Native American Culture

Burton Bird might be deaf, but that hasn't stopped him from learning how to dance and being passionate about sharing the culture with others. Like most deaf or hearing impaired people, he can still feel the rhythm and... Read more »

I caught up with Larry Yazzie the founder of the successful dance troupe – Native Pride Dancers. Yazzie was in Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of the head staff at the Gathering of Nations pow-wow held in April every ... Read more »

The Miss Universe Canada 2016 pageant was held June 11th and over 60 ladies were vying for the title. One delegate from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Melinda Henderson, was the only aboriginal contestant this year. She en... Read more »

The reigning Mrs. Universe, Ashley Callingbull, will be competing on the upcoming season of The Amazing Race Canada. You might recall Ashley (Enoch Cree Nation) made history by becoming the first Canadian AND the firs... Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9Y7ejCVH8 This weeks Feature Native Artist is Steven Daniel Hayes. (Yuki/Blackfeet/Pomo) I found Steven giving a mini concert at a friends birthday party on the Coyote Valley In... Read more »

As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There are so many differences of opinion on what makes a beautiful person, both inside and out. A new television series airing on Aboriginal Peoples Television... Read more »

Over the Memorial Day weekend, there were many pow wows held across Turtle Island. One pow wow we always look forward to hearing about is the one held in Oroville, California because we know photographer Paula Schultz... Read more »

As they say, on to bigger and better things? After being blindsided by the University of New Mexico, the founders of North America's largest pow wow had to find a new venue for their event. Tough decisions had ... Read more »

First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech at Santa Fe Indian School yesterday and the crowd was delighted with her words . The Santa Fe New Mexican shared the speech on their YouTube channel an... Read more »

The 1st Annual North American Indigenous Cultural Festival was held May 21st & 22nd at Downsview Park in Toronto. The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto ENAGB Youth program hosted the inaugural event and photograph... Read more »

We've featured many stunning photos and video from Albert Chacon on our website before. You might remember he was the producer of the We Are Birds documentary about bird singing culture in the Southern California ... Read more »

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy visited the Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s Little Axe Health Center in Little Axe, OK for a roundtable discussion with area Tribal Leaders as well as the Citizen Potawatomi Nat... Read more »