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Founded and incorporated in 1998, The Native American Music Association and The Native American Music Awards (NAMA) remain the world's largest and only professional membership-based organization dedicated to music and entertainment initiatives by Native North Americans and Indigenous peoples. The Native American Music Association was established in 1998 as a 501(c)(3) following the debut of the Na

tive American Music Awards in order to promote greater cultural understanding of Native American music and culture
Native American Music Awards · Indigenous music of North America · Native American Indians · Tribal house · Pow wows The new series, Reservation Dogs, currently features many of our award winners

Macklemore made a surprise appearance at the Black Hills Pow Wow this past weekend in October 2025, where he was honored...
10/13/2025

Macklemore made a surprise appearance at the Black Hills Pow Wow this past weekend in October 2025, where he was honored by the crowd and voiced support for Leonard Peltier, who was also in attendance. This was Macklemore's third visit to the Black Hills. (Macklemore photo courtesy Indigenous TV)

Sean Mendes was joined by Indigenous artist Tia Wood on stage to perform the song “Youth” live during his "On The Road A...
10/13/2025

Sean Mendes was joined by Indigenous artist Tia Wood on stage to perform the song “Youth” live during his "On The Road Again" tour stop in Vancouver on October 12, 2025. Tia Wood is a Cree and Salish pop singer-songwriter from Canada, who received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025 for her EP Pretty Red Bird.

Spencer Battiest of the Seminole Tribe of Florida performs at the 2025 Global Citizen festival in New York City
10/03/2025

Spencer Battiest of the Seminole Tribe of Florida performs at the 2025 Global Citizen festival in New York City

DOC NATIVE FROM THE SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA PERFORMS AT THE 2025 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL IN CENTRAL PARK, NYNew York,...
10/02/2025

DOC NATIVE FROM THE SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA PERFORMS AT THE 2025 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL IN CENTRAL PARK, NY

New York, NY - Award winners Doc Native and Spencer Battiest were among the performers at the 2025 Global Citizen Festival that brought together more than 60,000 people on the Great Lawn of Manhattan's Central Park for a day of music and action. Held on September 27, 2025, the event featured a star-studded lineup including; Shakira, Cardi B, ROSÉ, Rema, Ayra Starr, Mariah the Scientist, Tyla, Camilo and Elyanna. Doc Native and Spencer Battiest performed with other members of Mag 7 including: Drezus (Plains Cree), PJ Vegas (Shoshone / Yaqui), Kahara Hodges (Diné (Navajo) ), and Emcee One (Osage / Potawatomi).

The festival addressed critical global issues, with commitments to fight poverty, promote sustainability, and drive education initiatives worldwide by; bringing clean energy to 4.6 million homes in Africa, protecting 25 million hectares in the Amazon, and funding education initiatives for children across 200 communities globally, according to a statement shared with Billboard.

The festival also celebrated the global impact of its mission and the cultural diversity of its performers. Mag 7 reunited for the festival as a special performance of “One World: We Are One”. While Taboo and Supaman were absent from the Mag7 reunion, the rest of the crew carried their legacy with pride - reminding the world that Indigenous voices belong on every stage.

Graham Greene, the Oscar-nominated Canadian First Nations Oneida actor, has died at age 73 in a Toronto hospital. A pion...
09/02/2025

Graham Greene, the Oscar-nominated Canadian First Nations Oneida actor, has died at age 73 in a Toronto hospital. A pioneer for Indigenous actors in Hollywood, Greene, made his debut in the 1979 Canadian drama series “The Great Detective” and in the 1983 film “Running Brave.” But his big Hollywood break came with “Dances with Wolves,” in which he co-starred as “Kicking Bird.” The role earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1991. The film was nominated for 12 Oscars and won seven, including for Best Picture and Best Director for Kevin Costner. His Hollywood career included roles in Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009). More recently, Greene appeared in Taika Waititi’s FX series Reservation Dogs, HBO’s dystopian series The Last Of Us and Taylor Sheridan’s series 1883 and Tulsa King. We offer Prayers for his journey.

Congratulations to all our Winners and Thank you to all our Nominees and voters!One Way Sky , Indian City ,Quartz w Rave...
07/15/2025

Congratulations to all our Winners and Thank you to all our Nominees and voters!

One Way Sky , Indian City ,
Quartz w Raven Hernandez PatVegas, Mickie James
Indigie Femme, Lil Mike & Funny Bone, Mike Bone, Michael Charette & Severin Behnen, Annie Humphrey Music, john Tribute to John Trudell, Tribal Roots , Edmund Bull, Stella Standingbear
Wicahpi Olowan Vol. 1, Talon Bazille Ducheneaux, Tiana Spotted Thunder Logan Staats ,
Joel Wood , Wolfsheart, Bernhard Weilguni,
Callie Bennett Keith Secola Jimmy Lee Young
Max "Wind" Max Cameo Wayne "Standing Bear" Snellgrove, War Bonnet Terrance Jade, Santee Luke Witt

07/15/2025

Announcement of the Winners of the 2025 Native American Music Awards...

07/14/2025
Condolences to the family and friends of Jonathon Joss
06/02/2025

Condolences to the family and friends of Jonathon Joss

Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Jonathon Joss, actor on “King of the Hill” who voiced John Redcorn an...
06/02/2025

Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Jonathon Joss, actor on “King of the Hill” who voiced John Redcorn and frontman of the Red Corn Band.
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Jonathan Joss, an actor on “King of the Hill” who voiced John Redcorn, died in a shooting on Saturday, San Antonio police confirmed to Variety. He was 59. San Antonio officers were dispatched to a shooting in progress at a home on Sunday night around 7 p.m. When they arrived at the scene, they f...

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The Only National Awards Show Honoring The Best In Native American Music and Entertainment. Over 150 Advisory Members and 20,000 voting members and still going strong. The depth and breath of this year’s talent is among the best in our 21 year history (we launched our inaugural show in May of 1998). Our Awards program remains the biggest and best in the world for all Native American and World Indigenous music. No other Awards program can compare. Just take a look at the extensive list of nominees in all 33 categories!

Founded and incorporated in 1998, the Native American Music Association and The Native American Music Awards (NAMA) is the world's largest and only professional membership-based organization dedicated to music initiatives by Native North Americans and Indigenous Indians. The Native American Music Association was established in 1998 as a 501(c)(3) following the debut of the Native American Music Awards in order to promote greater cultural understanding of Native American music and culture Native American Music Awards ·

THE NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS & ASSOCIATION were born out of a need to provide greater opportunity and recognition for traditional and contemporary Native American musicians . Our inaugural awards show was the first time a Native-owned casino featured an evening of Native American Talent. We were the first to nationally recognize both Link Wray & Jesse Ed Davis into a music Hall of Fame. Our national music archive has become the world's first & largest Native American music archive in the world. We successfully proposed the first new category for Native American music in the Grammys in 2000 which has since become a Regional Roots music category. Today, the Native American Music Association (NAMA) has grown to become the country’s leading source for preserving and promoting the songs of American Indians from all four directions.

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