WINNERS OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
1998 - 2010
First Thru Eleventh Annual Awards Ceremonies
Adrian Brown, Tim Sampson, Jonathon Joss, Charles Button - 08 Best Producer
AIRO - 06 Group
Andrew Vasquez (Kiowa/Apache) - 00 Male Artist
Annie Humphrey (Ojibwe)- 01 Female, 01 Folk, 03 Best Video
Apache Spirit (Apache)- 98 Best Folk Country Group
Apryl Allen - 09 Pop Recording
Arigon Starr (Kickapoo) - 01 Song Single, 99 Best Independent Recording
Arvel BIrd - 06 Instrumental, 07 Artist of the Year
Atsiaktonkie -09 Best Folk
Bear Fox (Mohawk) - 11 Debut Artist
Becky Thomas (Cherokee) - 11 Female Artist
Bill Miller (Mohican)- 99 Folk Artist, 99 Songwriter , 99 Song of the Year, 99 Male Artist, 06 Song/Single of the Year
Billy Whitefox - 04 Flutist
Black Eagle (Taos Pueblo) - 03 Pow Wow, 06 Pow Wow
Blackfoot Confederacy - -8 Best Pow Wow Recording
Black Lodge Singers (Blackfeet)- 98 Best Pow Wow Album, 00 Debut Group, 04 Pow Wow,
Black Thunder Singers - 11 Best Pow Wow Recording
Blackfire (Dine') - 02 Pop Rock, 04 Group, 08 Record of the Year
Bluedog - 10 Group of the Year
Bo Taylor - 10 Best Traditional
Bryan Akipa (Dakota) - 09 Best Male
Brule' (Lakota) - 02 Group, 02 Instrumental, 06 Compilation, 08 Best Long Form Video. 09 Group
Buddy Red Bow (Lakota)- 98 Hall of Fame
Buffy Sainte- Marie (Cree)- 98 Best Pop Artist
Buggin Malone - 06 R&B/Hip Hop
Burning Sky - 03 Group of the Year
CC Murdock - 11 Best Country Recording
Carroll Medicine Crow - 08 Best New Age Recording
Casper Loma-da-wa (Hopi)- 01 World Music
Cecil Gray & Red Dawn Blues Band - 04 Blues Jazz
Charly Lowry (Lumbee)/Dark Water Rising -09 Best Video, 10 Debut Group
Chase Monchamp/Chase Manhattan - 10 Best Hip Hop
Chief Jim Billie (Seminole)- 99 Living Legend, 99 Debut Artist
Cherokee National Children's Choir - 02 Gospel/Christian, 03 Gospel/Christian, 08 Best Gospel Inspriational Recording
Cheryl Bear - 08 Debut Artist of the Year
Clan/destine (Intertribal) - 00 Pop/Rock
Cody Blackbird (Cherokee/Dakota) - 11 Flutist of the Year
Cozad - 04 Historical
Crystal Gayle (Cherokee) - 01 Hall of Fame
Dago Braves - 08 Best Rap Hip Hop Recording
Dark Water Rising (Lumbee) - Debut Group
Delphine Tsinajinnie (Dine')- 01 Debut Artist
Derek Miller (Mohawk) - 03 Best Blues, 09 Song/Single
Digging Roots - 10 Best Pop
Don Amero (Metis) - 11 Folk Recording
Douglas Blue Feather - 02 Independent Recording, 03 Flutist of the Year, 04 New Age, 06 New Age
Dylan Jenet Collins (Montaukett) - 11 Best Pop Recording
Eagle & Hawk - 06 Pop/Rock, 09 Rock
Edmund Bull - 08 Best Male Artist
Eli Secody - 04 Male
Evren Ozan - 04 Rising Star, 07 Best Instrumental
Eyabay (Chippewa)- 99 Canadian Traditional
Fara Palmer - 08 Best Pop Recording
Felipe Rose (Taino, Lakota) - 02 Historical Recording, 03 Song/Single, 04 Songwriter, 08 Hall of Fame
Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Dakotah)- 02 Living Legend , 07 Best Country Recording
Frank Waln/Nake Nula Waun - 10 Best Producer
Fredrick Whiteface (Lakota)- 98 Best Jazz Artist, 98 Lifetime Achievement
Gabriel Ayala (Yaqui) - 09 Best Instrumental, 10 World Music, 11 Artist of the Year
Gary Small (Northern Cheyenne)- 02 Songwriter, 11 Male Artist
Gathering of Nations (Intertribal)- 00 Pow Wow, 01 Compilation, 99 Pow Wow
Gilbert Begaye Sr - 08 Best Traditional Recording
Golana - 08 Best Instrumental Recording, 11 New Age
Graywolf Blues Band - 09 Best Blues
Hank Williams (Creek/Cherokee)- 99 Hall of Fame
Harvey Arden - 11 Spoken Word
Indigenous (Nakota)- 00 Blues, 00 Group, 01 Blues
Indigenous (Nakota)- 99 Best Blues, 99 Group of the Year, 99 Pop Group
Indigo Girls - 98 Native Heart (Non Native)
Injunity - 08 Debut Group of the Year, 10 Songwriter (Clonch & Carpenter)
JJ Kent - 09 Best Flutist
Jack Gladstone - 11 Historical Recording
Jana (Lumbee) - 01 Pop Rock, 02 Song/Single, 03 Female , 06 Record of the Year, 08 Best Short Form Music Video, 09 Song/Single
Janelle Turtle (Cheyenne) - 08 Native American Church Recording
Janice Marie Johnson (Stockbridge Munsee) -02 Producer, 08 Hall of Fame
Jan Michael Looking Wolf (Grande Ronde)- 08 Flutist of the Year, 09 Artist of the Year, 10 Record of the Year, 11 Music Video
Jay Begaye - 10 Best Male
Jay Nez - 04 Debut Artist
Jerry Alfred (Northern Tutchone)- 99 Best Canadian Recording
Jim Boyd (Colville) - 02 Album, 03 Pop/Rock, 04 Record of the Year, 06 Songwriter, 08 Artist of the Year
Jim Pepper (Kaw/Creek)- 00 Hall of Fame
Jimi Hendrix (Cherokee) - 98 Hall of Fame
Jimmy Lee Young - 04 Record
Jimmy Wolf - 08 Best Blues Recording
Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida) - 98 Childrens, 98 Best Female, 99 Female, 99 Traditional, 00 Music Video, 01 New Age, 01 Producer, 02 Artist, , 03 Compilation, , 09 Compilation, 10 New Age
John Trudell (Santee Sioux) - 00 Artist , 00 Song/Single, 1998 Living Legend
Joseph FireCrow (Cheyenne) - 03 Songwriter, 04 Instrumental , 06 Flutist, 10 Flutist, 10 Artist of the Year, 11 Song Single
Joseph M Marshall III - 03 Spoken Word
Josh Halverson (Shockopee Sioux) - 11 Songwriter
Joy Harjo - 09 Best Female
Judy Trejo (Paiute) - 00 Best Historical
Keith Bear (Mandan)- 01 Traditional
Keith Secola (Anishinabe)- 00 Best Independent, 01 Instrumental Recording, 02 Blues 03 Producer, 06 Artist of the Year, 06 Folk/Country Recording
Kelly Parker - 09 Producer
Ken Quiet Hawk - 08 Best Spoken Word Recording
Kevin Locke (Lakota)- 00 Traditional , 09 Record of the Year
Kevin Yazzie - 11 Native Amercan Church
Kitty Wells (Cherokee) - 02 Hall of Fame
KILI - 00 Best Radio
Koljademo (Pomo)- 1999 Best World Music
KTNN - 1999 Best Radio Station
Lakota Thunder (Lakota)- 01 Historical Recording, 06 Traditional
Laughing Woman & Eagle Wings (Mashantucket) -02 Folk/Country
