Have you heard Cardi B's song Bodak Yellow? People have taken up the challenge to lyrics to fit their own life. Our own Corinne Oestreich took up the challenge - Pow Wow Style! Check out her version of Bodak Yellow below! Lyrics (Chorus) Say Wasiču, you can’t mess with me...
Jaelyn Goodstriker is from the Kainai Blood Tribe near Lethbridge, Alberta, but is currently living in North Battleford, Saskatchewan with her mother Alexis Tootoosis and two sisters as a high school student. She’s a jingle-dress dancer, beader, and a vocal advocate for her peers. She's also an Indigenous model that is...
Listen to my interview with Lumbee singer Alexis Raeana. She auditioned for this season of American Idol and made it to Hollywood Week! Find out what happened in Hollywood. Enter to win Pow Wow Life shirt and decals below! Show Notes Alexis Raeana Instagram Alexis Raeana Facebook Gathering of Nations...
Today I interview Bobby Wilson from the 1491s an Indigenous comedy group. Bobby and I talk about how the group got started with YouTube videos, to live shows, to producing a play - Between Two Knees. You've seen their videos, now learn about their origin told by Bobby Wilson. Listen...
The Sampson Brothers, Lumhe and Samsoche (Seneca and Muscogee Creek) blend traditional Native hoop dance with hip-hop at ground zero of the American Indian Movement: Minneapolis. KQED, in their newest series titled "If Cities Could Talk" showcases the brother's talents in their very first episode. Their mother, an acclaimed fancy shawl dancer,...
If you haven't been following American Idol this year, it might be time to start. University of North Carolina senior Alexis Jones who also happened to be Lumbee was given a Golden Ticket after her stunning renditions of "Spotlight" by Jennifer Hudson and "All I ask" by Adele. She even...
Norma Baker Flying Horse is Hidatsa, Dakota Sioux, and Assiniboine. She is known for her Native American fashion designs. Norma's fashion work has grown from Pow Wow outfits to designing fashion for award shows like the Grammys and Oscars. Her dresses were recently featured in a Paris fashion show. She...
There is a video circulating on Facebook of Theland Kicknosway hoop dancing at the 2019 Little NHL Ceremonies! If you haven't seen it, watch below! About Theland Kicknosway Theland was awarded an Indspire award in 2018. Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality (2018) Walpole Island Bkejwanong Territory, Ontario “Everything that I do...
Sapling and Flint is a Clothing and Jewelry company owned by Two Mohawk twin sisters Dakota and Jesse Brant! "Dakota and Jesse Brant, twin sisters and co-founders of jewelry manufacturer Sapling & Flint, say thanks to the contest winnings, their business will now be the first jewelry wholesale manufacturer that...
Tonia Jo Hall grew up on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. She started dancing as a tiny tot. At 18 she began traveling outside her reservation to larger Pow Wows. She is now a champion Jingle Dress Dancer. Recently she began a career in stand up comedy known for her...