Native American Issues

Have you seen this powerful new video that was recently published on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Facebook page? It's a video showing how the Stand with Standing Rock / NoDAPL movement all started. So great to hear... Read more »

After being ignored through phone calls, emails and other outlets, several Lakota youth went to Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters in Brooklyn to hand deliver a letter to her, asking her to take a stand against t... Read more »

A new documentary exploring tobacco use among American Indians in Minnesota will premiere on public television this month. Created by Dakota/Diné producer Leya Hale with input from Anishinaabe and Dakota elders, Recla... Read more »

After a rough week on the frontlines in North Dakota, some much needed healing was desperately needed. Jingle dress dancers from all over came to Standing Rock on Saturday October 29th for a special dance. Here's a... Read more »

Mark Ruffalo has always used his celebrity to speak out against issues such as fracking, climate change, and most recently the Dakota Access Pipeline. This week he joined up with the cause in North Dakota and met ... Read more »

The Morongo Pow Wow showed their support this weekend for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Miss Indian World, who is from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, spoke to everyone about the issues with the pipeline near her r... Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEpWPNVwQA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxOD4tnUrEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JZhqndPciI On September 9, our water protectors gathered at the State Capitol Building ... Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLY98KsuIM8 There are many voices in the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, heres one familiar voice widely known in Indian Country, Dallas Goldtooth! (Dakota & Dine) D... Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZU884l3cZk This past weekend the current reigning Miss Indian World 2016 - Danielle Ta'Sheena Finn went to Cannonball, North Dakota to protect her water!  This cause is personal to ... Read more »

As a teenager in the 90s, I listened to a lot of hip hop from groups like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Del The Funky Homosapien, etc. Some called it the golden era of hip hop, with a lot of the rhymes and subject... Read more »

Follow our coverage from Standing Rock! powwows.com/standingrock Everyone keeps asking how they can help fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, since we all can't physically be on the frontlines in North Dakota.... Read more »

Even though there's plenty of sunshine and warm days in our future, the department store displays are all reminding me of what's on the horizon: Back to School! Eeek! My kiddo is still in summer camp and we have many ... Read more »