Stretching to loosen his limbs as the voices of singers ascended over the incessant drumbeat, Myron Burger fitted a 15-pound black bear hide on his head. The animal is his brother, he said, while ...
One day when Christoper Akukqasuq Topkok was 4 years old, he came home singing an Athabascan song he’d learned at the Fairbanks Native Association Head Start program he was attending. “We thought was ...
As a child, Rena Farajova dreamed of dancing professionally in her home country of Azerbaijan, until a heart condition meant ...
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in these stories are solely those of the authors. Native Americans from diverse tribes and regions of the country have shared many stories about how Pow-wows ...
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A Native American dance troupe will bring their traditional style of dance to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center next week. The Many Moccasins Dance Troupe will dance on the ...
From milkweed, to prairie sage, to the oft-maligned ragweed, the plants and shrubs common on the high plains of Colorado have properties that can treat pain, cure illnesses and promote health. Over ...
KNOCKOUT. HUNDREDS GATHERED TO CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AT METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S FORT DODGE CAMPUS. THE 33RD ANNUAL INTERTRIBAL POWWOW INCLUDED TRADITIONAL DANCES WITH DANCERS OF ...
BECKET — Thunder sweeps into summer rain. The sound of water builds in growing force, and dancers are gathering in a circle. A woman moves with her shoulders back, keeping percussive rhythm with her ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The rich cultural tradition of Native hoop dancing was on display at World of Winter. Malcolm McDonald, a proud member of the Potawatomi tribe, blended storytelling, dance and ...
For the past six years, Indigenous Enterprise—an Indigenous dance troupe comprised of eight traditional powwow dancers—has been touring the world and sharing the beauty of their culture with others.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — November is National Native American Heritage Month - and a cultural celebration unfolded at the Grand Rapids Public Library's main branch downtown on Saturday. The Ho-Chunk ...