NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
Previous Award Winners

WINNERS OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS

1998 - 2009 

First Thru Eleventh Annual Awards Ceremonies

Adrian Brown, Tim Sampson, Jonathon Joss, Charles Button - 08 Best Producer

AIRO - 06 Group

Andrew Vasquez (Kiowa/Apache) - 00 Male Artist 

Annie Humphrey (Ojibwe)- 01 Female, 01 Folk, 03 Best Video 

Apache Spirit (Apache)- 98 Best Folk Country Group 

Apryl Allen - 09 Pop Recording

Arigon Starr (Kickapoo) - 01 Song Single, 99 Best Independent Recording 

Arvel BIrd - 06 Instrumental, 07 Artist of the Year

Atsiaktonkie -09 Best Folk

Bill Miller (Mohican)- 99 Folk Artist, 99 Songwriter , 99 Song of the Year, 99 Male Artist, 06 Song/Single of the Year

Billy Whitefox - 04 Flutist 

Black Eagle (Taos Pueblo) - 03 Pow Wow, 06 Pow Wow 

Blackfoot Confederacy - -8 Best Pow Wow Recording

Black Lodge Singers (Blackfeet)- 98 Best Pow Wow Album, 00 Debut Group, 04 Pow Wow, 

Blackfire (Dine') - 02 Pop Rock, 04 Group, 08 Record of the Year 

Bryan Akipa (Dakota) - 09 Best Male

Brule' (Lakota) - 02 Group, 02 Instrumental, 06 Compilation, 08 Best Long Form Video. 09 Group

Buddy Red Bow (Lakota)- 98 Hall of Fame 

Buffy Sainte- Marie (Cree)- 98 Best Pop Artist 

Buggin Malone - 06 R&B/Hip Hop

Burning Sky - 03 Group of the Year 

Carroll Medicine Crow - 08 Best New Age Recording

Casper Loma-da-wa (Hopi)- 01 World Music 

Cecil Gray & Red Dawn Blues Band - 04 Blues Jazz 

Charly Lowry (Lumbee) -09 Best Video

Chief Jim Billie (Seminole)- 99 Living Legend, 99 Debut Artist 

Cherokee National Children's Choir - 02 Gospel/Christian, 03 
Gospel/Christian, 08 Best Gospel Inspriational Recording 

Cheryl Bear - 08 Debut Artist of the Year

Clan/destine (Intertribal) - 00 Pop/Rock 

Cozad - 04 Historical 

Crystal Gayle (Cherokee) - 01 Hall of Fame 

Dago Braves - 08 Best Rap Hip Hop Recording

Delphine Tsinajinnie (Dine')- 01 Debut Artist 

Derek Miller (Mohawk) - 03 Best Blues, 09 Song/Single

Douglas Blue Feather - 02 Independent Recording, 03 Flutist of the Year, 04 New Age, 06 New Age 

Eagle & Hawk - 06 Pop/Rock, 09 Rock

Edmund Bull - 08 Best Male Artist

Eli Secody - 04 Male 

Evren Ozan - 04 Rising Star, 07 Best Instrumental

Eyabay (Chippewa)- 99 Canadian Traditional 

Fara Palmer - 08 Best Pop Recording

Felipe Rose (Taino, Lakota) - 02 Historical Recording, 03 Song/Single, 04 Songwriter, 08 Hall of Fame

Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Dakotah)- 02 Living Legend , 07 Best Country Recording

Fredrick Whiteface (Lakota)- 98 Best Jazz Artist, 98 Lifetime Achievement 

Gabriel Ayala (Yaqui) - 09 Best Instrumental

Gary Small (Northern Cheyenne)- 02 Songwriter 

Gathering of Nations (Intertribal)- 00 Pow Wow, 01 Compilation, 99 Pow Wow

Gilbert Begaye Sr - 08 Best Traditional Recording

Golana - 08 Best Instrumental Recording

Graywolf Blues Band - 09 Best Blues

Hank Williams (Creek/Cherokee)- 99 Hall of Fame 

Indigenous (Nakota)- 00 Blues, 00 Group, 01 Blues 

Indigenous (Nakota)- 99 Best Blues, 99 Group of the Year, 99 Pop Group 

Indigo Girls - 98 Native Heart (Non Native) 

