{"id":894,"date":"2011-09-17T05:05:23","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T12:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muffinbottoms.org\/?p=894"},"modified":"2011-09-17T05:10:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T12:10:58","slug":"becoming-a-2011-nama-nominee-for-my-song-frybread-wow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/muffinbottoms.org\/?p=894","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a 2011 NAMA Nominee for my song “Frybread;” wow!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woah, now I can now call myself a Nammy nominated songwriter and record producer. <\/span><\/p>\n

My mind is blown. <\/span><\/p>\n

I’m so excited about this, but I’m happiest about the fact that this might get even more people singing this song. Yay!<\/span><\/p>\n

And most excited that even more and more people get to hear the storyline behind the lyrics to this song. Yay! Exponentially more people can share this song now than I could ever have pulled off on my own with normal distribution channels such as labels and advertising firms. Yippie!<\/p>\n

When I first heard I got the nomination I ran around my yard screaming, I’m not going to lie. A little bit awkward because it was about 1am on a weeknight. Then I couldn’t sleep which is not a good thing for me right now because I teach 7th graders. You definitely need all the energy 7-8 hours can bring you if you’re going to keep your wits about you with middle schoolers.<\/p>\n

So here’s the press release the NAMMYS are sending around and instructions for online peoples’ choice voting and stuff.<\/p>\n

Thank you everyone who helped further the non-traditional production and distribution of this song. I’m grateful, humbled and inspired. Winning would of course be extra cool, I’ll know if it does that on 7oct up near Niagara Falls! But I have to tell you, getting this nomination truly is the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life since the day I was adopted!<\/p>\n

Peace and love,<\/p>\n

marco frucht<\/p>\n

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“This year’s nominated recordings span from historical recordings featuring the prison writings of Leonard Peltier, present day questions for the great Ogalala leader, Crazy Horse, to Native youth speaking louder than ever with their powerful raps about their poignant plights armed with a spirit of undaunted perserverence. Music productions throughout our 35 categories reflect an impressive and diverse array of talent and soundscapes from all ages and tribal nations throughout the Americas and Europe as well.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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These are the many voices of the original roots music of the Americas and they arrive at their strongest and in record-breaking numbers, with over 200 CD and DVD recordings submitted this year for all to hear.\u00c2\u00a0”<\/p>\n

— \u00c2\u00a0Ellen Bello<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founder\/President<\/strong><\/p>\n

Native American Music Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nominees Announced for the <\/strong><\/p>\n

Thirteenth Annual <\/strong><\/p>\n

Native American Music Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

To Be Held On Friday, October 7, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

At The Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino In Niagara Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Featuring Performances By Derek Miller, Gabriel Ayala, Pipestone, Yarina, Janice Marie Johnson, and a national debut by 13 year old Dylan Jennett.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Plus Keith Secola and Nokie Edwards Hall of Fame Inductions <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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And Jim Thorpe Award Presentation to Ted Nolan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets On-Sale Now At All Ticketmaster Outlets & At The Seneca Casino Box Office<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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September 16, 2011 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c New York, NY.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Nominations for the<\/strong> 13th Annual Native American Music Awards (NAMA) <\/strong>were announced today by The Native American Music Association\u00c2\u00a0 reflecting the combined votes of the NAMA Advisory Board Membership Nominating Committee and general public membership.<\/p>\n

General Public voting is now open\u00c2\u00a0 on the Awards website or by clicking the followiing link:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/NAMA2011W<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winners will be announced at the 13th Annual Native American Music Awards which will be held on\u00c2\u00a0Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Seneca Entertainment Center in the Seneca Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls<\/strong>, New York<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tickets are on-sale now through\u00c2\u00a0www.Ticketmaster.com, all ticketmaster outlets, and at the Seneca box office\u00c2\u00a0(716) 501 2444.\u00c2\u00a0 Tickets are $25.00 and up.\u00c2\u00a0 Special discounted hotel rates are available for NAMA attendees at $189.00 plus tax and fees per night on a first come first serve basis and by calling\u00c2\u00a0716-299-1100\u00c2\u00a0or 1-877-8SENECA (73-6322) and using the code name; NAMMYS. NAMA Advisory members and nominated artists who are attending, should contact the Awards office before purchasing tickets.<\/p>\n

