Native American Culture

It's always exciting to see our Native people featured in mainstream magazines. This time, Crow model Shania Russell was featured in an article in Allure magazine on how we're redefining beauty. “People ask about my ... Read more »

To his family, he's known as Kisar Jones-Fryberg, but in the hip-hop scene, he goes by Komplex Kai. This Native rapper reps the Tulalip Tribes to the fullest, all while throwing down deep lyrics over a dope beat. Some... Read more »

June 23rd, 2017 marked the 5th consecutive year that the World Champion San Francisco Giants have hosted a Native American Heritage Night. Luke Lightning, Manny Lieras, Mary Trimble Norris and Calvin Hedrick along sid... Read more »

Jeremiah Copi is a drummer and singer with Blue Medicine Wheel singers from Gallup NM. He is from the Navajo Nation and began drumming when he was 7 years old. Copi's grandfather taught him how to drum and sing,... Read more »

So happy to see this young man getting a national stage to show off his talents! You might already know of RJ Lopez if you ever watch the Heard Museum's World Championship Hoop Dancing competitions. This past year he ... Read more »

Acosia Red Elk, or Young Swan Rising From the Water, is a Champion Jingle Dress dancer from the Umatilla people.  A descendant of Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, she did not become interested in dancing until she was 16, wh... Read more »

Krystyn Shields is from Moab Utah and came here to the Gathering of Nations with her club. Shields is 16 years old and Navajo/Sioux. She dances Northern Traditional Buckskin, and this is her very first year dancing in... Read more »

An exciting announcement out of Canada this week! IKEA Canada and Setsuné Indigenous Fashion Incubator, a Toronto-based social enterprise, have announced a partnership to co-create a handmade limited edition collec... Read more »

Just read this neat story by Karen Lindell with Native News Online about Pamela J. Peters, native filmmaker, photographer and all-around media maven. In the article, Peters talks with Lindell about how she got to audi... Read more »

The Ladies of Native Comedy are comprised of four funny Indigenous women: Teresa Choyguha (Tohono O'odham), Tonia Jo Hall (Lakota/Dakota/Hidatsa), Adrianne Chalepah (Kiowa/Apache) and Deanna M.A.D.(Tonawanda Seneca). ... Read more »

Quebec Liberal MP Marc Miller stunned everyone while delivering a statement in Mohawk in the House of Commons last week. According to CBC News, "it's the first time the Mohawk language has been spoken in either of ... Read more »

Here are some real, practical, and meaningful ways that you can give support to indigenous people in your community and around the country. Donate Money to Programs That Support Native Communities Donating money to... Read more »