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30 Native American Clothing Brands We Love
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Supporting Native American clothing companies is not just about fashion; it's a way to honor and preserve indigenous cultures and traditions. However, in a market often cluttered with imitations, it can be challenging... Read more »
REDRUM Motorcycle Club Serves Indigenous Communities Around the Globe
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Cliff Matias remembers arriving with his team in Standing Rock in 2016, during the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests (#NoDAPL). The protests erupted as a grassroots opposition to the construction of Energy Transfer Part... Read more »
Shop Native This Holiday Season
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Holiday shopping season is here. Support Indigenous business owners!
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2021 Native Holiday Gift Guide
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Opinion: Ethnic Fraud in Academic Institutions is One Strand of a Much Bigger Problem
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The cases of ethnic fraud in academic institutions—mainly being reported in Canada—have started many conversations over how to prevent people from claiming an Indigenous identity that doesn’t belong to them.
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It’s Time to Properly Acknowledge Native American Veterans
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Veterans Day is the one day a year, we set aside to honor our military heroes that have fought and died in order to protect the people. Sadly, the United States has a complex history with indigenous veterans, failing ... Read more »
History of PowWows.com
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Join Paul G this week to discuss the history of PowWows.com. Paul started the site in 1996 while learning HTML. Now PowWows.com is the leading community for people to connect with Native American culture.
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The Atlanta Braves Are World Series Champs, But The ‘Tomahawk Chop’ Debate Rages On
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The Atlanta Braves are officially baseballs' best team, after defeating the Houston Astros 4-2 in the World Series.
Yet, the gesture known as the "tomahawk chop"—which has long been used by fans of teams with Nati... Read more »
No, Halloween Still Doesn’t Exempt Us From Cultural Appropriation
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Every year, those offensive—sometimes outright racist—Halloween costumes seem to circle back around.
Happy Cultural Appropriation Day!
One of the most common and egregious examples is the "Native American costu... Read more »
Indigenous People’s Day Rant
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Last week we celebrated Indigenous People's Day. More cities and states are beginning to recognize this holiday. But not everyone agrees. Hear Paul G's thoughts on the holiday.
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Taboo From Black Eyed Peas Shares His Story of Activism
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Taboo from the Black Eye Peas joins Paul G on the Pow Wow Life podcast.
Taboo is a Grammy Award winner, author, comic book creator, activist, father, husband, and cancer survivor. Taboo shares where... Read more »
‘Stoodis!’ & ‘Skoden’ — ‘Reservation Dogs’ Puts NDN Slang in Focus
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The hit series "Reservation Dogs," created by Sterling Harjo and Taika Waititi, has accomplished something few other shows have: it's managed to introduce a mainstream audience to Native American culture without leani... Read more »
Most Memorable Pow Wow Moments
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Finally, I was able to attend my first Pow Wow in 2 years.
With my trip, I have been reflecting on some of my best memories of Pow Wows, and I wanted to share them with you. I've been blessed, thanks to you, to have ... Read more »
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