SACRAMENTO, Calif. — November is Native American Heritage Month. It's a time to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous people. In Native American culture, drums are used to ...

Her music reflects the country’s history. She mixes Appalachian folk, Piedmont blues, soul, R&B, and traditional Native American rhythms. It also reflects her Cherokee, Choctaw, African and European ...

At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate and connect with ...

The drums started quietly, like rhythmic thunder in the distance. Then voices rose in a tribal cadence that has graced the Wichita area for hundreds of years. Dozens of dancers in colorful Native ...

HINCKLEY, Minn. — At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate ...

When Nick Courtney came to D.C. seven years ago to work on education issues, he missed his Native American tribe in Washington state. Longing to connect with other Native Americans in the region, the ...

Watching the Tiny Tots dance category is one of Monique Terpstra’s favorite parts of a powwow. “They’re cute, and you know they put their heart and soul into it when they dance,” said Terpstra, ...

Weekly drum and dance events allow many Native Americans to reconnect with their identity and culture, in lifelong positions often passed down in families. HINCKLEY, Minn. — At summertime social ...