ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Arigon Starr, Derek Miller, Johnny Curtis, Robert Mirabal, 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
Music Is The Medicine – Derek Miller
Sacred Land – Raven Hernandez
BEST COMPILATION RECORDING
20 Aboriginal Greatest Hits – Various
Native Warriors – Various
Peace & Power – Joanne Shenandoah
Rain & Fire – Various
The Music of Jim Pepper – The Remembrance Band w/WDR Orchestra
BEST INDEPENDENT RECORDING
Baby Blue – Carlos Reynosa
Coup Stick Warrior – Acoustic Warriors
Gabriel Ayala – Gabriel Ayala
Sacred Nation – Michael Jacobs
Soul A Fire – Stan Summers
DEBUT ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR
Evan Lee, Irene Bedard & Deni, Joseph M. Marshall III, Marlena Begaye, Stuart Snake & Paul Never Misses A Shot
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Bonnie Jo Hunt, Jana, Nicole, Socie Saltwater, Yolanda Martinez
BEST FOLK/COUNTRY RECORDING
A Time Like Now – Tonemah; Cherokee Hills – Perry Joe Gabbard; Seven – Jim Beer & The River; Socie – Socie Saltwater; Voice Upon The Wind – Pima Express
FLUTIST OF THE YEAR
Douglas Blue Feather, Joseph Fire Crow, Kevin Locke, Tommy Wildcat, Xavier Quijas Yxayotl
GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN RECORDING
Bulding One Fire – Cherokee National Youth Choir; 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, Burning Sky, Northern Cree, Pamyua
BEST POP/ROCK RECORDING
Caught In The Act – Pamyua; Found A Love – Jana; Live -Jim Boyd; Mother Earth – Eagle & Hawk; Sacred Stage – James Bilagody & The Cremains
BEST HISTORICAL RECORDING
Ben Black Elk Speaks – Warfield Moose Jr.; 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 MALE ARTIST
Chester Night, Jack Gladstone, Joseph Fire Crow, Litefoot, Wade Fernandez
BEST SHORT OR LONG FORM VIDEO
I Ain’t Perfect – Lorrie Church
Indians Indians -Robert Mirabal
Spirit Horses – Annie Humphrey
Without Reservation – XIT
Without Your Love – Forever
BEST NEW AGE RECORDING
Awakening – Great Mystery
Fourth World – R. Carlos Nakai
Heal – John Two Hawks
Maso – Alex & Melissa Maldonado
Midnight Strong Heartr – Kevin Locke
BEST POW WOW RECORDING
All or Nothing – Wildhorse
Anishinaabe Meenigoziwin – Whitefish Bay Singers
Drum For Life – Southern Cree
Flying Free – Black Eagle
Winter Storm – Tha Tribe
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
We’re Still Here – Felipe Rose
BEST PRODUCER
Anthony Wakeman – Voice Upon The Wind
Brandon Friesen & Derek Miller – Standing Strong
Keith Secola – Socie
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
True II Life: the 10 Letter Theory – Tribal Live
World of Illusions – Shadowyze
RECORD OF THE YEAR
All Native Project – Native Project
Building One Fire – Cherokee National Youth Choir
Ben Black Elk Speaks – Warfield Moose Jr.
Caught In The Act – Pamyua
Night Tree – Nicole
BEST INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING
Animal Totems – Arvel Bird
Jig Fest – Jig Fest
Moon of the First Snow – Golana’
Night Tree – Nicole
Spirits In The Wind – Burning Sky
BEST WORLD MUSIC RECORDING
Aztec Dances – Xavier Quijias Yxayotl
Back To Kohala – Kohala
Melodies of the Cane Flute – Est?n-Bah
Nvda Sunalei – Syani
Zia Soul – Red Earth
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Arigon Starr
Jim Beer
Joseph Firecrow
Tonemah
Wade Fernandez
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
The Lakota Way: Native American Wisdom – Joseph M. Marshall III
Red, White & Blue – Eddie Three Eagles
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
In Honor of the Elders – Stuart Snake & Paul Never Misses A Shot
NATIVE HEART
Caren Knight – Pepper
Lloyd Maines
Peter Kater
Peter Phippen
Richard Oliver & W. Scott Newton