Link Wray - 06 Hall of Fame
Litefoot (Cherokee) -00 Rap Hip Hop, 1998 Best Rap Artist. 1999 Rap Hip Hop, 02 Rap Hip Hop. 03 Male, 04 Artist
Luis Capcha Vilchez (Inca) - 11 Latin American
Marc Brown & The Blues Crew - 11 Blues Recording
Marlena Begaye - 03 Debut Artist, 06 Gospel/Christian/Inspirational
Mary Louise Defender Wilson (Dakotah)- 00 Spoken Word (Francis Cree) 02 Spoken Word, 04 Spoken Word
Mary Youngblood (Aleut/Seminole)- 00 New Age, 99 Flutist of the Year, 00 Female, 00 Flutist , 02 New Age Recording, 04 Producer
Martha Redbone (Blackfeet) -02 Debut Artist
Medicine Dream (Intertribal) - 06 Best Video
Micki Free (Comanche/Cherokee)- 02 Male Artist, 04 Pop Rock (The 9)
Michael Bucher (Cherokee) - 09 Compilation Recording, 10 Best Folk
Michael Jacobs - 03 Independent
Michael Searching Bear - 09 World Music
Midnite Express - 09 Pow Wow Recording
Nake Nula Waun - 11 Best Rap Hip Hop
Nakai, Eaton, Cilpman (Navajo/Ute)- 99 Instrumental
Native Roots (Pueblo) - 02 World Music, 08 Group of the Year, 08 Best World Music Recording
Native Thunder - (Tohono Oodham) - 10 Waila, 11 Waila
Neville Brothers (Choctaw/Cherokee)- 01 Video, 01 Living Legend
Nicole - 03 Instrumental
Nicole - 08 Best Female Artist
NightShield - 07 Best Rap Hip Hop Recording, 08 Song Single of the Year
Nokie Edwards - 10 Instrumental
Northern Cree (Cree) - 01 Pow Wow, 04 Compilation Recording
October Soul - 11 Debut Group of the Year
Oshkii Giizhik Singers - 09 Best Traditional
Pamyua - 03 Record of the Year
Pima Express (Gila River) - 03 Folk/Country
Pipestone - 11 Group of the Year, 2008 Record of teh Year
PM Begay (Navajo)- 1999 Best Children's Recording
Primeax & Mike (Oglalla/Yankton Sioux & Ponca/Dine')- 1998 Best Traditional Album, 02 Traditional , 09 Native American Church
Pura Fe' - 06 Female
Qua ti Si - 04 Folk Country
Radmilla Cody (Dine')- 02 Female
RainSong - 09 Best Spoken Word
R. Carlos Nakai (Navajo/Ute)- 00 Best Instrumental, 01 Flutist, 01 Lifetime Achievement, 1998 Best Flutist, 98 Best Male, 03 New Age
R. Carlos Nakai Quartet - 06 World Music
Randy McGinnis - 10 Best Compilation
Randy Wood - 04 Traditional, 11 Traditional
Red Bull - 02 Pow Wow Recording
Red Earth - 00 Debut Group of the Year, 03 World Music
Red Feather Woman - 06 Spoken Word
Red Hawk - 08 Best Historical Recording
Rezawrecktion - 04 Gospel/Christian
Rezhogs - -9 Rap Hip Hop
Rhonda Head - 11 World Recording
Rita Coolidge (Cherokee)- 00 Lifetime Achievement, 06 Blues/Jazz Recording
Robbie Robertson (Mohawk) - 98 Lifetime Achievement, 99 Record, 99 Producer
Robert Mirabal (Taos Pueblo)- 00 Songwriter, 01 Artist, 01 Record. 01 Songwriter, 98 Songwriter, 02 Video, 03 Artist
Robert Tree Cody (Maricopa/Dakota)- 1999 Best New Age
Robert Tree, Redhouse, Romero (Maricopa/Dakota)- 00 Latin Recording. 00 World Music, 01 Male Artist,
Rollin Fox ()- 01 Rap Hip Hop
