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The 2008 Advisory Membership Voting Ballot to select five nominees in each category for the Tenth Annual Native American Music Awards is now complete. Paper ballots will be mailed to all current Advisory members. Nominees will be announced August 24, 2008 when public voting will commence. The Nomination Selection process is not open to the general public.

Public Voting will take place from August 24 to October 4 2008.


CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NAMA 10 NOMINEES!

191 N 5 Bucks Gas – 191 N. (2)
AIRO - Vision Quest
Alex E Smith, Cheevers Toppah, Nitanis “Kit” Landry – Harmony Nights
Andy Pickard, Cindy Pickard Tom Bee - The 8th Fire –
Anthony Wakeman Points of Origin – Anthony Wakeman & Mr Soon
Archie Cavanaugh Love Birds – Archie Cavanaugh
Arlette Wolfgirl – Arlette
Blackfire – (Silence) Is A Weapon (3)
Blackfoot Confederacy Hear The Beat – Blackfoot Confederacy
Blackfoot Train Train – Blackfoot (3)
Blest One Blest With Skills – Blest One
Blu – Rez Life (2)
Brule & AIRO Live At Mt. Rushmore – Brule’ & AIRO (3)
Buggin Malone I Am Universal – Buggin Malone
Carroll Medicine Crow Homeland Security – (2)
Cheevers Toppah & Kevin Yazzie First Light
Cherokee National Youth Choir Precious Memories – Cherokee National Youth Choir (2)
Cheryl Bear – The Good Road (2)
Chief Seattle Speaks 1854 – Red Hawk (2)
Chucki Begay – Songs From My Heart
Clark Tenakhongva Po’li – Clark Tenakhongva
Clinton Denny – Prayers For My Father
Crystal Shawanda – Crystal Shawanda
Dago Braves Native American Hustle – Dago Braves
Danielle Egnew Red Lodge – Danielle Egnew
Debra Morningstar Tales From The Lodge – Debra Morningstar
Delbert Blackhorse The Four Directions – Delbert Blackhorse (2)
Denise Becenti Humble Prayers – Denise Becenti
Douglas Blue Feather – A Crown Of Stars (2)
Dream Scape Dream Scape: Spirit Maiden – Dreamscape (2)
Eagle & Hawk – Red Road Stories (2)
Ed Stasium – (Silence) Is A Weapon (2)
Edmund Bull – Follow Your Dreams (2)
Elk Soldier The Elk Way – Elk Soldier
Estun _ Bah Sounds of Beauty – Estun – Bah
Exitwound: The Native Axeman – After The Storm
Fara Palmer – Phoenix (2)
Ghosthorse – KSA
Gilbert Begay Sr – Traditional Navajo Shoe Game Songs (2)
Golana Mirror Lake – Golana (2)
Graywolf Blues Band – Graywolf Blues Band
Injunuity – Unconquered (2)
J.C. Campbell – Lazy James (2)
Jan Michael Looking Wolf – Unity
Jana The Enlightened Time – Jana
Janelle Turtle New Beginning – Janelle Turtle
Jeff Ball – Shape of Light
Jim Boyd – Blues To Bluegrass (2)
Jimmy Wolf Deep Downtown – Jimmy Wolf
JJ Kent – I Am Red
Joanne Shenandoah Our Land Our Life- Joanne Shenandoah
Joe Tohonnie Jr Singing Heavenly & Free – Joe Tohonnie Jr
Johnny Mike – My Spirit Soars
Johnny Whitehorse – Totemic Flute Chants
Johnsy G The Whisper Sacred Land – Johnsy G The Whisper
Jonny Lipford – Transitions: Out of the Flames & Into The Wind
Journeys Through The Mist – The Blessed Blend (2)
Kelly Montijo Fink Heartbeat of the Creator – Kelly Montijo Fink
Kelly Parker – Follow Your Dreams
Ken Quiet Hawk – The Story Tellers (2)
Kevin Village Stone Kokyo – Kevin Village Stone /Kiwamura
Larry Redhouse Spirit Progression – Larry Redhouse
