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“Indians have a great sense of humor,” the late Terry Ree once said. “We pretty much had to have that or we wouldn’t be here.”
Cronkite News: ‘We’re never going to go away’ (January 15, 2025)
Indigenous Enterprise promotes and advances Indigenous culture through the power of powwow song and dance. 
Native America Calling: Celebrating the life of musician Jesse Ed Davis (December 25, 2024)
Kiowa guitarist Jesse Ed Davis was in high demand as a session player and a touring musician. His legacy is finally being spotlighted. 
Native America Calling: Native Playlist for 2024 (December 23, 2024)
Native America Calling runs down some of the standout Indigenous tracks from the past year. Tune in! 
‘Red Dirt Boogie’: Tribute concert set for Jesse Ed Davis (December 4, 2024)
Tickets are on sale this week for a concert in honor of Jesse Ed Davis, a Native guitarist who was one of most talented and in-demand musicians of the 1960s and 1970s. 
Native America Calling: Celebrating the life of musician Jesse Ed Davis (November 14, 2024)
Kiowa guitarist Jesse Ed Davis was in high demand as a session player and a touring musician. His legacy is finally being spotlighted. 
Native America Calling: The Native National Humanities Medalists (October 30, 2024)
Four Native people just received the nation’s highest honor recognizing work and dedication to enriching the community. 
President Biden celebrates Native winners of National Humanities Medal (October 22, 2024)
As his time in the White House winds down, President Joe Biden continues to celebrate and champion Native artists and Native cultures. 
AUDIO: National Arts and Humanities Reception at White House (October 22, 2024)
President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden host a National Arts and Humanities reception at the White House on October 21, 2024. 
Cronkite News: Community comes together for Indigenous Peoples Day (October 22, 2024)
“Indigenous Peoples Day is a day to embrace all Indigenous people everywhere,” said Deeanna Talley, a singer who goes by Nanibaah. 
Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Dr. Duke Redbird (October 14, 2024)
Duke Redbird’s activism initially rose from hardship, and he turned to writing after encountering racism and discrimination in school. 
Robert Mirabal, the award-winning flutist from the Pueblo of Taos, is embarking on a short tour with Ethel, a string quartet.
Native America Calling: Native Playlist with Hataałii and Sierra Spirit (October 4, 2024)
Hitaałiinez Wheeler (Diné) and Sierra Spirit (Otoe-Missouria / UKB) are dropping new music for listeners. 
First Peoples Fund opens applications for grants and fellowship programs (August 28, 2024)
The First Peoples Fund is accepting applications for grants and fellowship programs that support Native artists. 
Native America Calling: Native Playlist with Geneviève Gros-Louis (August 15, 2024)
Violinist, composer and producer Geneviève Gros-Louis has a busy schedule of solo and group performances and discussions leading up to the release of her new album. 
National Museum of the American Indian hosts Native Cinema Showcase (August 12, 2024)
The National Museum of the American Indian is once again showcasing Native and Indigenous films from all over the world. 
Two new albums feature Native languages front and center, incorporating traditional storytelling and themes of resilience.
A Lakota man is developing an archive of music by Native artists one record and cassette tape at a time. Listen to the encore presentation.
Smithsonian celebrates Indigenous cultures in nation’s capital (June 27, 2024)
For the first time in the history of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the multi-day celebration in the nation’s capital focuses entirely on Indigenous peoples. 
VIDEO: Sons of Membertou at 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (June 27, 2024)
Members of Sons of Membertou perform at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on June 26, 2024. 
An ambitious multimedia project has taken over the campus of one of the world’s leading performing arts centers, located on the homelands of the Lenape people.
Cochiti Pueblo artist and designer Virgil Ortiz discusses his participation in The Dream Machine Experience at Lincoln Center.
A good playlist makes the summer heat bearable and sets the mood on an invigorating road trip.
PHOTOS: Tunica-Biloxi Tribe celebrates at annual powwow (May 20, 2024)
“Each year, Pow Wow strengthens the bonds within our community and among our guests from afar,” said Chairman Marshall Pierite. 
Native America Calling: Charting the future of Native jazz (May 10, 2024)
A big band made up of Native musicians is headlining a jazz festival at in the nation’s capital. 
Native America Calling: A sample of Native Guitars Tour 2024 (April 26, 2024)
Native Guitars Tour is heading up a two-day music and fashion presentation in New Mexico. 
Native America Calling: Indiginerds descend on Oklahoma City (April 11, 2024)
It’s the time of year when Native nerds, cosplayers, comic geeks and gamers assemble for the first and biggest convention devoted to them.
A Lakota man is developing an archive of music by Native artists — one record and cassette tape at a time.
Native America Calling: Oscar buzz (March 8, 2024)
Native people are up for a historic three Academy Awards for their roles in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” 
Native America Calling: Native Playlist with Scott George and Mali Obomsawin (February 27, 2024)
An Oscar nominee and a new release are on your Native Playlist from Native America Calling. 
VIDEO: Cheyenne Veterans Song #SOIN2024 (February 13, 2024)
Lance Fisher and Giovanna Gross perform a Cheyenne veterans song at the State of Indian Nations. 
Four Native designers took a major stride when their work was included in the Louis Vuitton men’s fashion show.
Osage Nation celebrates historic Oscar nominations (January 23, 2024)
The Osage Nation is celebrating a major milestone for a film that shares an otherwise difficult time in the tribe’s history. 
Native America Calling: Help for unsheltered relatives at a crossroads (January 22, 2024)
As dangerously bitter winter weather takes hold of the country, efforts to help unsheltered Native people face closure.
Native America Calling: The year in Native music (December 22, 2023)
What music from 2023 is on repeat in your Native playlist? 
Native America Calling: The 2023 Indigenous MacArthur Fellows (November 29, 2023)
This year’s class of MacArthur Fellows includes three creative leaders from Native America. 
Native America Calling: Buffy Sainte-Marie and the weight of the truth (November 7, 2023)
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s stated connections to any tribe in Canada or the United States appear to be completely made up. What’s next? 
Celebrated singer and songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is still in doubt about her origins in a new statement issued in advance of a Canadian documentary that explores her ever-shifting Native identity claims.
Native America Calling: Tribal traditions and the eclipse (October 13, 2023)
Join Native America Calling to shine a light on some of the tribal traditions surrounding the partial solar eclipse. 
As fans mark the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, Native America Calling looks at on contributions by Native artists.
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