Beautiful Native

04/02/2026

After serving in the Navy, Ben Leedom turned a family tradition into a thriving Indigenous business. Three Feathers specializes in handmade star quilts with ...

04/02/2026

‼️‼️‼️‼️2026 Juno Award Winners‼️‼️‼️‼️
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥We WON!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

We want to say Chi Miigwetch to our Families, Friends, and Pow-wow People who have supported us over these Years! Along with Steven Arrowtopknot and Hidden Lake Records for believing in us to record our Music. Also want to give a shout out to supporting tribes and bands that helped with support and sponsorship.....

Bay Mills Community
Forest County Potawatomi
Prairie Band Potawatomi
Paul Band First Nation

We will continue to give our best as a group to share our drum and music with you all

Miigwetchiwendam.

Bear Creek.

04/02/2026

Some moments are brief, but they carry far beyond the stage.
In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather appeared at the 45th Academy Awards on behalf of Marlon Brando and declined the Oscar he had been awarded for The Godfather.
In her short statement on stage, she explained that Brando could not accept the award “because of the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry… and on television in movie reruns, and also with recent happenings at Wounded Knee.”
She had prepared a longer speech, but according to multiple reports, she was limited in what she could say during the live broadcast. The moment received a mixed reaction in the room, but it quickly became one of the most widely discussed events in Academy Awards history.
In later years, she continued her work in advocacy and public speaking. In 2022, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a formal apology to her, acknowledging the treatment she received during the ceremony.
Her appearance in 1973 remains part of a larger history —one where Indigenous voices entered spaces that had long excluded them, even if only for a moment.



Sources:
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1973 records, 2022 apology letter)
• Transcript excerpts from the 45th Academy Awards broadcast
• Contemporary news coverage (1973 Oscars, Wounded Knee context)

04/02/2026

I cannot with these 😍😍😍

04/02/2026

12/23/2025

Lily Gladstone (Piitakii - Eagle Woman)

The Blackfoot Confederacy extends heartfelt congratulations to Lily Gladstone for her remarkable accomplishments, celebrated at the Lily Gladstone Event in Amskapi Pikuni on March 26th, 2024. As a member of the Confederacy and an accomplished actress, Lily's achievements serve as a source of great pride and inspiration for Amskapi Pikuni and the Blackfoot Confederacy.

12/23/2025

“This is for every little Rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid out there who has a dream and is seeing themselves represented…” Lily Gladstone 🥹🥹🥹👏👏👏🥳🥳🥳❤️❤️❤️❤️