Both new and established artists share the list of nominations throughout a diverse array of 35 music categories spanning all genres. A new category was launched this year for Best Latin American Indigenous Recording. This is the second consecutive year that N.A.M.A. has added a new Awards category. Last year’s Awards program introduced a new music category for Best Waila Recording.<\/p>\n

This year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s top nominees all with three nods each are;\u00c2\u00a0Shelley Morningsong’s\u00c2\u00a0Full Circle, <\/em><\/strong>Pipestone’s\u00c2\u00a0As The Rez Turns,<\/em> Jack Gladstone’s\u00c2\u00a0Native Anthropology Challenge, Choice and Promise in the 21st Century,<\/em> Jan Michael Looking Wolf’sLive As One<\/em>, Aaron White and Anthony Wakeman’s\u00c2\u00a0Handprints of Our People<\/em>, Derek Miller’s\u00c2\u00a0Stoned For Days<\/em>, and newcomers’, Josh Halverson’s\u00c2\u00a0These Times<\/em>and October Soul’s\u00c2\u00a0Don’t Turn Back.<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tied with two nominations each are <\/strong>recording artists: Aura Surey (Cherokee),\u00c2\u00a0 Becky Thomas (Cherokee) , Bobby Bullet (Lac Du Flambeau), Brad Clonch (Choctaw), Desiree Dorion (Cree), Doc featuring Spencer Battiest (Seminole), Don Amero (Metis), Dylan Jenet Collins (Montaukett) , Evan Lee Cummins (Crow), Gabriel Ayala (Yaqui), Gary Small & The Coyote Brothers (Northern Cheyenne), Gilbert Tyner (Comanche), Golana (Cherokee), Jimmy Lee Young (Mayan), JJ Kent (Oglala Sioux), Jonathan C. Ward (Lumbee), Joy Harjo (Muskoke), Lady Xplicit (Navajo), Leanne Goose & Snow Blind (Inuit & Dene), Louis Capchez (Quechua Inka), Marc Brown & The Blues Crew (Huslia), Marcus Briggs-Cloud & Anna Rangel-Clough (Muscogee), Mike Gouchie (Lheidli T’enneh), Mike Hammar and The Nails (Muscogee Creek),\u00c2\u00a0 Northern Cree (Cree), Northern Cree Fiddle (Cree), Plenty Wolf Singers (Oglala Lakota), Randy Granger (Cholton\/ Mayan),\u00c2\u00a0 Rushingwind & Mucklow (Cahuilla), Shane Yellowbird (Cree), Southern Scratch (Tohono O’odham), Talibah Begay (Navajo Dine), Tonemah (Kiowa\/Comanche\/Tuscarora), Uno (Cherokee), Vince Fontaine (Ojibway), Vince Redhouse (Navajo)and Yvonne St. Germaine (Cree) <\/strong><\/p>\n

“This year’s nominated recordings span from; historical recordings featuring the prison writings of Leonard Peltier, present day questions for the great Ogalala leader, Crazy Horse, to Native youth speaking louder than ever with their powerful raps about their poignant plights armed with a spirit of undaunted perserverence,” states Awards President, Ellen Bello.\u00c2\u00a0 “Music productions throughout our 35 categories reflect an impressive and diverse array of talent and soundscapes from all ages and tribal nations throughout the Americas and Europe as well.”<\/p>\n

These are the many voices of the original roots music of the Americas and this year, they arrive at their strongest, and in record-breaking numbers, with over 200 CD and DVD recordings submitted this year for all to hear.\u00c2\u00a0 The upcoming Awards celebration promises to be unlike any before.<\/p>\n

Scheduled to perform at the 13th Annual Native American Music Awards show will be;\u00c2\u00a0Derek Miller, Gabriel Ayala, Pipestone, Yarina, Janice Marie Johnson,<\/strong> and a national debut by 13 year old female vocalist, Dylan Jennett.<\/strong> Plus\u00c2\u00a0Keith Secola and Nokie Edwards <\/strong>of\u00c2\u00a0The Ventures<\/strong> (Wipe Out, Hawaii Five-O) who won Best Instrumental Recording at last year’s Awards show for his solo instrumental effort, “Hitchin’ A Ride,” will be honored with Hall of Fame Inductions.\u00c2\u00a0 A Jim Thorpe Sports Award Presentation will be made to former Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders,\u00c2\u00a0Ted Nolan<\/strong>. Other special guests include\u00c2\u00a0Winona LaDuke <\/strong>and\u00c2\u00a0Buddy Big Mountain<\/strong> with more to be announced.<\/p>\n

