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Filmed in Minnesota, New Adventure Film Features Native Cast
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There's some familiar faces in this movie that looks like fun for the whole family!
Kid West is a family-friendly adventure that follows "a young spitfire cowgirl, and her coolheaded Native American friend, as ... Read more »
Former Miss Central Navajo Pre-Teen Shares Her ‘Canyon Life’ on National Geographic
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Recently found this short doc featured on National Geographic's YouTube page. I know you guys will enjoy this!
From the film's synopsis:
Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a place where many Navajo fa... Read more »
Catawba Pottery and Basket – Keith Brown and Faye Griener
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My wife Kelli and I recently took part in a tour of local artisans and farms during June, called the Ag + Art Tour. The tour took place over several weekends in different South Carolina counties.
Kelli and I l... Read more »
Nahko & Medicine for the People- ‘A Call to Action’
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Nahko (Nahkohe Parayno) was born in Oregon under some difficult circumstances but fortunately adopted by a loving family while he was still a baby. He struggled early on with identity issues, being a mix of Apache, Pu... Read more »
Native Fashion Joins Global Talent on Phoenix Runway
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Phoenix, AZ (July 06, 2017) – For the second year in a row, Acoma Pueblo designer, Loren Aragon will represent Native American fashion in contention for Designer of the Year in the 2017 Phoenix Fashion Week Designer B... Read more »
Crow Model Featured in Allure Magazine!
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It's always exciting to see our Native people featured in mainstream magazines. This time, Crow model Shania Russell was featured in an article in Allure magazine on how we're redefining beauty.
“People ask about my ... Read more »
Tulalip Rapper – “Native and Proud of It”
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To his family, he's known as Kisar Jones-Fryberg, but in the hip-hop scene, he goes by Komplex Kai. This Native rapper reps the Tulalip Tribes to the fullest, all while throwing down deep lyrics over a dope beat. Some... Read more »
The Road to Gathering: Jeremiah Copi
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Jeremiah Copi is a drummer and singer with Blue Medicine Wheel singers from Gallup NM.
He is from the Navajo Nation and began drumming when he was 7 years old.
Copi's grandfather taught him how to drum and sing,... Read more »
Young Hoop Dancer to Show Big Talent on ‘Little Big Shots’!
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So happy to see this young man getting a national stage to show off his talents! You might already know of RJ Lopez if you ever watch the Heard Museum's World Championship Hoop Dancing competitions. This past year he ... Read more »
Acosia Red Elk Video Interview
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Acosia Red Elk, or Young Swan Rising From the Water, is a Champion Jingle Dress dancer from the Umatilla people. A descendant of Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, she did not become interested in dancing until she was 16, wh... Read more »
The Road to Gathering: Krystyn Shields
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Krystyn Shields is from Moab Utah and came here to the Gathering of Nations with her club. Shields is 16 years old and Navajo/Sioux. She dances Northern Traditional Buckskin, and this is her very first year dancing in... Read more »
Need A Laugh? Ladies of Native Comedy Can Help!
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The Ladies of Native Comedy are comprised of four funny Indigenous women: Teresa Choyguha (Tohono O'odham), Tonia Jo Hall (Lakota/Dakota/Hidatsa), Adrianne Chalepah (Kiowa/Apache) and Deanna M.A.D.(Tonawanda Seneca). ... Read more »
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