Though born in an Indian reservation in South Dakota, Mildred “Midge” Wagner was not brought up to be proud of her heritage. “I grew up in a Caucasian world,” Wagner said. “My parents were both half ...

COVINA, CALIF. (KABC) -- Drumming is an integral part of Native American cultures. The echoing sound of drums offers a spiritual connection for Native American women ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — November is Native American Heritage Month. It's a time to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous people. In Native American culture, drums are used to ...

It's the first sound humans hear. Thump, thump. A heartbeat. So whenever Shannon Klein begins to drum, she starts with that beat. A Reiki master from Fargo, Klein uses drumming in her healing practice ...

In October, the Biden Administration expanded both Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for practices that could include sweat lodges and drumming in Oregon, California, New ...

Drummers gathered Sunday under a maple tree at Davenport's Fejervary Park, as they prepared to participate in an American Indian drum circle. About 550 people attended the inaugural Indian Summer Day ...

ALAMEDA — A drumming group that meets monthly to “connect to the heartbeat” of the world will open its sacred drumming circle this month to the public. “The Healing Drum” is offered monthly at the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Brian Jawara Gray. Halfway through Brian Jarawa Gray and the Healing Drum’s set at Best Video on ...

The Native American community is coming together to heal by ending American Indian Month with a celebration and parade in Minneapolis. At the end of April, the community faced murders and trauma, ...

It was a big Iroquois drum, about 30 inches around and covered in original buffalo hide, said Sheeler, owner of Little Crow s Trading Post at 59 E. Philadelphia St., York. Honestly, we had just gotten ...

For decades, Joleen Patene felt drawn to American Indian culture without knowing why. Her Sicilian Catholic family questioned her interest in tribal dance and music. Patene only knew traditional ...