The Native American Music Awards is proud to introduce the newest member of the Native American Music Awards House band from Six Nations, Please welcome.....Dwayne LaForme!!!

 The Native American Music Association, a 501(c(3) was established in 1998 surrounding the debut of the Native American Music Awards in order to promote greater cultural understanding and create opportunities for Native American musicians. The Association is the world's largest and only professional membership-based organization dedicated to showcasing and honoring outstanding music initiatives by Native North Americans and American Indians.

Founded 1998

Celebrating 20 Years

CANYON RECORDS

ANNOUNCE FILM DOCUMENTARY OF R. CARLOS NAKAI

R. Carlos Nakai is recognized as a world renowned Native American flutist, recording artist, and one of the premier innovators of contemporary Native American music. He is a five time Native American Music Award winner and a Lifetime Achievement recipient. He has earned 11 Grammy nominations, a Platinum Record, two Gold Records, and over 4.5 million albums sold.

Snapshots Music & Arts Foundation is producing a documentary about R. Carlos Nakai who combines the heart and soul of traditional Native American music with a desire to bring the unique sound of the Native American flute into other genres such as jazz, world, classical, and new age. The featured documentary will share Nakai’s life story and achievements as a key cultural change maker. Building on the work of flutists like Doc Tate Nevaqueya (NAMA HALL OF FAME), Nakai created a new sound in the early 1980s that attracted millions of listeners globally. Through an inspired and iconoclastic creative philosophy expressed in more than 50 recordings, R. Carlos Nakai continues to give new energy to the making, appreciation, and enjoyment of Native American music.

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West Hollywood, California   Channel 36 

West Hollywood Public Access, Cable Channel 36 in the City of West Hollywood and

on AT&T Universe Channel 99 in the greater Los Angeles area.

New York, NY

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On Channels;  Spectrum 67,  RCN 85,  FIOS 36

and a livestream on www.mnn.org 

Long Island, New York:

Altice USA Public Access Channel 115

 FRIDAYS AT 12:00PM 

 Throughout the October 2017-March 2018 cycle.

Plus NAMA  9 - 9th Annual Awards show airs: Thursdays @ 7am

 PATV New York 

In Great Neck or Manhasset on  channel 20  or channel 37 on Verizon Fios.

www.patv.org/live stream.

SOUTH DAKOTA  

South Dakota Public Broadcasting

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

CCTV's Channel 8.

CCTV
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The Native American Music Awards & Association is the World's Leading Resource for Contemporary and Traditional Native American Music Initiatives & Entertainers consisting of over 40,000 registered voting members and professionals in the field of Native American music and entertainment. We hold the largest Native American Music archive featuring a collection of over 10,000 audio and video recordings in all formats housed since 1990.

The Annual Native American Music Awards proudly honors the outstanding  achievements of Native American performers from across the country in over 30 Awards categories. Since our inception in 1998, NAMA continues to foster pride, provide national exposure, and celebrate the gift of music tradition with others around the world. 

It has been our personal and volunteer contributions, not to mention, our determination and dedication, that continually creates this magical evening of pride and musical excellence. None of this would be possible if not for our tireless volunteer staff, our national membership and the support of our donors. To all of you, we thank you. Next year, together, we celebrate 20 amazing years together. 

JIMMY LEE YOUNG APPEARS IN NEW U2 VIDEO

Two time Native American Music Award Winner, Jimmy Lee Young appears in the new U2 video for the song, "One Tree Hill"!  as the backdrop for U2' s 30th Anniversary Tour of, "Joshua Tree". Jimmy Lee Young' s song Apache is currently being played on Irish national radio, RTE 2 FM, Dublin , Ireland. Watch the Video below.

NAMA Hall of Famer, Link Wray honored with a new documentary and nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary features NAMA Hall of Famer, Link Wray or the late Fred Lincoln “Link” Wray, Jr. and his seminal guitar instrumental “Rumble” along with other Native American Music Awards Honorees:

Link Wray Hall of Fame, inducted at the 8th Annual Awards.
Jimi Hendrix Hall of Fame 1st Inaugural Native American Music Awards;
Robbie Robertson  Lifetime Achievement Award, 1st Inaugural Native American Music Awards,
Taboo Hall of Fame, 16th Annual Native American Music Awards,
Randy Castillo  Lifetime Achievent as part of XIT at 2nd Annual Native American Music Awards;
Jesse Ed Davis dedication by John Trudell in acceptance of Living Legend Award at 1st Inaugural Awards
Buffy Sainte Marie Best Pop Artist, 1st Inagural Native American Music Awards;

 Everyone Wins! Congratulations Taboo, Spencer & Doc Battiest, Supaman & the rest of the Magnificent 7. for MTV's BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM   Winner: Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”,