Native Profiles
Lumbee Gymnast Ashton Locklear – 2016 United States Olympic Team
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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.
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Famous Jingle Dress Dancers
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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 »
Bead Artist Elias Not Afraid
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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 »
Larry Yazzie Plays Detective in Movie ‘No Blood of Mine’
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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 »
Dr. Lita’s Story Highlights Need for Organ Donation in Native Community
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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 »
Hoop Dancer Serves As Ambassador for Deaf Children
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Burton Bird might be deaf, but that hasn't stopped him from learning how to dance and being passionate about sharing the culture with others. Like most deaf or hearing impaired people, he can still feel the rhythm and... Read more »
Larry Yazzie – Sharing Indigenous Culture with the World
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I caught up with Larry Yazzie the founder of the successful dance troupe – Native Pride Dancers. Yazzie was in Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of the head staff at the Gathering of Nations pow-wow held in April every ... Read more »
Norma Baker Flying Horse Sews It Straight
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Norma Baker Flying Horse is one of the most recognized appliqué designers of the Northern Plains that has represented a tradition that spans back centuries.
An enrolled member of the Hidatsa Tribe fro... Read more »
Steven Daniel Hayes – Native Country Singer
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9Y7ejCVH8
This weeks Feature Native Artist is Steven Daniel Hayes. (Yuki/Blackfeet/Pomo)
I found Steven giving a mini concert at a friends birthday party on the Coyote Valley In... Read more »
Future Indian Powwow Princess
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v01Bf6bwUtI
The 2016 powwow season is officially under way and Jeanine Lomaintewa (Paiute & Hopi) of Bishop, California., is on the powwow trail.
Jeanine is currently running ... Read more »
Kiowa Nations Mourns the Loss of Artist Robert Redbird
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The Native American community learned some very sad news over the weekend. Robert Redbird, an iconic Kiowa artist, passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 76. He had been battling an illness for some time as ... Read more »
University Powwow Honors Influential Comanche Podiatrist
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It's a great honor to once again share with our readers some wonderful photos and a warm review of the 21st Annual UT Arlington Pow Wow that took place this past weekend. Photographer Emilia Gaston was on hand to ... Read more »
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