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Native American Music Awards (Nammys)

October 4

Begun in 1998, the Native American Music Awards (nicknamed the Nammys ) honor the best musicians and composers in the Native American and aboriginal music fields. Sponsored by the Native American Music Association, the Nammys promote Native American music by bringing it to the attention of a national audience.
The Nammys honor some 30 categories of music, ranging from Artist of the Year and Best Female Artist to Flutist of the Year and Best Pow Wow Recording. Some of the categories are specific to traditional Native American music. Other categories are more general, covering Native American artists who perform rock, jazz, or New Age music. Some 200 recordings are typically evaluated for the awards. The awards show, which takes place at a casino, has been broadcast on satellite television.
The Native American Music Association also maintains the world's largest archive of Native American music, containing 7,000 recordings. It promotes the hiring and training of Native Americans in the music and performance industries and presents musical concerts throughout the United States.

CONTACTS:
Native American Music Association
511 Avenue of the Americas, # 371
New York, NY 10011
212-228-8300; fax: 646-688-6883
www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com/index.cfm

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Native Roots -- describing itself as a pan-Native American reggae band, Native Roots won double "Nammys," or Native American Music Awards, in 2008 (for Group of the Year and Best World Music).

MIXED MEDIA by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He formed the musical group Cannes Brulees In 2007their album Raising Cane was nominated for a Native American Music Award (NAMMY) in the Best Blues Recording category.

In remembrance of our friend by Bates, Gene Marvin / Whispering Wind

Jeans, who grew up in Elmira and now lives in Cottage Grove, was recently nominated as songwriter of the year for the Native American Music Awards for his song "Leather and Feathers.

NATIVE MUSIC NOMINEE by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

National United Front of Cambodia

National Vulnerability Database

National Warri Festival

National Wealth

National Western Stock Show

National Westminster Bank

National Wild & Scenic Rivers

National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Refuge Association

National Wildlife Refuges

National World War II Memorial