Native American Culture

On February 2nd, the popular youth hockey series Hit The Ice returns to APTN for its fifth season. Watch and be inspired as 29 Indigenous Junior hockey players compete for spots on Canada’s Junior team and U.S. colleg... Read more »

The American Indian Center has hosted Pow Wows since 1953.  The book series, Images of America, has put together 50 years of Pow Wow photos into a book - Chicago's 50 Years of Powwows.  This book lets you lo... Read more »

You might remember us talking about an upcoming movie last year called No Blood of Mine, which featured fancy dancer Larry Yazzie as a detective! We said we'd let y'all know when it was available to view and here's in... Read more »

I thought this was a great story even before I clicked on the link. Then I saw the name and thought, wow that guy sounds familiar! Sure enough, George Abeyta, Wyoming school teacher, is also a fancy dancer and pow wow... Read more »

Watching this Smoke Dance video from over the summer has me dreaming about wide open green spaces and warm weather! The annual Marvin "Joe" Curry Veterans Pow Wow is held at the Veterans Memorial Park in Salamanca,... Read more »

Last year, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick announced the formation of the Colin Kaepernick Foundation, in which a major goal was his “Million Dollar Pledge” to give $100,000 each month for ten months ... Read more »

I can't believe Mohawk Girls is already in their fourth season! Have you guys been keeping up with this critically-acclaimed and award-winning show at all? In case you're unfamiliar with it, Mohawk Girls, which airs o... Read more »

It's so exciting to see a project come to life! Last year we shared a casting call for a new film called Waabooz, about a young Ojibwe boy from Red Cliff, Wisconsin named Rabbit who is obsessed with comic books. The f... Read more »

If you find yourself visiting Arizona this winter, make sure you don't miss out on a special experience in Scottsdale. Native Trails is back for their 15th year of sharing cultural traditions of the local Native commu... Read more »

A lot of people have been drawn to Standing Rock, including many talented filmmakers and photographers. Director Kyle Bell recently teamed up with Adam Beach to produce this short documentary about the movement and... Read more »

President Obama's time in the White House is winding down but that doesn't mean he's completely stopped working. In a press release from yesterday it was announced that we will now have two new national monuments in t... Read more »

School is winding down for winter break and it's a last minute scramble to get a gift for a loved one. If you're anything like me, a little humor goes a long way when you need a little pick me up to get through th... Read more »