Native American

Arts workshops help Lakota youth gain confidence, skills

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:29:33 -0400

The story of a teenage girl on the Standing Rock reservation is all the inspiration Farnaz Fanaian needed to launch a Baha'i-inspired program of social action aimed at empowering young people.

Kevin Locke nominated for Best World Traditional Album by IMA

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:14:50 -0400

Kevin Locke, world-renowned Native American performer and educator, and member of the Baha'i Faith, has been recognized once again for his newest album, Earth Gift.

Parliament of the World's Religions underway in Melbourne

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:40:56 -0500

Baha'is from five continents, including two from the United States, are making presentations at the Parliament of the World's Religions – an event now held every five years in the modern continuation of an initiative begun more than a century ago.

Kevin Locke wins a NAMMY

glen — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:49:51 -0400

Kevin Locke, world-renowned Native American performer and educator, and member of the Baha'i community, has won a Native American Music Award (Nammy) in the Record of the Year category for his latest recording, Earth Gift.

Baha'i Kevin Locke opens International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

shane — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:40:28 -0400

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

Navajo artist receives award for illuminating the culture of his people

shane — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:16:22 -0400

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.

Keeping unity in the loop

shane — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:37:36 -0500

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 first American Indian to be elected chairman of National Spiritual Assembly

shane — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:19:00 -0400

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.

Patricia Locke: An American Indian hero

admin — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:21:03 -0400

Patricia Locke, who died in 2001 at age 73, was a ground-breaking worker for the education of American Indians and one of 10 women inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2005.

Locke was a Baha'i, and the first American Indian woman to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly, the administrative governing body for Baha'is of the United States. She was of Lakota and Chippewa heritage and played a leading role in the founding of 17 tribally run colleges in the United States. She also was an influential advocate for the passage of federal laws increasing Indian tribes' autonomy over their children's education.