Native American Sports

Fifty indigenous athletes are headed to Japan to compete in the Tokyo Olympics—the most ever selected in Olympic history. Only 3 indigenous athletes competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Sixteen of these athletes a... Read more »

Teton Saltes, a former Pine Ridge Indian Reservation resident, is getting his shot to play in the NFL. Saltes, an active member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, played offensive lineman at the University of New Mexico (... Read more »

Get ready to hear the name Neilson Powless more often. The 24-year old has become the first Native American cyclist to ride in the Tour de France after only riding professionally for 5 years.  Athletics comes ... Read more »

On July 31, the Washington NFL team announced the retirement of their current name and logo. From Washington Team website: On July 3rd, we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team's name. ... Read more »

Listen to my interview with Brent Cahwee from NDNSports.com.  We talk about the Native American athletes to watch this fall! [spp-player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/powwowlife/Pow_Wow_Life_-_Brent_Cahwee_-_... Read more »

Watch the first episode of our new Youtube series - On Indian Time! Corinne Oestreich hosts the show.  On Indian Time will feature interviews, stories, and more from all around Indian Country. https://w... Read more »

“This weekend was really not like anything I’ve ever done or ever felt before,” she said after her last race. “It’s the first time I ran for anyone other than myself. … This is the first time I’ve ever made a scene... Read more »

The article below was written by Sgt. Marvin Tom about his first-hand experience with his cadets at an Arizona Cardinals game. "..I only had a moment to tell the cadets that they had this in the bag and not to worry ... Read more »

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 insp... Read more »

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 o... Read more »

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 cerem... Read more »

Watch and Chat live with Paul G from PowWows.com! August 23, 2018 – 9:00 PM EST Join us to talk football with Brent Cahwee from NDNSports.com!  Find out more about the Natives to follow this football season! ... Read more »