tag: poetry

Shelly Lowe, Maria Rosario Jackson, Joe Biden and Jill Biden
Four Native people just received the nation’s highest honor recognizing work and dedication to enriching the community.
National Humanities Medal
As his time in the White House winds down, President Joe Biden continues to celebrate and champion Native artists and Native cultures.
National Arts and Humanities Reception at White House
President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden host a National Arts and Humanities reception at the White House on October 21, 2024.
Duke Redbird
Duke Redbird’s activism initially rose from hardship, and he turned to writing after encountering racism and discrimination in school.
Native America Calling NAC
There’s something for everybody on the summer reading lists by our expert panel of Native super-readers.
Native America Calling NAC
Join Ojibwe writer Marcie Rendon, Lakota humorist Tiffany Midge, author Kimberly Blaeser and poet Kinsale Drake  in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Ned Blackhawk and Craig Santos Perez
Two of the newest National Book Award winners reinterpret conventional views of their homelands through their unique, Indigenous lenses.
Thunderous by M.L. Smoker and Natalie Peeterse
The Lakota storytelling of “Thunderous” seeks to honor Indigenous traditions.
White House
Check out the agenda for the second and final day of the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Tim Giago
From Sean Sherman aka The Sioux Chef to poet laureate Joy Harjo, here are ways you can observe Native American Heritage Month.
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo, the first Native woman to serve as the nation’s poet laureate, has begun her historic third term — an honor previously bestowed only once.
Native America Calling NAC
Two Native Americans took home Pulitzer Prizes this year and a third was a finalist.
nativeamericanhalloffame
The National Native American Hall of Fame is getting ready to honor a new slate of luminaries in Native business, arts, education and other fields.
kimberlyblaeser
White Earth Ojibwe poet Kimberly Blaeser is helping celebrate National Poetry Month by sharing her book “Copper Yearning.”
Native America Calling NAC
Native America Calling will get a sampling of works by Indigenous LGBTQ2 poets and discuss how their deeply personal stories paint a vivid picture of adversity, strength, and their relationships with their culture and the world around them.
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation who serves as the U.S. Poet Laureate, is helping Montana State University celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day.