Injunity - 08 Debut Group of the Year

JJ Kent - 09 Best Flutist

Jana (Lumbee) - 01 Pop Rock, 02 Song/Single, 03 Female , 06 Record of the Year, 08 Best Short Form Music Video, 09 Song/Single

Janelle Turtle (Cheyenne) - 08 Native American Church Recording

Janice Marie Johnson (Stockbridge Munsee)  -02 Producer, 08 Hall of Fame 

Jan Michael Looking Wolf (Grande Ronde)- 08 Flutist of the Year, 09 Artist of the Year

Jay Nez - 04 Debut Artist 

Jerry Alfred (Northern Tutchone)- 99 Best Canadian Recording 

Jim Boyd (Colville) - 02 Album, 03 Pop/Rock, 04 Record of the Year, 06 Songwriter, 08 Artist of the Year

Jim Pepper (Kaw/Creek)- 00 Hall of Fame 

Jimi Hendrix (Cherokee) - 98 Hall of Fame 

Jimmy Lee Young - 04 Record

Jimmy Wolf - 08 Best Blues Recording 

Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida) - 00 Music Video, 01 New Age, 01 Producer, 02 Artist, 98 Childrens, 98 Best Female, 99 Female, 03 Compilation, 99 Traditional , 09 Compilation

John Trudell (Santee Sioux) - 00 Artist , 00 Song/Single, 1998 Living Legend 

Joseph FireCrow (Cheyenne) - 03 Songwriter, 04 Instrumental , 06 Flutist

Joseph M Marshall III - 03 Spoken Word

Joy Harjo - 09 Best Female 

Judy Trejo (Paiute) - 00 Best Historical 

Keith Bear (Mandan)- 01 Traditional 

Keith Secola (Anishinabe)- 00 Best Independent, 01 Instrumental Recording, 02 Blues 03 Producer, 06 Artist of the Year, 06 Folk/Country Recording

Kelly Parker - 09 Producer

Ken Quiet Hawk - 08 Best Spoken Word Recording

Kevin Locke (Lakota)- 00 Traditional , 09 Record of the Year

Kitty Wells (Cherokee) - 02 Hall of Fame 

KILI - 00 Best Radio 

Koljademo (Pomo)- 1999 Best World Music 

KTNN - 1999 Best Radio Station 

Lakota Thunder (Lakota)- 01 Historical Recording, 06 Traditional 

Laughing Woman & Eagle Wings (Mashantucket) -02 Folk/Country 

Link Wray - 06 Hall of Fame

Litefoot (Cherokee) -00 Rap Hip Hop, 1998 Best Rap Artist. 1999 Rap Hip Hop, 02 Rap Hip Hop. 03 Male, 04 Artist 

Marlena Begaye - 03 Debut Artist, 06 Gospel/Christian/Inspirational

Mary Louise Defender Wilson (Dakotah)- 00 Spoken Word (Francis Cree) 02 Spoken Word, 04 Spoken Word 

Mary Youngblood (Aleut/Seminole)- 00 New Age, 99 Flutist of the Year, 00 Female, 00 Flutist , 02 New Age Recording, 04 Producer 

Martha Redbone (Blackfeet) -02 Debut Artist 

Medicine Dream (Intertribal) - 06 Best Video

Micki Free (Comanche/Cherokee)- 02 Male Artist, 04 Pop Rock (The 9) 

Michael Bucher (Cherokee) - 09 Compilation Recording

Michael Jacobs - 03 Independent

Michael Searching Bear - 09 World Music 

Midnite Express - 09 Pow Wow Recording

Nakai, Eaton, Cilpman (Navajo/Ute)- 99 Instrumental 

Native Roots (Pueblo) - 02 World Music, 08 Group of the Year, 08 Best World Music Recording

Neville Brothers (Choctaw/Cherokee)- 01 Video, 01 Living Legend
Nicole - 03 Instrumental 

Nicole - 08 Best Female Artist

NightShield - 07 Best Rap Hip Hop Recording, 08 Song Single of the Year

Northern Cree (Cree) - 01 Pow Wow, 04 Compilation Recording 

Oshkii Giizhik Singers - 09 Best Traditional

Pamyua - 03 Record of the Year 

Pima Express (Gila River) - 03 Folk/Country 

PM Begay (Navajo)- 1999 Best Children's Recording 

Primeax & Mike (Oglalla/Yankton Sioux & Ponca/Dine')- 1998 Best Traditional Album, 02 Traditional , 09 Native American Church

