March 5, 2018 Artist, musician, writer, and poet Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is Mississauga Nishnaabe and a member of Alderville First Nation. Leanne's unique spoken songs and soundscapes are built from personal …
February 28, 2018 The 2017 album Letting Go is Ojibwe singer/songwriter Paco Fralick's musical debut. Paco grew up near the reservation in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, taking piano and violin lessons, absorbing the …
February 5, 2018 Arthur Renwick was born and raised within the Haisla First Nation of Kitimat, British Columbia. Carrying on the tradition of Cigarbox guitar playing, Arthur's bottleneck slide and folk-style …
January 22, 2018 Award-winning Pine Ridge Oglala, Leech Lake Anishinaabe, and Muscogee Creek rapper Chase Manhattan hails from the Twin Cities of Minnesota. CEO of Shanob Ent. with a clothing line …
December 11, 2017 Mohawk/Scottish musician Jonathan Maracle is from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Canada. He is the songwriter and lead vocalist for the band Broken Walls, also playing Mohawk wind flutes, native …
November 13, 2017 Byron Nicolai is a traditional Yup’ik drummer and singer from Toksook Bay, Alaska — a village with a population of around 600 residents. Nicolai, who performs under I …
October 16, 2017 The Native American Music Awards were formed in 1998 to promote appreciation and awareness of Indigenous musicians and create new music initiatives for the Native community. Two decades …
September 25, 2017 Cody Blackbird is the founder, vocalist, and flutist of The Cody Blackbird Band. Eastern Band Cherokee and Dakota, Cody is the youngest ever Native American Music Awards "Flutist …
August 28, 2017 Peguis First Nation singer/songwriter William Prince just released his solo debut album Earthly Days. A member of the supergroup Indian City, he grew up singing in church and …
