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2010 State of Indian Nations Address

NCAI President Jefferson Keel (Chickasaw)AIROS carried the 2010 State of Indian Nations Address delivered by NCAI President Jefferson Keel (Chickasaw) Friday January 29. Listen to the speech right now. Also, check our schedule for additional encore feeds.

Themes will include: Indian Country's priorities for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress; economic development; health care; the protection of American Indian tribal sovereignty; homeland security; and the many other issues currently facing Indian nations.

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Arvel BirdNative Sounds: Arvel Bird

Arvel Bird is rocking on with his newest album Ride Indian Ride. The blues/rock album is a departure from his more traditional cultural music, with an edgier blues/rock sound that blends his Native American/Celtic roots with a stronger, more soulful beat.

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Producer Profile: Milt Lee

Milt Lee, Producer of Video Letters from PrisonLee is an award winning multimedia producer of 35 years, and is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.  In Video Letters from Prison, Lee personally follows three young Lakota girls from the Pine Ridge Reservation as they establish communication with their incarcerated father.

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Congratulations FNCI Grant Winners

irst Nations Composer InitiativeFNCI (First Nations Composer Initiative) is dedicated to serving the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native/First Nations/Indigenous makers of new music throughout Indian Country.  FNCI is committed to supporting activities that build careers of Indigenous musicians, including commissions, residencies, performance and production, travel/study, and outreach.

Six grants ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 have been awarded to American Indian/Indigenous musical artist in the sixth round of grant making from FNCI, a program of ACF. Read More >>>

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