Levi Platero – Levi Platero & The Plateros
Maniac The Siouxpernatural Paranormal: The War Within
Mary Smith - My Father’s Fire Dance Songs – Mary Smith
Medicine Dream - Learning To Fly- Medicine Dream (2)
Meewasin Oma Mourning Praise Unto Our Creator – Meewasin Oma
Merlinda Woody A Vision of Spiritual Blessing – Merlinda Woody
Michael Jeans – Leather & Feathers
Michael Bucher Dirty Water – Michael Bucher
Michael Searching Bear Live In Concert
Moon Lodge Singers – Cultural Legacy: Fights Alone
Moontee Sinquah – Freedom
N icole Deep Dreams – Nicole (3)
Native Roots – Celebrate (2)
Navajo Nation Swingers - Waiting With The Cellular
NDN Times We’ve Had – NDN
Nightshield Broken Dreams – Nightshield (2)
Northern Cree & Friends Calling All Dancers –
Omeigwessi Reel Metis: A Tribute To Walter Flett –
Peter Kater – Sacred Earth: Wind of the North
Pimadiziwin Singers – Save The Last Round Dance For Me
Primeaux & Mike w/Xavier Quijas Yxayotl – The Color of Morning
Pura Fe Hold The Rain – Pura Fe’ (2)
QuaTiSi Mysterys – QuaTiSi
R Carlos Nakai Voyagers – R Carlos Nakai, Udi Bar-David, Will Clipman (2)
Radmilla Cody – Precious Friends
Rain Song Rise Up & Dance RainSong: Terry & Darlene Wildman (2)
Randy Kemp Artificial Red – Randy Kemp
Red Feather Woman Distant Drums – Red Feather Woman (2)
Red Hawk Chief Seattle Speaks 1854 – Red Hawk
Rezhogs The Outsiders – Rezhogs (2)
Richard Stepp – The Sacred Journey
Robert Mirabal Brave New World – Robert Mirabal (2)
Ryan D’Aoust York Boats & Legends – Ryan D’Aoust
Ryon Polequptena - Rezmerized
Sandy Scofield Nikawiy Askiy – Sandy Scofield
Sir Harrison & The Blues Kings – Sir Harrison & The Blues Kings
Slavior - Slavior
Socie Saltwater Tribal Trance – Socie Saltwater
Sotiw Derek Mortland, Michael Joseph Sketches In Time – Derek Mortland, Michael Joseph (2)
Star Nayea – Silenced My Tongue (2)
Stevie Salas - The Sun & The Earth – Stevie Salas (2)
Tanya Brown - Brand New Day – Tanya Brown
Terri Rivera piatt & Lancy Goodman Blue Moon
Terry Lee Whetstone – The Best of the Best (2)
Terry Tsotigh Goin’ For It – Terry Tsotigh
Tha Tribe Blue Scout – Tha Tribe
The Blessed Blend Journeys Through The Mist –(3)
The Breeze Band – The Breeze Band
The Crow Girls – Sleep is the Ocean (3)
The Gathering Going Home – The Gathering
The Red Corn Band Adrian BrownT Sampson J Joss–Still No Good (3)
Thee Express Express Yourself – Thee Express
Thelma Emerson I’ve Come Too Far To Look Back – Thelma Emerson
Tiger Tiger Eye of the Tiger – Tiger Tiger (2)
Tim Yett – Creating Sacred Space
Todi Neesh Zhee Singers Navajo Christmas – Todi Neesh Zhee Singers
Tommy Wildcat – Red Fire People
Tracy Bone – No Lies (2)
Various Heart of the Bitterroot – Various
Various The Native Hip Hop Hour Volume One – Various
Violet Naytovhow Wind of the North – Violet Naytovhow
Walter Ahhaitty & Friends Oklahoma Style – (2)
William Hoshal – A Rumor of the Sun
Xavier Quijas Yxayotl – The Color of Morning
XIT Wanted Alive – XIT
Zotigh Singers Honoring Women Veterans – Zotigh Singers


Eligibility Period for Recordings Released
December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2007

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