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Native American

Pow wow teaches about Native American cultures and raises money to assist those living in Tennessee

By Alexis Marshall

October 16, 2022

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The Native American Indian Association of Tennessee held its 41st annual educational pow wow this weekend at Long Hunter State Park. The fundraising event educates about Native cultures and is navigating the event’s recent growth.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Native American, Native American Indian Association of Tennessee, Pow wow

Exploring Middle Tennessee’s native roots and what it means to be indigenous

By Rose Gilbert

April 7, 2022

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Nashville has a rich indigenous history that dates back to the last ice age, as well as a small but vibrant Native American community that is working to gain recognition and resources in Middle Tennessee.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: American Indians, Native American, Native American Indian Association of Tennessee

A forthcoming Native American-owned coffee shop hopes to make it easier to support indigenous communities

By Paige PflegerandMarianna Bacallao

December 2, 2021

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The mission of Neon Moon is to make supporting the I in BIPOC as easy as buying a cup of coffee.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Business, coffee, Dolly Parton, Indigenous, Native American, small business

This Native American Heritage Month, a Nashville gallery is celebrating with a photography exhibit that indigenizes colonized spaces

By Cynthia Abrams

November 25, 2021

COOP Curatorial Collective is celebrating National Native American Heritage Month by bringing more context to Thanksgiving with an exhibit from Apsáalooke (Crow) photographer Adam Sings in the Timber called “Reclaim: Indigenizing Colonized Spaces.”

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Adam Sings in the Timber, American Indians, Art, Arts and Culture, COOP Gallery, Indigenous, Native American

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