Indian Country Today - Arts News
Flight of Fancy: What the Planets Would Look Like if They Were as Close as the Moon
Watching planets and stars as they appear in the sky is captivating, but gazing at pinpricks of light glistening against the celestial sphere doesn’t give the heavenward ogler a...
A Conversation with Shari Sebbens of 'The Sapphires'
In the Australian hit movie The Sapphires, Shari Sebbens plays Kay, a “white-looking” Aboriginal girl who is stolen from her family to live with Australians who are not...
New York Radio Personality Louis Cook Walks On
He was a noted jazz host and radio producer in Indian country in northern New York State....
Yes, Gil Birmingham is in 'The Lone Ranger' -- Here's the LEGO that Proves It
You know Johnny Depp is in Disney's The Lone Ranger, coming to a theater near you on July 3....
The Greatest Stories Never Told: A Dialogue on Theater
Donna Loring is an author, playwright, and Penobscot Tribal Elder....
Superheroes Meet Native Design in Jeffrey Veregge's Work
Graphic designer Jeffrey Veregge (Port Gamble S'Klallam) created his first 'Native Superhero' design just a few years ago, at a point when the Seattle-based graphic designer was...
Ciudad Blanca, the Lost White City of Honduras, Possibly Found Under Rainforest
From the air it looks like a sea of green....
The Pop Star and the Hopi Katsinam: A Little Help From Joe Dassin
In the days leading up to the April 12 auction in Pa...
Wisdom of the Elders Nonprofit Celebrates 20-Year Journey
Founded in 1993 by the late Lakota spiritual leader and medicine man Martin High Bear and his partner Alaskan Athabascan Rose High Bear, Wisdom of the Elders in Portland, Oregon...
Jade Willoughby Signs With Wilhelmina Models
Jade Willoughby, a Whitesand First Nation member who was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, has signed a contract with the Los Angeles and New York offices of the prestigi...
Scenes from the 2013 AIGSA Fashion Show at Arizona State
About 400 people attended the Third Annual AIGSA (American Indian Graduate Student Association) Fashion Show at Arizona State University, part of the school's weeklong celebrati...
Tony Duncan Braces for NAMA 2013 as Both Performer and Nominee
Five-time World Hoop Dancer champion Tony Duncan is accustomed to standard performance jitters from earlier presentations at the Kennedy Center ...
Frank Waln, Hip Hop Artist and Gates Scholar, Goes for Five NAMA Awards
Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota) is a 23 year-old award-winning hip hop artist, producer and performer hailing from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. A recipient of a Gates Millennium...
Frank Waln, Hip Hop Artist and Gates Scholar, Goes for Two NAMA Awards
Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota) is a 23 year-old award-winning hip hop artist, producer and performer hailing from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. A recipient of a Gates Millennium...
Nancy Marie Mithlo's TEDxAlbuquerque Talk on Images of Native Women
Nancy Marie Mithlo, Chiricahua Apache, is an Assistant Professor of art history and American Indian studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who recently gave a TEDx talk...
Nelly Furtado, Tony Duncan, Rickey Medlocke, Radmilla Cody to Boost NAMA 2013
On Friday, May 10, when the Native American Music Awards are handed out in some 35 categories, the cast of leading Native musicians will be joined on stage by pop star Nelly Fur...
Joseph FireCrow Nominated for Two NAMA Awards
Joseph FireCrow, the renowned award winning Native American Flute Man, has been nominated for two major awards at the upcoming Native American Music Awards on May 10....