In a demonstration of healing, Josiah Enriquez’s moccasins etched rapid, intricate patterns in the sand as he danced at the end of a dirt road, a portable speaker offering up powwow ...

In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 1992, the World Championship Hoop Dance Competition has been held at the Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix, and 2026 will be ...

Thunderous drums pound rhythmically through arena speakers as jingle bells rattle from moccasin feet. Performers weave ...

Before spring break, students at Heights Middle School participated in a Hoop Dance workshop, taught by Diné-Hopi dance instructor Talavi Cook. Farmington Municipal Schools Public Information Officer ...

Representatives of indigenous communities from around the world will gather Feb. 18 and 19 in Arizona to celebrate their cultural heritage through hoop dancing. The 33rd World Championship Hoop Dance ...

FORT YATES, N.D. — Kevin Locke played an important role in keeping alive the lost art of the Native American hoop dance. He also was an accomplished flute player, storyteller and educator who was ...

In a pastoral campground south of Lansing, many attendees at the Michigan Hoop Dance Retreat were hooping as if their hair was on fire. Then, Missy Cooke’s hair caught fire. Dancing with a torch in ...

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 ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. A competition this weekend honored the man whose passion sparked a chain of events that has brought the ...