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Native American Music Award Nominations and Winners
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| ARTIST OF THE YEAR Arigon Starr Derek Miller Johnny Curtis Felipe Rose |
BEST BLUES/JAZZ RECORDING Black Wolf's Blues - Wade Fernandez Caught You White Handed - The Ken Rhyne Band Indian Boy, Indian Girl - Cecil Gray & Red Dawn Blues Band Sacred Land - Raven Hernandez |
BEST COMPILATION RECORDING 20 Aboriginal Greatest Hits - Various Native Warriors - Various Rain & Fire - Various The Music of Jim Pepper - The Remembrance Band w/WDR Orchestra |
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| DEBUT ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR Evan Lee Irene Bedard & Deni Joseph M. Marshall III Stuart Snake & Paul Never Misses A Shot |
BEST FEMALE ARTIST Bonnie Jo Hunt Nicole Socie Saltwater Yolanda Martinez |
BEST FOLK/COUNTRY RECORDING A Time Like Now - Tonemah Cherokee Hills - Perry Joe Gabbard Seven - Jim Beer & The River Voice Upon The Wind - Pima Express |
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| FLUTIST OF THE YEAR Joseph Fire Crow Kevin Locke Tommy Wildcat Xavier Quijas Yxayotl |
GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN RECORDING Building One Fire - Faith In The House - Vince Redhouse Glory - Triple Cross Spiritual Bouquet - Bonnie Jo Hunt White Cross - Qua Ti Si |
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR Alex & Melissa Maldonado Black Lodge Singers Northern Cree Pamyua |
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| BEST HISTORICAL RECORDING Best of the Best: Tribute to the Native American Church - Various Chief John Ross Song - Cherokee Rose & Silena Stranger In My Own Land - Eddie Three Eagles Talking Leaves - Storm Seymour |
BEST INDEPENDENT RECORDING Baby Blue - Carlos Reynosa Coup Stick Warrior - Acoustic Warriors Gabriel Ayala - Gabriel Ayala Soul A Fire - Stan Summers |
BEST INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING Animal Totems - Arvel Bird Jig Fest - Jig Fest Moon of the First Snow - Golana' Spirits In The Wind - Burning Sky |
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| BEST MALE ARTIST Chester Night Jack Gladstone Joseph Fire Crow Wade Fernandez |
BEST NEW AGE RECORDING Awakening - Great Mystery Heal - John Two Hawks Maso - Alex & Melissa Maldonado Midnight Strong Heart - Kevin Locke |
BEST POP/ROCK RECORDING
Caught In The Act - Pamyua Live -Jim Boyd Mother Earth - Eagle & Hawk Sacred Stage - James Bilagody & The Cremains |
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| BEST POW WOW RECORDING All or Nothing - Wildhorse Anishinaabe Meenigoziwin - Whitefish Bay Singers Drum For Life - Southern Cree Winter Storm - The Tribe |
BEST PRODUCER Anthony Wakeman - Voice Upon The Wind Brandon Friesen & Derek Miller - Standing Strong Miki Free - The Sun Chaser Paul LaRoche - Night Tree |
BEST RAP/HIP HOP RECORDING
All Native Project - Native Project The Greatest Natives From The North - WarParty The Messenger - Litefoot World of Illusions - Shadowyze |
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| RECORD OF THE YEAR
All Native Project - Native Project Building One Fire - Cherokee National Youth Choir Ben Black Elk Speaks - Warfield Moose Night Tree - Nicole |
SONG/SINGLE OF THE YEAR Ghost of the White Horse Plains - Ernest Monias (20 Aboriginal Greatest Hits) Music Is The Medicine - Derek Miller Native Land - Pamela Dove Them Old Guitars - Jim Boyd |
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Arigon Starr Jim Beer Tonemah Wade Fernandez |
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| BEST SHORT OR LONG FORM VIDEO I Ain't Perfect - Lorrie Church Indians Indians -Robert Mirabal Without Reservation - XIT Without Your Love - Forever |
BEST SPOKEN WORD RECORDING Ben Black Elk Speaks - Warfield Moose Jr. Black Hills Race/Turtle - David Little Elk Pte Hincala San Cannunpa - David Little Elk Red, White & Blue - Eddie Three Eagles |
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BEST TRADITIONAL RECORDING Bearing Witness - Lara Lee Perkins & Ken Green Dahwitaal - Pauline M Begay Kahomani Songs - Moose Mountain Nakota Singers More of that Song and Dance - Navajo Nation Swingers |
BEST WORLD MUSIC RECORDING
Aztec Dances - Xavier Quijias Yxayotl Back To Kohala - Kohala Melodies of the Cane Flute - Estun-Bah Nvda Sunalei - Syani |
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