Public voting to determine the winner of each category is open to the general public. Music tracks from all nominees are featured on the Awards’ website.<\/p>\n

The Native American Music Awards & Association is the world’s largest professional membership-based organization committed to honoring\u00c2\u00a0 contemporary and traditional Native American music initiatives.<\/p>\n

See below for a complete list of official nominees for the 13th Annual Native American Awards. The Native American Music Awards & Association extends its sincerest congratulations to all the 2011 NAMA Nominees.<\/p>\n

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bobby Bullet (Lac Du Flambeau) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bigfoot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gabriel Ayala (Yaqui)\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Passion Fire & Grace<\/strong><\/p>\n

JJ Kent (Oglala Sioux) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Prairie Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joy Harjo (Muskoke) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Red Dreams, A Trail Beyond Tears<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vince Redhouse (Navajo)\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Hozhooji\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Beauty and Blessing Within Us (Navajo)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yvonne St. Germaine (Cree) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c My Jesus I Love Thee<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST BLUES RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blues Joose Vol1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Joel Johnson (Tuscarora)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian Rock \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcn Roll – Marc Brown & The Blues Crew (Huslia) STOPPED<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recipe for the Blues – Mike Hammar and The Nails (Muscogee Creek) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Rez-Bomb \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cornbred (Onondaga)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Table Top Three \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Table Top Three (Onondaga)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thin Line \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Graywolf Blues Band (Yaqui, Seminole, Choctaw, Cherokee, Muskogee)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST COMPILATION RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

All My Best \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gilbert Tyner (Comanche)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honoring Traditions Pow Wow (Intertribal) \u00e2\u20ac\u201cVarious Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Live As One \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jan Michael Looking Wolf (Kalupuya)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Color of Hope – Various Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Red Road: Peyote Way \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Various (Intertribal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Two Rivers (Tohono O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122odham)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST COUNTRY RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Got You Covered \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Leanne Goose & SnowBlind (Inuit & Dene)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Native Heart \u00e2\u20ac\u201c C.C. Murdock (Shoshone\/Piaute)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sexy Mama \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Rodeo Highway (Navajo)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shattered Glass – Mike Gouchie (Lheidli T\u00e2\u20ac\u2122enneh) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Soul Back Jack \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Desiree Dorion (Cree)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Old Road \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Hudson Dean (Grand Ronde)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DEBUT ARTIST OF THE YEAR –<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bear Fox (Mohawk) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Rich Girl<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doc featuring Spencer Battiest (Seminole) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Storm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don Amero (Metis) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Long Way Home<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dylan Jenet Collins (Montaukett) – Hear Our Prayer <\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh Halverson (Mdewakanton Sioux) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c These Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uno (Cherokee) – A Strange Revolt<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DEBUT DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Aura Surey (Cherokee) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Many Roads Home<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcus Briggs-Cloud & Anna Rangel-Clough (Muscogee) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pum Vculvke Vrrakuecetv<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Hammar and The Nails (Muscogee Creek) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Recipe for the Blues<\/strong><\/p>\n

October Soul (Lac Courte Oreilles) – Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Turn Back<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plenty Wolf Singers (Oglala Lakota) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Plenty Wolf SIngers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wendy Jo Bradshaw & Rose Yazzi Thomas (Nez Perce\/Navajo) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A Great Gift<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST FEMALE ARTIST <\/strong><\/p>\n

Becky Thomas (Cherokee) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sacred Ground<\/strong><\/p>\n

Desiree Dorion (Cree) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Soul Back Jack<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lady Xplicit (Navajo) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cali Girl <\/strong><\/p>\n

Leanne Goose & SnowBlind (Inuit & Dene) – Got You Covered <\/strong><\/p>\n

Shelley Morningsong (Northern Cheyenne) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Full Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Talibah Begay (Navajo Dine) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Navajo Songs for Children<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST FOLK RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ayosgi (Soldier) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Clear Water Drum (Cherokee\/Yaqui\/Metis)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Native Anthropology, Challenge, Choice and Promise in the 21st Century – Jack Gladstone (Blackfeet) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Reservation Reflections – Frank \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Anakwad\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Montano (Ojibwe) <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Long Way Home \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Don Amero (Metis)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under A Different Day – Peter Sackaney (Cree)<\/strong><\/p>\n

