COVID 19 UPDATE:     20th ANNUAL AWARDS SHOW CANCELLED FOR NOVEMBER 2020

These great times of challenge and change. As almost all entertainment events have been cancelled or postponed for the remainder of 2020, the same applies to us.  Given the amount of time, preparation, travel and pre-production work that is required to present our annual awards program, coupled by our industry's uncertainty, we unfortunately must cancel our 20th Annual Awards Show which was originally planned for November 2020. Our host, Seneca Niagara Casino Entertainment has also informed us that they are not rescheduling their events for the remainder of 2020.  Despite our best efforts to reopen here in New York, we  must also suspend our Music Awards Submission process until further notice. 

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we do intend to plan and present virtual events and enhanced online activities in 2021. As an all volunteer organization, we do not qualify for available emergency funding such as; the Paycheck Protection Program.  However, we will continue to rely on the support of our members and sponsors for our upcoming programs. We thank Facebook for their recent grant to ensure our efforts on their platform.

As a cultural organization, we invite our members to contribute and engage in sustainable ideas and programs that will also help dismantle systemic racism.  Most importantly, we ask that you stay safe and continue to practice social distancing to reduce the health risk for all. 

We look forward to remaining the world's leading resource for contemporary and traditional Native American music initiatives by promoting and sharing your creative contributions with a global audience.  Thank you to all our music makers and tradition keepers.

Stay healthy and safe!

The Native American Music Awards & Association

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NEW MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE 

THE STORM LIVE FROM HOME BY RECORDING ARTISTS  DOC NATIVE AND SPENCER BATTIEST

Recording artists Doc Native and Spencer Battiest are premiering their new music video entitled, The Storm: Live From Home, this week on the Native Music Awards’ Youtube Channel by clicking the following link: https://youtu.be/DbCuTdU3BHk  

The video, The Storm Live From Home  features brothers Spencer and Doc Native from the Seminole Nation while they and their band members remain in quarantine. Featuring Doc and Spencer on vocals from their seperate homes in Hollywood, Florida, the video also features;  Matt Beach on guitar from Canton, Ohio, Kazumi Shimokawa on piano from Culver City, California and Joshua Daubin on percussion from Seal Beach, California. The Storm  tells the history of the Seminole Tribe of Florida through Rap and song.  The Battiest brothers who originally composed The Storm in 2011, have performed the song internationally to bring greater awareness to their heritage. The Storm is a powerful and symbolic message to all Native people. The lyrics not only embrace and pay tribute to the endurance and perseverance of the Seminoles as a nation, but it also passionately embraces their struggles as a people of both past and  present. Now, during this Coronavirus pandemic, the song brings an inspiring message of hope.  Watch  The Storm: Live From Home, now on Youtube by clicking the following link:  https://youtu.be/DbCuTdU3BHk