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Every Novem­ber, the Unit­ed States pays trib­ute to the vibrant and diverse cul­tures of its Indige­nous peo­ples. Native Amer­i­can Her­itage Month was offi­cial­ly estab­lished in 1990. It is a time to rec­og­nize and hon­or the his­to­ry, her­itage, and con­tri­bu­tions of…

Novem­ber kicks off Native Amer­i­can Her­itage Month. To pay homage to the rich ances­try of Native Amer­i­cans, it helps to know of cur­rent-day peo­ple who share in the heritage.

‘Native Amer­i­ca,’ which is nar­rat­ed by three-time U.S. Poet Lau­re­ate Joy Har­jo, pre­mieres Tues­day, Octo­ber 24th, and airs for four sub­se­quent Tues­days after that. Check your locate list­ings for air times in your area. The series will also air on…

Every age has its prophets and trou­ba­dours, the singers of trou­ble, love, and the tan­gled sto­ry we humans make as we jour­ney from birth to death, from the Earth to the stars and back. Dylan began in the foot­steps of…

Wel­come to this very spe­cial episode of Ishara’s Read­ing Pod­cast! In cel­e­bra­tion of Indige­nous Peo­ples Day, Ishara was hon­ored to inter­view acclaimed poet, writer, and musi­cian Ms. Joy Har­jo of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation who is the first ever Native…

At SXSW EDU, U.S. Poet Lau­re­ate Joy Har­jo, award-win­ning artist Michaela Goade, and edu­ca­tor Mandy Smok­er Broad­dus dis­cuss the adap­ta­tion of Harjo’s poet­ry into a pic­ture book, explore the con­nec­tions between poet­ry and art, and empha­size their col­lec­tive power…

“Ocmul­gee Mounds is a spe­cial place. I mean, it’s part of our Musco­gee peo­ple. It’s part of our sto­ry roots. A part of our home­lands,” Joy Har­jo, for­mer US Poet Lau­re­ate and mem­ber of the Muscogee…

“Har­jo was the fea­tured speak­er and read­er at the recent ​“Joy of Read­ing” Indige­nous Read­ers Event mid-Sep­tem­ber. It was aimed at stu­dents in Pre‑k to the 12^th grade.” 

Leg­endary Musco­gee (Creek) Nation poet Joy Har­jo is head­lin­ing the fes­ti­val with a per­for­mance that includes spo­ken word and music. Har­jo is a renowned per­former and writer who served three terms as the 23^rd Poet Lau­re­ate of the Unit­ed States.

Native News Online was on the ground this week­end to cap­ture all of the excite­ment at the 101^st Sante Fe Indi­an Mar­ket, where crowds of more than 100, 000 gath­ered to cel­e­brate Native Amer­i­can cul­ture, fash­ion and art.