You (Understood) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Samantha Crain (Choctaw)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FLUTIST OF THE YEAR – <\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthony Wakeman (Pottowatomi\/Oglala Lakota) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Handprints of Our People<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cody Blackbird (Cherokee) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Journey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brad Clonch (Choctaw) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Live At The McSwain Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason Chamakese (Cree) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Native American Flute Songs Volume 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathan C. Ward (Lumbee) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c An Epic Ride<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vince Redhouse (Navajo) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Hozhooji\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Beauty and Blessing Within Us <\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST GOSPEL INSPIRATIONAL RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

God is With You – Echoes of Faith (Lumbee) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hymns – Golana (Cherokee)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Likanii Tse Bii Holo \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Larry Kaibetoney ( Navajo)<\/strong><\/p>\n

My Jesus I Love Thee – Yvonne St. Germaine (Metis)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Passionate Love \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Evan Lee Cummins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sacred Ground – Becky Thomas (Cherokee)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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GROUP OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Marc Brown & The Blues Crew (Huslia) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Indian Rock \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcn Roll<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nake Nula Waun (Rosebud Sioux) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Scars and Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Cree (Cree) – Temptations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pipestone (Ojibwe) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c As The Rez Turns<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sayani (Cherokee) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Breakaway <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wind Spirit Drum (Lenape, Mic Mac, Cherokee) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ancient Winds<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST HISTORICAL LINGUISTIC RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alowanpi: Songs of Honoring, Lakota Classicss Past & Present – Porcupine Singers (Lakota) <\/strong><\/p>\n

My Life Is My Sun Dance: Prison Writings of Leonard Peltier \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Harvey Arden w\/Rev Goat Carson & New Orleans Light<\/strong><\/p>\n

Native Anthropology, Challenge, Choice and Promise in the 21st Century -Jack Gladstone (Blackfeet) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Noble Red Man: Lakota Wisdomkeeper, by Harvey Arden & Mathew King (Noble Red Man – Lakota)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pum Vculvke Vrrakuecetv – Marcus Briggs-Cloud & Anna Rangel-Clough (Muscogee) <\/strong><\/p>\n

What Would Crazy Horse Say? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shadowyze (Muskogee Creek) <\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corn & Boots \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Northern Cree Fiddle (Cree)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where the Sun Rises-Estun-Bah (Apache) <\/strong><\/p>\n

How Sweet The Sound – Southern Scratch (Tohono O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122odham) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Passion Fire & Grace – Gabriel Ayala (Yaqui) & Will Clipman <\/strong><\/p>\n

Songs For Turtle Island – Vince Fontaine (Ojibway) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Spider Brings Fire – Nashville String Machine (Chickasaw) <\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST LATIN AMERICAN RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Great Spirit \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jimmy Lee Young (Mayan)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indians Colour – Luis Capcha Vilchez (Quechua Inka\/Peru) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pura Vida: This is Pure Life – Randy Granger (Choltan\/Mayan) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sanchito – .Luis Capcha & Naomi Torres (Peruvian Indigenius Quechua Inka)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tribal Thunder \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Blessed Blend (Taino, Creek, Cherokee)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taino Prayer Song \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Aura Surey (Echota Cherokee, Taino)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST MALE ARTIST <\/strong><\/p>\n

Aaron White (Dine) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Handprints of Our People<\/strong><\/p>\n

Derek Miller (Mohawk\/Ojibway) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Stoned For Days<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gary Small (Northern Cheyenne) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Wyoming (For Dummies)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan Michael Looking Wolf (Kalupuya) – Live As One <\/strong><\/p>\n

Opie Day Bedeau (Chippewa) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c One Love Round Dance Songs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shane Yellowbird (Cree) – It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s About Time <\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

All My Best \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gilbert Tyner (Comanche)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greatest Hits \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Meewasin Oma (Cree)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Love Songs of the Native American Church – Kevin Yazzie (Navajo) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Old Style Native American Peyote Songs – Antonio Woody (Navajo Dine)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Renewed Spirit: Harmonized Church Hymns of the Kiowa – Cheevers Toppah (Kiowa)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Red Road: Peyote Way – Various<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST NEW AGE RECORDING <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ancient Elements – Rushingwind & Mucklow (Cahuilla) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Flute Meditations \u00e2\u20ac\u201c David Searching Owl (Abnaki)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hymns – Golana (Cherokee) <\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s About Time – Herman Edward (Okanagan\/Similkameen) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Prairie Meditation – JJ Kent (Oglala Sioux) <\/strong><\/p>\n

