As the 2022 Winter Olympics, athletes from over 200 countries go for gold in one of 15 sports in Beijing, China. And that includes some of the very best indigenous athletes. Though we'll see fewer indigenous athletes than in last year's Summer Olympics, you'll want to pay attention to three...
PowWows.com has officially partnered with Navajo professional disc golfer Leah Tsinajinnie, as she enters the 2022 season of the Disc Golf Professional Tour. Leah Tsinajinnie is a member of the Roxas clan (Light and Dark clan), born for the Tsé níjíkíní clan (Honey-Combed Rock People clan). Her maternal grandfather is...
The San Francisco Giants welcome you and your family and friends to AT&T Park to take part in a celebration of the Bay Area's Native American culture by hosting a Native American Heritage Night on Wednesday, June 24th! Ticket package includes a ticket to the Wednesday, June 24th evening game...
Wednesday June 24th 2015, the San Francisco Giants celebrated Native American Heritage Night! Volunteer committee members Earl and Bridget Neconie, Mary Trimble Norris, Anecita Hernandez and Luke Lightning worked for 8 months to plan the night’s event which included 2 hours of pre-game dancing and drumming in the Lefty O’doul’s...
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 side the Giants' Special Events Team organized and put together the evening which included drum and song,...
Capitol's player Timothy "TJ" Oshie celebrates winning the Stanley cup, a historic win for the Capitols after more than two decades of waiting. “Throughout the whole year, not a lot was expected out of us,” T.J. Oshie told The Washington Post. “Maybe on paper we weren’t as elite as teams...
Most are familiar with the trial of Dr. Larry Nasser and his abuse of women and girls in the US Olympic gymnast team etc, but even now women are still finding the strength to come forward and voice their stories of survival. On her Instagram page, Olympic Gymnast Ashton Locklear...
On Aug 24th, Kyrie Irving and his sister Asia were welcomed home in a ceremony with the Standing Rock Sioux in Cannon Ball ND. Irving's mother was adopted and the two siblings were welcomed home in an emotional ceremony and given names. "Wearing a traditional shirt with ribbons, Irving stood...
Mariah Bahe is from Chinle AZ, and has already won the Arizona Junior Olympics Title in her weight class! "I know that people in the community are watching and depending on me, but I really just try and concentrate on my boxing. All my experience in the ring has definitely...
The 2018 Nike N7 line has 2 new Native ambassadors, Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas and Olympic Gymnast Ashton Locklear. The following is taken from the Nike website. This season’s 2018 Nike N7 Collection is inspired by rapper Taboo’s relationship with his Native American heritage, which helped to develop his...