The Grass Dance is a Native American tradition where dancers move like swaying grass, honoring the earth, sky, and cultural heritage.

By 1890, the Lakota people, once powerful and free, were entirely dependent on the U.S. government. The U.S. had forcibly removed our...

Called paganens in traditional language, this soup is a creamy concoction made with simple stock, parsley, salt, and black pepper,...

Recipe by Montana Heart Song READY IN: 1hr 5mins SERVES: 8-10 YIELD: 2 loafs INGREDIENTS 2 lbs. ground turkey or 2 lbs. ground chicken...

Yield: 6 servings INGREDIENTS 1/4 c. vegetable oil 1 ½ c. chopped onion 3 garlic cloves, minced 4 dried juniper berries, crushed 1/2 tsp....

SEAN SHERMAN In the Anishinaabe language, wild rice is “manoomin,” or “good berry,” and is served at many ceremonies in the Great Lakes...

Simply put, without a drum, there is no powwow.

For centuries, American Indian communities have conducted ceremonial gatherings. Modern powwows, however, derive from more recent ceremonies

Chicken Dancers tend to wear very flamboyant regalia colors with flowery designs, round bustles with matching side bustles on the shoulders.

Traditional is a dance that exemplifies dignity, grace, and modesty. This dance style has more variation in its regalia than any other style

The Jingle Dress Dance began with the northern tribe Ojibwa in the early 1900s and became prevalent in the 1920s in the US & Canada.

Ladies Cloth is a form of Native American women's dress and dance and has both a Northern and Southern style.

Women’s Fancy Shawl is one of the most anticipated competitions at pow wows.

One of the oldest forms of Native American Women's Dance is Buckskin. This is a dance of elegance and grace.

This dance was developed as a way for returning warriors to tell others what had happened during a hunting expedition or battle.

The Oklahoma Feather Dance or “Fancy Dance” is one of the most popular styles of Native dance as are the outfits seen at modern powwows.

Grass Dancers always stand out by virtue of two things: their dancing style and their outfits.

he Straight Dance is a formal, tailored, prestigious form of southern dance.