White Cloud Black Thunder \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Black Thunder Singers (Oglala Lakota\/Inupiaq\/Micmac) <\/strong><\/p>\n

with Randy Armstrong and Volker Nahrmann<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST POP RECORDING <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bigfoot – Bobby Bullet (Lac Du Flambeau) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Full Circle – Shelley Morningsong (Northern Cheyenne) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Great Spirit – Jimmy Lee Young (Mayan) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hear Our Prayer – Dylan Jenet Collins (Montaukett) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Scars and Bars – Nake Nula Waun (Rosebud Sioux) <\/strong><\/p>\n

These Times – Josh Halverson (Mdewakanton Sioux) <\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST POW WOW RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

As The Rez Turns – Pipestone (Ojibwe) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Thunder \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Black Thunder Singers (Oglala Lakota\/Inupiaq\/Micmac)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chasing The Sun – Midnite Express (Sioux, Ojibwe, Menominee) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Plenty Wolf SIngers – Plenty Wolf Singers (Oglala Lakota) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Temptations – Northern Cree (Cree) <\/strong><\/p>\n

XI Pow Wow Songs Recorded Live @ San Manuel – Bear Creek (Ojibwe) <\/strong><\/p>\n

BEST PRODUCER <\/strong><\/p>\n

Brad Clonch (Choctaw) – Chickasha Alhiha’ <\/strong><\/p>\n

George Morgan \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Water Place<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kevin Charbo & Bob Frank \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shattered Glass<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Mucklow\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ancient Elements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephen Butler \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Handprints of Our People<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vince Fontaine \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Songs For Turtle Island<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST RAP\/HIP HOP RECORDING * Three way tie for last nominee slot<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Strange Revolt – Uno (Cherokee) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Cali Girl- Lady Xplicit (Navajo) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lowlife – Rezhogs (Yakama) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Passionate Love – Evan Lee Cummins (Crow) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Scars and Bars – Nake Nula Waun (Rosebud Sioux) <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Rapture – Buggin Malone (Oneida) <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Storm – Doc featuring Spencer Battiest (Seminole) <\/strong><\/p>\n

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RECORD OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

As The Rez Turns – Pipestone (Ojibwe) <\/strong><\/p>\n

An Epic Ride – Jonathan C. Ward (Lumbee) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Full Circle – Shelley Morningsong (Northern Cheyenne) <\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s About Time – Shane Yellowbird (Cree) (US Release)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mulligan – Tonemah (Kiowa\/Comanche\/Tuscarora) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Stoned For Days- Derek Miller (Mohawk\/Ojibway) <\/strong><\/p>\n

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BEST ROCK RECORDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alaska Jazz – Archie Cavanaugh (Tlingit) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Turn Back – October Soul (Lac Courte Oreilles)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mulligan – Tonemah (Kiowa\/Comanche\/Tuscarora) <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Red Album – Original Xit aka Ox Boyz (Taos, Santa Domingo, Laguna Pueblo) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tribal Thunder \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Blessed Blend (Taino, Creek, Cherokee)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wyoming (For Dummies) – Gary Small & The Coyote Brothers (Northern Cheyenne)<\/strong><\/p>\n

SONG SINGLE OF THE YEAR \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153All My Relations\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Duane Deemer Wind Horse (Choctaw\/Cherokee)<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cybergirl\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Raphael Deas (Apache)<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Heavy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Nake Nula Waun (Rosebud Sioux)<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hometown Hero\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Dark Water Rising (Lumbie\/Cohorie)<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I Can Help You With That\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shane Yellowbird (Cree)<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Out of Many We Are One\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Joseph FireCrow, Thomasina Levy & Others (Northern Cheyenne)<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Storm\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Doc featuring Spencer Battiest (Seminole)<\/p>\n

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n

Dawn Avery & Janet Rogers (Mohawk) – Our Fire<\/p>\n

Jack Gladstone \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Native Anthropology Challenge, Choice and Promise in the 21st Century<\/p>\n

Kyra Climbingbear (Eastern Cherokee) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kyra Climbingbear<\/p>\n

Rona Yellow Robe & Bruce Witham Robe (Chippewa Cree) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Voice of the Trees<\/p>\n

