Toyacoyah Brown

While you’re watching the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow on PowWows.com this weekend, be sure to look for this wonderful young lady! Tia Wood, 17 years old from the Saddle Lake First Nation, has been chosen as Head Young Lady Dancer at the annual pow wow, one of the largest….

Just what I’ve been wanting in hip hop music these days! Snotty Nose Rez Kids mixes in a little bit of humor with some important cultural issues like land rights, rez life, oppression, and healing. The duo consists of MC Yung Trybez (aka Zazaxsmalis) and Young D (aka Darren Metz)….

Playboy magazine recently named Brook Power their Playmate of the Year for 2017. According to press releases, she is the magazine’s first Native American to win the title. Here’s what she had to say about her heritage and background: When not modeling, Brook loves putting her talents into artistic creations…..

Lots of folks are becoming hip to the pow wow fitness craze! Powwow Sweat was recently featured on the Newsy website as well as NPR’s Morning Edition. Listen here to the NPR Morning Edition episode: You can find videos and more on the Powwow Sweat Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/powwowsweat/

Dozens of women will be vying for the title of Miss Indian World at the end of April in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Among the competitors is Taylor Haskett, current Miss Shoshone-Bannock. According to an article posted in the Idaho State Journal, Haskett currently works at Sho-Ban Jr./Sr. High School as….

An archaeological site reaffirms what the Heiltsuk First Nation have known all along; their ancestors have lived in the British Columbia area for thousands of years. In an article posted on Smithsonian’s website: While digging on the Triquet Island, archaeologists unearthed a settlement that dates to the period of the….

I hope you’re not watching this at night, or alone! Now that I’ve warned you, you have to check out this trailer of The Red Hogaan, a Kody Dayish Production. The production company was started by Navajo siblings, Kody, Kolette and Kolin.The production company was started by Navajo siblings, Kody,….

The N’we Jinan nonprofit program continues to work with First Nations students all across Canada to help youth express themselves through music and media. Most recently they worked with elementary and high school First Nations students at Surrey School District Board in Surrey, British Columbia. The first song is from….

Pow Wow season has officially started back up so you know its time for some fresh makeup tips! I found a couple of great tutorials from some lovely ladies over on YouTube. First up is Nikita Elyse (Cree) from Canada, keeping things on the neutral side: Next up is Shayna….

A new film about Standing Rock is set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, and it has some great people on board. As reported in Colorlines: Josh Fox, who shed light on the impacts of fracking in his documentary Gasland and its sequel, Gasland 2, is directing….

TORRANCE, Calif., March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — To address the issue of low science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) proficiency on the reservation and increase exposure to STEM opportunities, Oglala Lakota College and the American Honda Foundation have partnered on the Lakota Star Knowledge Project. The program provides STEM curriculum,….

The Honey Lodge Youth Enterprise is what happens when brilliant minds come together and think outside the box! The Native American Advocacy Program (NAAP), a non-profit organization that serves Rosebud Indian Reservation, was facing a lack of funding for their youth programs and also dealing with an unemployment crisis. When….