girls follows four dynamic 20-somethings as they try to figure out what it means to be a modern-day Mohawk woman. Like all….