Asked to open a United Nations meeting on poverty, Kevin Locke recited an "eagle" prayer in his native Lakota Sioux dialect.

Navajo artist Chester Kahn, 72, is a humble man, says his niece Seowah Kahn, someone who is "not in the habit of elevating himself” -- except perhaps to climb a scaffold to paint one of his renowned murals.

Kevin Locke doesn’t just talk about unity. The internationally acclaimed performer literally jumps through hoops to make audiences aware of the critical need for harmony in the world.

Jacqueline Left Hand Bull-Delahunt, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Sicangu Lakota), recently was elected chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. She is the first American Indian and the third woman to hold that position.