And so it begins…  2015 Gathering of Nations

And so it begins… 2015 Gathering of Nations

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Its that time of year again to when people from all over the world come in for the biggest powwow in North America - Gathering of Nations Powwow 2015 !!  While meeting people in line, I met Europeans these who flew in... Read more »
Miss Indian World Reflects on Her 2014-2015 Reign!

Miss Indian World Reflects on Her 2014-2015 Reign!

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by Dawn Karima, Native American Culture Editor Ne nanahniha Onsoquah, ne Miss Indian World 2014-2015, ne Sosoni Bannite, Kickapoo, and Prairie Band Potawatomi, ne Fort Hall, Idaho naite, tsaan dia neesungah... Read more »
5 Sure-fire Ways To Annoy Everyone Around You At A Pow Wow

5 Sure-fire Ways To Annoy Everyone Around You At A Pow Wow

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5 Sure-fire Ways To Annoy Everyone Around You At A Powwow   1) Show up to a Powwow in a Costume I can’t tell you how many times I have seen someone come to a powwow in a costume, dressed as someone fro... Read more »
5 Photos that Capture the Beauty of UC Davis Pow Wow

5 Photos that Capture the Beauty of UC Davis Pow Wow

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The 43rd annual UC Davis Powwow was held this past weekend and our photographer friend Paula Schultz was there to capture a few sweet moments from the pow wow. Here she is in her own words about this Davis, California... Read more »
No More Spilled Beads!  All Beaders Need To Order This Now!

No More Spilled Beads! All Beaders Need To Order This Now!

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If you've done any beading you've had it happen! Spilled beads! All those beautiful colors now in one big pile on the floor! I've tried keeping them in the containers while beading, Tried dozens of differ... Read more »
What It’s Like To Grow Up in the Powwow Circle and Not Come From a Powwow Family

What It’s Like To Grow Up in the Powwow Circle and Not Come From a Powwow Family

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Without a doubt, at every powwow, they will be noticed; the kid with a mismatched outfit and either Tandy Leather Factory moccasins or simply socks and shoes. Like all little kids, they don't care what they look like,... Read more »
The Native Drum – Making a Handle for a Small Drum

The Native Drum – Making a Handle for a Small Drum

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Have you guys been keeping up with the awesome tutorials on Cheyenne and Arapaho Television (CATV47)? Last year we told you about a new show called The Native Drum with host Shawn Littlebear (Southern Cheyenne). Littl... Read more »
Indigenous Students Achieving Greatness

Indigenous Students Achieving Greatness

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Yesterday I met with Joseph Montoya, a student at San Jose State University and President of his club the “Native American Student Organization” which he started the Spring semester of his Freshman year at SJSU. I w... Read more »
#ThereIsHope – Suicide Prevention and Awareness on the Pine Ridge

#ThereIsHope – Suicide Prevention and Awareness on the Pine Ridge

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The Pine Ridge Reservation, a place that is often painted as one of the most impoverished, unhealthy and downright ugly places that you can imagine, whose 28,000 residents call this place home and choose not only to o... Read more »
21 Fantastic Photos & Recap of 11th Annual Santa Fe Days

21 Fantastic Photos & Recap of 11th Annual Santa Fe Days

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This past weekend in Carrolton, Texas they celebrated the 11th annual Santa Fe Days cultural event. Santa Fe Days is a full weekend of food, dancing, Native culture, and artisans selling their beautiful handmade j... Read more »
Ireland Pays Tribute to Choctaw Nation’s Kindness

Ireland Pays Tribute to Choctaw Nation’s Kindness

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As reported by Ireland Calling, city officials in Cork, Ireland were looking for a unique way to mark the Choctaw Nation’s generosity and kindness during a dark period of Ireland's history: The Great Irish Famine. App... Read more »
Akicita Owicahe – Lakota Freedom Veterans Cemetery

Akicita Owicahe – Lakota Freedom Veterans Cemetery

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  Growing up in a family of veterans, I was very used to seeing images of time served and hearing military talk that never seems to leave the individual, even if they’ve been separated from the military fo... Read more »

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