In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and transform it into a World Championship Contest. Little did we know our ...

At the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Indigenous people from across North America tell their personal stories with intricate ...

As Native youth performed traditional hoop dance in a competition in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the movement of the hoops created meaningful designs born of nature. Hoop dancers weave their hoops into many ...

Kelina Anderson performs a hoop dance during the Miss Indian TMF Culture Share. Anderson is a member of the Squamish tribe. (Adri Moon) Kelina Anderson was crowned Miss Indian TMF 2025 on Tuesday, Jan ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Shadé-Phea Young’s path to becoming a hoop dance world champion wasn’t supposed to include a missed flight and a ...

A North Branch, Minnesota second grader is in the national spotlight. He's preserving a rare art form and gaining accolades as he navigates loss. When Mattias Big Bear was just a toddler, his grandpa ...

Terry Goedel, math teacher at Vineyard Junior High and Rancho Cucamonga resident, is an accomplished Native American hoop dance expert who travels the world sharing this lost art. While growing up on ...

As a child, ShanDien Sonwai LaRance never thought her love for hoop dancing would take her around the world. But her dad knew. "Keep hoop dancing," her dad often said. "It's going to open doors for ...

This is the second of two performances by world champion hoop dancer, Nakotah LaRance (Hopi Nation), who dazzles audiences with his fancy footwork and fast moves as he performs the hoop dance.