Style Profile: Norma Baker-Flying Horse
A mother of five, assistant to the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara) Tribal Chairman, fashion designer/beader/creator-in-demand, wife, and aspiring business owner, Hidatsa, Dakota Sioux, and Assiniboine Norma Baker-Flying Horse usually needs no introduction to whether or not she can accomplish daunting tasks. Already juggling a demanding career, business, and family, her accomplishments and goals continue to […]
I Am Anishinaabe: Ojibwe Women Seek New Horizons While Honoring Tradition
Clothing—what we wear—has always been an essential expression of culture in Indian Country. For many Tribes, their items of clothing have stories that are as unique as their history. They reveal the legacies of ancestors through their creativity, abilities and the resources that were available to them. As new materials were introduced, new ideas and […]
Album Review: Northern Cree: mîyo kekisepa, Make A Stand
The legendary, trailblazing, world-renowned and 7-time Grammy nominated Northern Cree recently released their 40th studio album, “Mîyo kekisepa – Make a Stand,” under the Canyon Records label. Within its first week of distribution, mîyo kekisepa has already accomplished an extraordinary achievement to this Northern drum group’s historic discography – it has earned the #1 spot […]
Fashion Seamstress Aims High in Next Quest
A step-mother to four children and expecting her first, assistant to the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara) Tribal Chairman, seamstress/beader/creator-in-demand, wife, and aspiring business owner, Hidatsa, Dakota Sioux, and Assiniboine Norma Baker-Flying Horse usually needs no introduction to whether or not she can accomplish daunting tasks. Already juggling a demanding career, business, and family, her accomplishments […]
Standing Rock Film Festival to Launch in Fort Yates June 2, 3, & 4
Standing Rock Nation Film & Music Festival To Launch in Fort Yates June 2, 3 & 4 Supporters Come Together, Still Standing Strong with Standing Rock! The inaugural Standing Rock Nation Film & Music Festival, honoring Water Protectors, Youth and Women, will take place June 2, 3, and 4 at the Prairie Knights Casino & […]
Inspired by Ancestors, Bead Artist Driven to Empower Women One Earring at a Time
New to the Native American fashion industry, Collins Provost is a Cheyenne River Lakota bead artist who focuses on creating woman’s floral earrings. Inspired by her ancestors, Provost took up the art of beading over 10 years ago when her daughter Jaela was born. “It is custom among the Lakota people to make our children […]
