Raiford Starke: He blows the doors off the bar
(FLORIDA) -- This is a story about a brainy guy in a cowboy hat who plays hard rock, soft love songs, ballads, blues, white gospel, black gospel, medium-weight metal and all sorts of other music, from Afrobeat to zydeco, from Aerosmith to ZZ Top.
BLOG: Jance's Tohono O'odham mysteries
(CALIFORNIA) -- Mystery writer J.A. Jance has written a series of Native mysteries that I haven't read. Here's the first one: Drawing on Native American life and lore as it describes the hunt for the killer of a Papago Indian girl, Jance's contemporary novel delivers suspense through rich layers of flashbacks and gritty characterization.
Wayne Newton wants to show off home, private jet, too
(LAS VEGAS) -- Financially troubled super-crooner Wayne Newton will be singing “Danke Schoen” to a Texas developer friend if tentative plans to build what’s described as a Newton dinner-theater, coinciding with tours of Newton’s ranch, Casa de Shenandoah, come to fruition.
Seeking new life for Native art
(SOUTH DAKOTA) -- The retirement plans of the owners of Prairie Star Gallery in Sioux Falls could stifle a vital outlet for Native American artists in South Dakota.
BLOG: Hayden Christensen Fears The Cold
(HOLLYWOOD) -- Movies about Wendigos are quickly becoming as bountiful as Bigfoot flicks. Every time we turn around, there seems to be another film detailing the exploits of this American Indian spook tale of a flesh-eating creature.
Nooksack grad raps positive messages for American Indians
(WASHINGTON) -- Kurtis Kelly's life took a new and better direction once he heard Savage Family. That's the music group - a collective movement, really - that uses hip-hop and other art forms to express the challenges, heritage and pride of American Indians.
Nearly 90 artists enter annual homecoming art show
(OKLAHOMA) -- Artists from all three federally recognized Cherokee tribes entered 192 pieces of artwork in nine categories for the 15th annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show and Sale held in August at the Cherokee Heritage Center.
Litefoot expands brand, shares his life
(WASHINGTON) -- For the past two decades, Litefoot’s talent for writing lyrics then turning it into rap and scratch masterpieces has propelled him to the top of the Native hip hop genre.
Teaching culture through comic books
(MANITOBA) -- HighWater Press has just published “Stone,” the first comic book in the graphic novel series “7 Generations,” by author David Robertson and artist Scott Henderson. The ongoing “7 Generations” is a four-part graphic novel series that spans three centuries of an aboriginal family.
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