Pura Fe' - 06 Female

Qua ti Si - 04 Folk Country 

Radmilla Cody (Dine')- 02 Female 

RainSong - 09 Best Spoken Word

R. Carlos Nakai (Navajo/Ute)- 00 Best Instrumental, 01 Flutist, 01 Lifetime Achievement, 1998 Best Flutist, 98 Best Male, 03 New Age 

R. Carlos Nakai Quartet - 06 World Music

Randy Wood - 04 Traditional 

Red Bull - 02 Pow Wow Recording 

Red Earth - 00 Debut Group of the Year, 03 World Music 

Red Feather Woman - 06 Spoken Word

Red Hawk - 08 Best Historical Recording

Rezawrecktion - 04 Gospel/Christian 

Rezhogs - -9 Rap Hip Hop

Rita Coolidge (Cherokee)- 00 Lifetime Achievement, 06 Blues/Jazz Recording 

Robbie Robertson (Mohawk) - 98 Lifetime Achievement, 99 Record, 99 Producer 

Robert Mirabal (Taos Pueblo)- 00 Songwriter, 01 Artist, 01 Record. 01 Songwriter, 98 Songwriter, 02 Video, 03 Artist 

Robert Tree Cody (Maricopa/Dakota)- 1999 Best New Age 

Robert Tree, Redhouse, Romero (Maricopa/Dakota)- 00 Latin Recording. 00 World Music, 01 Male Artist, 

Rollin Fox ()- 01 Rap Hip Hop 

Samantha Crain - 09 Songwriter

Shadowyze - 04 Rap/Hip Hop 

Shane Yellowbird - 09 Country Recording

Sharon Burch (Dine')- 00 Record of the Year 

Silverbird (Apache/Navajo) 06 Debut Artist

Skylar Wolf - 09 Debut Artist

Stan Summers - 04 Independent 

Star Nayea ()- 01 Independent Recording, 08 Songwriter of the Year 

Stevie Salas (Apache) - 08 Best Rock Recording, 09 Lifetime Achievement

Stuart Snake & Paul Never Misses A Shot - 03 Traditional 

The Crow Girls - 08 Best Folk Recording

Thunderbird Sisters (Shinnecock)- 00 Folk Artist 

Thunder Hawk Singers (Cree) - 09 Best Historical

Tiger Tiger (Miccosukee) - 06 Lifetime Achievement

Tom Bee (Dakota)- 1998 Best Producer, 1999 Lifetime Achievement 

Tommy Allsup (Cherokee) - 09 Living Legend

Tommy Wildcat (Cherokee) 02 Flutist 

Tony Redhouse - 09 New Age

Tracy Bone - 08 Best Country Recording

Travis Harden (Minneconjou/Lakota)- 01 Spoken Word 

Tribal Live -3 Rap/Hip Hop 

Yarina - 04 World Music 

Yolanda Martinez - 04 Female 

Wade Fernandez - 06 Male

Walela (Cherokee)- 01 Group of the Year, 1998 Song of the Year, 98 Debut Group, 04 Short Long video 

Warfield Moose Jr- 03 Historical 

Wayquay (Ojibway)- 1999 Best Music Video

Will & Lil Jess (Lakota) - 09 Debut Duo/Group of the Year 

Wind Spirit Drum - 09 Gospel/Christian


Non Native Recipients 

Bruce Cockburn - 00 Native Heart (Non Native Category)

Ed Stasium - 08 Native Heart

Harold Owens - 06 Humanitarian Award

Indigo Girls - 98 Native Heart (Non Native)

Jeff Ball - 01 Native Heart (Non Native)

Jackson Browne - 00 Producer (Non Native)

John Densmore - 06 Native Heart, 03 Lifetime Achievement

Michael Brant DeMaria - 09 Native Heart

Neil Young - 02 Native Heart

Raymond Boley - 99 Native Heart (Non Native) 

Scott August - 04 Native Heart 

Stefan Gelfas/AlexSalzman - 06 Producer

Tom Wassinger - 01 Best Producer, 04 Producer


Non Music 

Billy Mills (Lakota) - 01 Jim Thorpe 

Navajo Codetalkers (Navajo) - 00 Living Legend 

Notah Begay III (Navajo)- 00 Thorpe 

Iroquois Nationals - 1999 Jim Thorpe 

Coach Kelvin Sampson - 02 Jim Thorpe 

Buddy Big Mountain - 05 Outstanding Achievement

Honorary Rising Stars: 

