The Dartmouth

Drums ring out at midnight for Indigenous People’s Week

The Oct. 13 drumming circle is held at midnight so that Indigenous peoples’ voices are the first ones heard on Indigenous ...
The Columbian

‘Each drum is a heartbeat’: Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s drum circle uses music to heal, honor ancestors, make connections

TOLEDO — On a Thursday in April, the late afternoon light drifted through an open door, clashing with the rhythmic sounds of drums and singing. The group of about 10 drummers includes younger members ...
KESQ News

Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition

HINCKLEY, Minn. (AP) — At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Using their culture to heal, a Native American sobriety group in Wichita gives back

Native Americans in Kansas can often face barriers when seeking help for their recovery. A Wichita group is hoping to change that. Two drums sit to the north and south in the Gallery of Nations at the ...
Staten Island Advance

Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition

HINCKLEY, Minn. (AP) — At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, ...