Native American Articles

Ashton Locklear is the first Native American to be a part of the United States Gymnastics Olympic Team!  After the Olympic Team Trials in San Jose, Locklear was added to the team as an alternate. PowWows.com recent... Read more »

The 65th Annual North American Indian Days was recently held July 7-10, 2016 in Browning, Montana. The annual Blackfeet celebration is always held the second week in July for four days. During those four days you'll g... Read more »

There's nothing like seeing that long flowing fringe swaying back and forth while watching the buckskin dancers. Very comforting and peaceful! Photographer Mark Lawson captured the beauty and gracefulness of these ... Read more »

Of the couple thousand dancers who are traveling the Powwow trail this Summer, here are a few Jingle Dress dancers who have gained National prominence in Indian Country. Each of these ladies below share a common ba... Read more »

Elias Not Afraid is fast becoming a well-known and established bead artist. His work ranges from being a full-time contributor to Crow/Northern Cheyenne fashion designer Bethany Yellowtail’s Yellowtail Collective to h... Read more »

We're all familiar with Larry Yazzie, famous fancy dancer and creator of the Native Pride Dancers group. But did you know he was also an actor? Yazzie is a natural performer, so it only makes sense that he uses hi... Read more »

Darren Thompson is a renowned Native American musician and contributor to PowWows.com! From his website - DarrenThompson.net Darren Thompson is an educator, public speaker, facilitator, and Native American flu... Read more »

If you've gone to Gathering of Nations, then you are definitely familiar with the lady pictured above. Dr. Lita Mathews is the co-founder of one of the largest pow wows in North America and you may have seen her judgi... Read more »

Our Native veterans have been honored many times, but there is currently not a national monument erected in their honor. That will all change soon as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)... Read more »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDcY1iwFu_4 This past weekend was the 46th Annual San Francisco Gay Pride Parade and the Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits (baaits.org) took part! The theme for this years para... Read more »

The Making Regalia tutorials with host Juaquin Lonelodge have been very popular with you guys! As you might know, Juaquin is a former national Men's Fancy Dance champion and has many years of experience making regalia... Read more »

Husband and wife songwriting team Digging Roots (Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish) have toured extensively across the globe and they're ready to release some new music into the world. In an interview with Nois... Read more »