Evren Ozan - 04 Rising Star

Lil Dre - 04 Rising Star

Kansas Begay - 04 Rising Star

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"It makes me feel good to be an Indian today because there were
many times that I felt like not being happy about being an Indian" - Robert Mirabal

"To me this is just a sign of the times, a sign of the acceptance
of Native music out in the world like never before" - Robbie Robertson

"This truly is heart medicine" - John Trudell 



NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD WINNERS

Links To Our Winners

Website Research By Randy Gundlach

Brule/AIRO
www.brulerecords.com  

Andrew Vasquez htttp://www.makoche.com/Artist/viewarticle.asp?id=100  

Apache Spirit
www.Nativestars.com/bands/apachespirit  

Arigon Starr
http://www.arigonstarr.com 

Arvel Bird
http://www.arvelbird.com  

Bill Miller
http://www.billmiller.net  

Billy Whitefox
www.singingwolfrecords.com/billywhitefox.html  

Black Eagle
www.blackeagle1989.com  

Blackfire 
www.blackfire.net

Buffy Saint Marie
www.creative-native.com  

Buggin Malone
www.bugginmalone.net  

Cecil Gray & Red Dawn Blues Band
www.reddawnbluesband.com  

Crystal Gayle
www.crystalgayle.com  

Dereck Miller
www.derekmillermusic.com  

Douglas Blue Feather
www.douglasbluefeather.com  

Eagle & Hawk
www.eagleandhawk.com  

Felipe Rose
www.feliperose.net  

Gary Small
www.garysmallband.com  

Indigenous
www.indigenousrocks.com  

Indigo Girls
www.indigogirls.com  

Jana
www.jananation.com  

Janice Marie Johnson www.janice-marie.com  

Jim Boyd
www.thunderwolfrecords.com  

Jimmy Lee Young
www.crystal-phoenix.com  

Joanne Shenandoah
www.joanneshenandoah.com   

John Densmore
www.johndensmore.com  

John Trudell
www.johntrudell.com  

Joseph FireCrow
www.josephfirecrow.com  

Joseph Marshall
www.thunderdreamers.com  

Keith Secola
www.secola.com  

Keith Bear
www.keithbear.net  

Kevin Locke
www.kevinlocke.com  

Kitty Wells
www.kittywells.com  

KILI
www.kiliradio.org  

KTNN
www.ktnnonline.com  

Link Wray
www.linkwraylegend.com  

Litefoot
www.redvinyl.com  

Mary Youngblood
www.maryyoungblood.com  

Martha Redbone
www.martharedbone.com  

Medicine Dream
www.medicinedream.com  

Micki Free
www.mickifree.com  

Michael Jacobs
www.sacrednation.com  

Native Roots
www.nativeroots.net  

Neville Brothers
www.nevilles.com  

Pamyua
www.tribalfunk.wordpress.com 

Pura Fe
www.purafe.com  

Qua Ti Si
www.quatisi.com  

Radmilla Cody
www.radmillacody.net  

R. Carlos Nakai
www.rcarlosnakai.com  

Red Earth
www.tribalstew.com  

Red Feather Woman
www.redfeatherwoman.com  

Rita Coolidge
www.ritacoolidge.com  

Robert Mirabal
www.mirabal.com  

Robert Tree Cody
www.treecody.com  

Rollin Fox
www.fox1records.com 

Stan Summers
www.nativecprmusic.com/StanSummersMusic.html   

Star Nayea
www.starnayea.com  

Tiger Tiger www.tigertigermusic.com

Tom Bee
www.soundofamerica.com  

Tommy Wildcat  
www.cherokeeproud.com/tommy.html

Yarina 
www.yarinamusic.com  

Walela 
www.walela.com 

Wayquay
www.wayquay.com  

Wade Fernandez
www.songofthewolf.com  

Jeff Ball
www.jeffball.net  

Jackson Browne
www.jacksonbrowne.com  

Bruce Cockburn
www.brucecockburn.com  

Neil Young
www.neilyoung.com  

Scott August
www.cedarmesa.com   

Stephan Gelfas & Alex Salzman
www.alexsalzman.com  

Billy Mills
www.billymills.org  

Notah Begay
www.notah.com  

Iroquois Nationals
www.iroquoisnationals.com   

Evren Ozan
www.ozanmusic.com 

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