Sacred Harmonies - 10 Native American Church
Samantha Crain - 09 Songwriter
Sayani - 10 Best Gospel
Segweh - 10 Best Rock
Shadowyze - 04 Rap/Hip Hop
Shane Yellowbird - 09 Country Recording, 10 Best Country
Sharon Burch (Dine')- 00 Record of the Year
Shelley Morningsong - 11 Record of the Year
Silverbird (Apache/Navajo) 06 Debut Artist
Skylar Wolf - 09 Debut Artist
Stan Summers - 04 Independent
Stephen Butler - 11 Best Producer
Star Nayea ()- 01 Independent Recording, 08 Songwriter of the Year
Stevie Salas (Apache) - 08 Best Rock Recording, 09 Lifetime Achievement
Stuart Snake & Paul Never Misses A Shot - 03 Traditional
The Blessed Blend - 11 Best Rock Recording
The Boyz - 10 Best Pow Wow
The Crow Girls - 08 Best Folk Recording
The Story Tellers - 10 Best Spoken Word
Thunderbird Sisters (Shinnecock)- 00 Folk Artist
Thunder Hawk Singers (Cree) - 09 Best Historical
Tiger Tiger (Miccosukee) - 06 Lifetime Achievement
Tinesha Begaye - 10 Best Female
Tom Bee (Dakota)- 1998 Best Producer, 1999 Lifetime Achievement, 10 Music Video
Tommy Allsup (Cherokee) - 09 Living Legend
Tommy Wildcat (Cherokee) 02 Flutist
Tony Redhouse - 09 New Age, 11 Longform Video
Tracy Bone - 08 Best Country Recording
Travis Harden (Minneconjou/Lakota)- 01 Spoken Word
Tribal Live -3 Rap/Hip Hop
Twice As Good - 10 Best Blues
Victoria Blackie - 10 Debut Artist
Vince Fontaine - 11 Instrumental recording
Yarina - 04 World Music
Yolanda Martinez - 04 Female
Yvonne St Germaine - 11 Gospel Recording
Wade Fernandez - 06 Male
Walela (Cherokee)- 01 Group of the Year, 1998 Song of the Year, 98 Debut Group, 04 Short Long video
Warfield Moose Jr- 03 Historical
Wayquay (Ojibway)- 1999 Best Music Video
Will & Lil Jess (Lakota) - 09 Debut Duo/Group of the Year
Wind Spirit Drum - 09 Gospel/Christian, 10 Song/Single (Windwalker)
Non Native Recipients
Wolfsheart & Big City Indians - 10 Native Heart, 11 Native Heart
Bruce Cockburn - 00 Native Heart (Non Native Category)
Ed Stasium - 08 Native Heart
Harold Owens - 06 Humanitarian Award
Indigo Girls - 98 Native Heart (Non Native)
Jeff Ball - 01 Native Heart (Non Native)
Jackson Browne - 00 Producer (Non Native)
John Densmore - 06 Native Heart, 03 Lifetime Achievement
Michael Brant DeMaria - 09 Native Heart
Neil Young - 02 Native Heart
Raymond Boley - 99 Native Heart (Non Native)
Scott August - 04 Native Heart
Stefan Gelfas/AlexSalzman - 06 Producer
Tom Wassinger - 01 Best Producer, 04 Producer
Non Music
Billy Mills (Lakota) - 01 Jim Thorpe
Navajo Codetalkers (Navajo) - 00 Living Legend
Notah Begay III (Navajo)- 00 Jim Thorpe
Iroquois Nationals - 1999 Jim Thorpe
Coach Kelvin Sampson - 02 Jim Thorpe
Buddy Big Mountain - 05 Outstanding Achievement
Ted Nolan - 11 Jim Thorpe
Honorary Rising Stars:
Evren Ozan - 04 Rising Star
Lil Dre - 04 Rising Star
Kansas Begay - 04 Rising Star
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