When a small-town Minnesota high school banned its Native American drum group from performing at graduation, the hurt reverberated across Indigenous communities in the Upper Midwest.

When a small-town Minnesota high school banned its Native American drum group from performing at graduation, the hurt reverberated across Indigenous communities in the Upper Midwest.

It may have been a little chilly to be outdoors all day, but on Saturday Philip St. John and Vincent Charett sat on chairs surrounding their powwow drum, waiting for the powwow to begin. Although St.

When a small-town high school banned its Native American drum group from performing at graduation, the hurt reverberated across Indigenous communities in the Midwest. Here’s what happened next.

Dewe’igan is the Ojibwe word for drum, according to The Associated Press. It’s related to the Ojibwe words for heart and sound, which gives you a clue as to how important drumming is in the ...

His book on the Ojibwe dance drum inspired Mickey Hart, the drummer for the Grateful Dead. Hart then went on to make CDs featuring Indian music, working with Vennum, a proud Dead Head.

In drum circles like those in Minneapolis, where many Natives are Ojibwe and Lakota, there is a lead singer, who starts each song before passing on the beat and verse to others seated at the drum ...

“I grew up singing my entire life, and I was always taught that dewe’igan is the heartbeat of our people,” said Jakob Wilson, 19, using the Ojibwe term for drum that’s rooted in the words for heart ...

“I grew up singing my entire life, and I was always taught that dewe’igan is the heartbeat of our people,” said Jakob Wilson, 19, using the Ojibwe term for drum that’s rooted in the words ...