Native American Articles

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

  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 »

Sarah Agaton Howes is the latest designer to participate in Eighth Generation's Inspired Natives Project. Sarah is an Anishinaabe artist, teacher, and emerging community organizer from Fond du Lac Reservation in Minne... Read more »

Jared Yazzi is a Navajo business owner and designer at OXDX Clothing and is based out of Chandler, AZ. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the 2014 Standford Powwow in Palo Alto California and was excited to feature ... Read more »

On this episode of Making Regalia with Juaquin Lonelodge, he has special guest Terra Houska. Terra introduces viewers to the fundamentals of straight dress making. The follow-up episode will show Juaquin and Terra con... Read more »

As reported by Seattle Times, these beautiful murals created by Andrew Morrison (Apache/Haida) were defaced over the weekend. Judging from the photograph it looks like the vandal might have used a super-soaker or r... Read more »

Making Regalia with Juaquin Lonelodge is back and this time he is tackling the bustle! Check out these two new episodes to help you with your regalia. Episode 3 - Season 2 On this episode, Juaquin lays out the nec... Read more »

Albert Chacon (Cupeno-Cahuilla-Apache) is a photographer and documentarian with over 10 years of experience in his craft. He is currently utilizing his skills to take on a documentary project close to his heart. Alber... Read more »

I know a lot us on here love pow wow culture and participate by dancing, drumming or just enjoying from the sidelines. However, not everyone is lucky enough to be exposed to the beauty of the pow wow. A dance perf... Read more »