Jamie Brace (Lac Courte Oreilles) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Turn Back<\/p>\n

Josh Halverson (Mdewakanton Sioux) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c These Times<\/p>\n

BEST SPOKEN WORD RECORDING<\/p>\n

Just For Kids \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Deborah New Moon Rising (Abenaki)<\/p>\n

Moccasins and Microphones: Modern Native Storytelling through Performance Poetry – Santa Fe Indian School Spoken Word Team (Intertribal)<\/p>\n

My Life Is My Sun Dance, by Harvey Arden and Leonard Peltier with arrangements by Rev. Goat Carson and the New Orleans Light<\/p>\n

Noble Red Man: Lakota Wisdomkeeper, by Harvey Arden & Mathew King (Noble Red Man)<\/p>\n

Red Grass – Terry Lee Whetstone (Cherokee)<\/p>\n

BEST TRADITONAL RECORDING<\/p>\n

Faith, Hope, Charity, Compassion – Nantaanii Nez Yeis The Eteittys (Navajo)<\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s A New Day For Love – Oshkii Giizhik Singers (Anishnaabe)<\/p>\n

Keshjee, Navajo Shoegame Songs \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Porcupine Singers (Navajo)<\/p>\n

Navajo Songs for Children – Talibah Begay (Navajo Dine)<\/p>\n

The Gift of Love – Randy Wood (Cree)<\/p>\n

Wiohinhanble The Dream (Rosebud Sioux) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kashnapi The Mystic Elk Dreamer (Rosebud Sioux)<\/p>\n

BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO –<\/p>\n

Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Change The World \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shy-Anne Hovorka (Metis)<\/p>\n

Grandfather – Wind Spirit Drum, Karla La Rive, Chris Crosby<\/p>\n

Live As One \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jan Michael Looking Wolf & Various Artists<\/p>\n

Pick Up Truck – Shane Yellowbird (Cree)<\/p>\n

Stoned For Days – Derek Miller (Mohawk\/Ojibway)<\/p>\n

XI Pow Wow Songs Recorded Live @ San Manuel – Bear Creek (Ojibwe)<\/p>\n

BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO<\/p>\n

Blake & Tracy Nelson and The Native Blues Band & Guests (Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians)<\/p>\n

Injunuity (Chickasaw\/Choctaw) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Live At The McSwain Theatre<\/p>\n

Journey To Soul Blessings – Tony Redhouse (Navajo)<\/p>\n

Live At The Winsted Green \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Joseph FireCrow (Northern Cheyenne)<\/p>\n

Questions For Crazy Horse \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Oliver Tuthill<\/p>\n

Pow Wow Music -Cree Confederation<\/p>\n

BEST WAILA RECORDING<\/p>\n

A Little Beat of Something For Everyone \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Native Pride (Tohono O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122odham)<\/p>\n

Corn & Boots \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Northern Cree Fiddle (Cree)<\/p>\n

How Sweet The Sound – Southern Scratch (Tohono O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122odham)<\/p>\n

PD \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Live \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Papago Warrior (Tohono O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122odham)<\/p>\n

Pure Nativez \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pure Nativez (Tohono O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122odham)<\/p>\n

Timeless \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Native Thunder (Tohono O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122odham)<\/p>\n

BEST WORLD MUSIC RECORDING<\/p>\n

Indians Colour – Luis Capcha Vilchez (Quechua\/Peru)<\/p>\n

Kayas – Rhonda Head (Cree)<\/p>\n

Many Roads Home – Aura Surey (Cherokee)<\/p>\n

Pura Vida \u00e2\u20ac\u201c This is Pure Life – Randy Granger (Choltan\/Mayan)<\/p>\n

Red Dreams, A Trail Beyond Tears – Joy Harjo (Muskoke)<\/p>\n

Valley of Thunder – Gvwi (Cherokee)<\/p>\n

NATIVE HEART<\/p>\n

Bernhard Wolfsheart Weilguni \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Call of the Canyons<\/p>\n

Harvey Arden – Noble Red Man: Lakota Wisdomkeeper, by Harvey Arden & Mathew King (Noble Red Man): Lakota Wisdom Keepers<\/p>\n

Jonny Lipford \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Breeze @ 72 Degrees<\/p>\n

Marco Capelli Frucht – Frybread<\/p>\n

Peter Phippen \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Summerland<\/p>\n

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