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On a hot desert day in rural Nevada, there is excitement in the air. It's May 26, 2016 which can only mean one thing in these parts. Graduation Day! This is the last graduating... — Updated 9/9/2016

Chippewa-Cree/Dakota Sioux performer Jermaine White Elk recently sat down for a visit to discuss his music and art. A NAMMY-nominated traditional flutist, White Elk is also noted... — Updated 9/9/2016

Geronimo. Victorio. Lozen. The list of Apache heroes looms large throughout Native American history. A contemporary Apache hero has won a great honor that will permit him to join th... — Updated 7/19/2016

SANTA FE, NM-The New Mexico Music Awards awarded Levi Platero and his band, Best Blues Award at their annual awards ceremony, June 21, 2016. Levi is the son of Murphy and Janice... — Updated 7/19/2016

ALBUQUERQUE, NM-Danielle Ta'Sheena Finn from Porcupine, North Dakota and member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe was crowned Miss Indian World 2016 at the 33rd Annual Gathering of N... — Updated 5/14/2016

DK: We are visiting with Kelly Montijo Fink "White Sparrow," Mexican, Apache, and Spanish, a wife, mother, adjunct Spanish professor, singer-songwriter, and creative artist. She... — Updated 3/24/2016

WINNIPEG, MB-Manitoba's human rights organizations honored Indigenous youth in Winnipeg's North End who, as a group, are working together to bring about reconciliation. The... — Updated 1/16/2016

DK: Such gorgeous art! Introduce yourself to us please. SCB: My Name is Sabrina Cote-Brooks I am from Cote First Nation which is in Saskatchewan, Canada. I am proud to be an Ojibwe/... — Updated 1/16/2016

TISHOMINGO, OK-In 1307, William Tell used a crossbow bolt to halve an apple balanced atop his son's head...or so legend has it. Chickasaw world-class archer Shiloh Butts could... — Updated 11/14/2015

DK: You're a true role model! Please tell us about yourself. KM: Yá'át'ééh, my name is Kahlaya Rose Mckinney. I am born for the Owens Valley Paiute Tribe of Bishop, California.... — Updated 11/14/2015

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM-Cheyenne Brady from New Town, ND, and member of the Sac and Fox tribe was crowned Miss Indian World at the 32nd Annual Gathering of Nations, the most prominent... — Updated 8/1/2015

Miss Indian Rodeo is a role model of spirit and service! Dedicated to her strong faith, she spends much of her time helping others and honoring elders in her community. As Miss Indi... — Updated 8/1/2015

Ho-Chunk Bronson Koenig and his teammates, the Wisconsin Badgers, surprised everyone by defeating the Kentucky Wildcats in the second Final Four game by a score of 71-64. This... — Updated 5/12/2015

WASHINGTON – Keanu Jones just wanted to tell stories of his Navajo people when he picked up a camera several years ago, never thinking that his "simple 3-minute film" would bring... — Updated 5/12/2015

As we sat on the bus that morning, no one knew that the words spoken at that moment in time would ring throughout the rest of my life. "I'm never going to be like him.." "Me... — Updated 3/21/2015

Native youth traveled to the nation's capital in December to participate in the annual White House Nations Tribal Conference. The White House Tribal Nations Conference Youth... — Updated 1/17/2015

WINNIPEG, MB-The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has awarded the third annual Skills Award for Aboriginal Youth to Shownoo Blackbird-Williams from Walpole Island First... — Updated 1/17/2015

ADA, OK-Three young ladies were crowned Chickasaw Nation princesses September 29, 2014, bringing talent, poise and maturity in representing the Chickasaw people and tribe in the... — Updated 12/4/2014

ADA, OK-Following a nationwide search, the cast of "Te Ata" is set and filming is now underway in several Oklahoma locations. Experienced, award-winning Native American actors are... — Updated 12/4/2014

Hopi tribe member, Diane Humetewa (hoo-MEE-tee-wah) was born and reared in Arizona and started school on the Hualapai Reservation. Her father worked for the Bureau of Indian... — Updated 10/12/2014

Native people study law. Christians study law. Native Christians should know some law too. Most of our news is on issues surrounded by questions of law. However, sometimes the law... — Updated 7/23/2014

Now called "The Plateros" they feature Levi Platero, his brother, cousin, and father. They are a three-piece family Blues Rock Power trio from Tohajiilee, New Mexico of the Eastern... — Updated 5/25/2014

The Rolling Stones sang: "You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need." It's kind of weird when the Rolling Stones make... — Updated 5/25/2014

SOCHI, RUSSIA-Were you one of those hardy individuals who got up to watch the Gold Medal game between Canada and Sweden? Even if you weren't, there is little doubt that men's and... — Updated 3/15/2014