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Finally…I'm so excited to tell you the news! I started PowWows.com in 1996 while in graduate school.  The community grew and turned into a business years later.  All the while I worked a full-time job.  For 25+ years I dreamed about being able to work on PowWows.com full time. Now I'm able to do that!  I have retired from my day job! Thanks to you for making this happen!  And to celebrate I'm having a special contest this month! Enter to win a Teton Trade Cloth Honor Blanket - www.powwows.com/win Show Notes www.powwows.com/52 Find Pow Wows Near You! www.powwows.com/powwowsnearme

Join Paul G for an interview with Taylor Cheii Begay.  Taylor started a web show called the Cheii Show featuring Native business owners and influencers. Find Pow Wows Near You www.powwows.com/powwowsnearme

After 25 years, PowWows.com has grown to include many features, some you may not know about. Today Paul G will share some of the features you may not have used including streaming music, Facebook groups, Native product directory and more. Find Pow Wows Near You www.powwows.com/powwowsnearme

Join Paul G for an interview with Brandon Matis.  The only member of the Wind Chill to have played in every season in franchise history, Brandon Matis has been a defensive staple since day one. His commitment to the team is unquestioned; Matis holds team records for games played as well as defensive points played, with 99 and 1144 respectively. Whether he’s skying over opposing receivers for momentum-shifting blocks or contributing on offense after turnovers, Matis makes his presence known every time he steps out onto the field. He stands as one of three players in franchise history to have reached 50 assists, 50 goals, and 50 blocks in his career. Find Pow Wows Near You www.powwows.com/powwowsnearme

Join Paul G for an interview with the founder of Cheekbone Beauty, Jenn Harper. An award-winning social entrepreneur, Jenn Harper is the founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC.  Cheekbone Beauty is a digitally native direct to consumer brand that is helping Indigenous youth see themselves in a beauty brand while using the concept of Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) in the brands ethos and in developing products.  Creating a new segment in the beauty industry - Sustainable Socially Conscious Beauty.  www.cheekbonebeauty.com Find Pow Wows Near You www.powwows.com/powwowsnearme

Are you planning a trip to a Pow Wow in 2022? Paul G shares his tips for making the most out of your next visit.  Whether this is your first trip or your 100th, follow these suggestions to experience the Pow Wow fully. Since 1996, PowWows.com helps you explore and experience Native American culture.

Paul G shares his best travel tips for 2022.  Whether you are thinking about going to Pow Wows again in 2022 or want to get more out of your family travel, Paul G will help you create memorable experiences as a family. Since 1996, PowWows.com helps everyone connect with Native American culture.  

Join Paul G to discuss the top stories in Indian Country during 2021.  We will also discuss the future of PowWows.com.

What a year it has been! We celebrated our 25th Anniversary in 2021! Looking forward to what's next in 2022.

Holiday shopping season is here.  Support Indigenous business owners! Shop Native Directory www.powwows.com/shopnative 2021 Native Holiday Gift Guide https://www.powwows.com/2021-native-american-holiday-gift-guide/ Native American Heritage Month Giveaway 12 Blankets from Eight Generation www.powwows.com/win

From fine art to performance art to the masters of the culinary arts, renowned gallerist, TV producer Ruth-Ann Thorn's series "Art of the City" is dedicated to supporting, recognizing, and celebrating the extraordinary efforts of Native American Artists. Join Paul G for an interview with Ruth-Ann Thorn and Frank Blanquet from FNX. Enter this week's trivia contest. www.powwowlife.com Native American Heritage Month Giveaway 12 Blankets from Eight Generation www.powwows.com/win

Join Paul G this week to discuss the history of PowWows.com.  Paul started the site in 1996 while learning HTML.  Now PowWows.com is the leading community for people to connect with Native American culture.   Enter this week's trivia contest. www.powwowlife.com Native American Heritage Month Giveaway 12 Blankets from Eight Generation www.powwows.com/win  

Enter daily for your chance at 12 blankets and other great prizes from Eighth Generation.  

I want to celebrate positive role models this week.  Here are 5 of my favorite women to follow. Don't miss this week's trivia contest! Enter our new giveaway for a ribbon skirt: www.powwowlife.com

Last week we celebrated Indigenous People's Day.  More cities and states are beginning to recognize this holiday.  But not everyone agrees.  Hear Paul G's thoughts on the holiday. Don't miss this week's trivia contest! Enter our new giveaway for a ribbon skirt: www.powwowlife.com

Taboo from the Black Eye Peas joins Paul G to discuss his new children's book about Identity. Find his book - https://akidsco.com/products/a-kids-book-about-identity Taboo shares where his motivation to help make changes comes from. Support PowWows.com www.powwownation.com Trivia Question www.powwowlife.com New to Pow Wow? www.powwows.com/powwow101

Finally, I was able to attend my first Pow Wow in 2 years.  I just landed from my weekend at the Morongo Pow Wow in California.  Being back was amazing.  I loved seeing old friends, catching up with everyone, and hearing the drum again.   With my trip, I have been reflecting on some of my best memories of Pow Wows, and I wanted to share them with you. I've been blessed, thanks to you, to have great experiences.   What are your favorite Pow Wow moments? Support PowWows.com www.powwownation.com Trivia Question www.powwowlife.com New to Pow Wow? www.powwows.com/powwow101

Join Paul G for an interview with hip hop artists Lil Mike and Funny Bone - also know as Mike Bone. Lil Mike & Funny Bone also known as Mike Bone, Yes the two Native American rappers from America's Got Talent. These OKC brothers, though they may look-a-like they are not twins. Also what they lack in height they make-up for in talent.  Mike & Bone respectively - have spent years on stage at clubs, churches, casinos, children's birthday parties, car shows & even retirement homes. Developing their skills not just as rappers but as performance artists & Motivational Speakers. Mike Bone independently produced recordings & booked shows to get to their dream of reaching the world. Now they are stars in the new hit show Reservations Dogs. Links Find out more about Mike Bone mikebonemedia.com 25th Anniversary Pendleton Blanket Giveaway www.powwows.com/25 Subscribe to PowWow.com Newsletter www.powwows.com/newsletter Enter Trivia Contest www.powwowlife.com

Now that summer is winding down, it's time to pass that beach book along to a friend and pick up something with more substance. If you’re eyeing something more informative, thrilling, and poignant, then “Winter Counts” needs to be added to your “must-read” list ASAP. Here is a brief summary of the award-winning book.  “Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.  When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment, the kind that’s hard to forget. But when heroin makes its way into the reservation and finds Virgil’s own nephew, his vigilantism suddenly becomes personal. He enlists the help of his ex-girlfriend and sets out to learn where the drugs are coming from, and make them stop. They follow a lead to Denver and find that drug cartels are rapidly expanding and forming new and terrifying alliances.  And back on the reservation, a new tribal council initiative raises uncomfortable questions

Season 2 of This Land podcast focuses on the Indian Child Welfare Act and the implications this law has on tribal sovereignty. Rebecca Nagle is the host of This Land.  She joins our podcast to discuss the upcoming season. From Crooked Media: ALM – as referred to in court documents – is a Navajo and Cherokee toddler. When he was a baby, a white couple from the suburbs of Dallas wanted to adopt him, but a federal law said they couldn’t. The Brackeens’ case would have been a normal adoption dispute, but then one of the most powerful corporate law firms in the United States took it on and helped the couple launch a federal lawsuit. Today, the lawsuit doesn’t just impact the future of one child, or even the future of one law. It threatens the entire legal structure defending Native American rights. The second season of This Land is a timely exposé about how the far right is using Native children to quietly dismantle American Indian tribes and advance a conservative agenda.