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ICMN's Jason Asenap had a conversation with Jeremiah Bitsui, a world traveler known for his role on 'Breaking Bad.' Photo courtesy Luke T. Davis
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Native Actor Jeremiah Bitsui Talks Shoe Shines, Ninjas, ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’

By Jason Asenap
Indigenous Comic Con creator Lee Francis is the owner of the Red Planet Comics and Bookstore.
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Go Native Nerds! Red Planet Books and Comics Store Graces New Mexico

By Jason Asenap
Jody Naranjo, an eighth-generation Pueblo potter, was named the 2017 Living Treasure at the Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival in Santa Fe that took place over Memorial Day Weekend.
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Over 200 Native Artists Converged in Santa Fe’s Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival

By Jason Asenap
Students and families enjoyed a beautiful day at the IAIA Music Festival.
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Selfies, Sun and Native Music: Students Host IAIA Music Festival With Great Success

By Jason Asenap
Kristine Ronan says Indian Pop Art has fallen since the 1970's - Courtesy University of Michigan Museum of Art
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Indian Pop Art Has Fallen? Non-Native Art Scholar, Kristine Ronan Makes Her Case After Controversy

By Jason Asenap
The group of musical artists IAIA Music Phenomena at the IAIA Musical Festival. Courtesy image
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Native Students and Alumni Host Institute of American Indian Arts’ IAIA Music Festival

By Jason Asenap
Rebecca Jones is a member of the new all-girl band, the Nizhoni Girls. They will be performing April 28th at the Moonlight Lounge - Facebook
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Go Native Women! All-Girl Navajo Band, Nizhoni Girls To Debut During Gathering of Nations

By Jason Asenap
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Navajo Artist / Composer Raven Chacon Brings ‘Repellent Fence’ to the World

By Jason Asenap
Artist Luke Turner, Red Nation council member Melissa Tso and Actor Shia LaBeouf at the "He Will Not Divide Us" art installation in Albuquerque. Photo Jason Asenap
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Actor Shia LaBeouf, Red Nation End Anti-Trump LiveStream After Safety Concerns

By Jason Asenap
The Comanche Nation Fair, touted as the largest fair in southwest Oklahoma,marks its 25th year in existence. - Pictured: Jimmy Caddo with the Comanche Indian Veterans Association C.I.V.A.
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10 Images From The 25th Comanche Nation Fair

By Jason Asenap
An Indian Market goer uses red and green lens glasses to look at 3D Indian art by Ndn artist Ishkoten Dougi
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10 Great Scenes from Indian Market Weekend and List of Award Winners

By Jason Asenap
10 Great Images From the Indian Market Haute Couture Fashion Show / Patricia Michaels takes photo backstage with male model
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10 Great Images From the Indian Market Haute Couture Fashion Show

By Jason Asenap
The burning of the Zozobra, which has taken place annually since being created by Will Shuster in 1924, commemorates the “peaceful reoccupation” of Santa Fe, with the event now becoming the unofficial kick off to Santa Fe fiestas.
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Burn The Zozobra! Photos of Annual Indigenous 50-Foot Burning Man

By Jason Asenap
Raven Bears Witness by Larry McNeil (Tlingit/Nisga’a) is one of many impressive photographs on display now at the ‘As We See It’ exhibit
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Six Great Native Artworks from the ‘As We See It’ Exhibit

By Jason Asenap
Native students of all nations dressed in their finest tribal finery On May 14th in Santa Fe, for the Institute of American Indian of Arts 2016 graduation ceremony
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Native Students of All Nations Celebrate IAIA Graduation

By Jason Asenap
An image from Children of the Arctic by Director Nick Brandestini
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‘Children of the Arctic’: Glimpse into Complicated Life of Inupiat Teens

By Jason Asenap
Check out the Hilarious series 'Wave' on the online Native movie site 'Skinsplex.'
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Hilarious Series on Skinsplex - The Online Native Film Website

By Jason Asenap
The Delbert Anderson Trio made it to the final 10 of NPR's “10 more tiny desk contest entries we loved.” Diné musician Delbert Anderson was hit by thieves on May 14, 2022, while on tour in Washington State. The scam artists took his prized Swiss-made Inderbinen horn (not shown here) along with other instruments, a laptop full of music, turquoise jewelry, and banking information. Police are investigating but he's continuing his tour. (Photo courtesy of Delbert Anderson)
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Native Band Makes Top 10 in NPR’s 2016 Tiny Desk Contest

By Jason Asenap
Stephen Graham Jones is a Native writer who works unapologetically in genre and horror fiction.
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Vampire Kittens in Space: Horror Writer Stephen Graham Jones, Blackfeet

By Jason Asenap
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Stories Create Community, A Conversation with Sherwin Bitsui

By Jason Asenap
Asenap in ABQ: This is the story of how I met Delbert Anderson
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Native-American Jazz Funk? Asenap in ABQ Meets Navajo Jazz Trumpeter Delbert Anderson

By Jason Asenap
Sahar Khadjenoury, Dine/Iranian actress and model, in a scene from Blackhorse Lowe's film 'Chasing the Light.'
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'Chasing the Light,' a New Film by Blackhorse Lowe, Premieres Friday in Santa Fe

By Jason Asenap
A painting by Nani Chacon on the cover of the Fall 2013 issue of First American Art Magazine.
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Bringing Fresh Art and Native History to the People: America Meredith's 'First American Art'

By Jason Asenap
Photo by Jason Asenap
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Sherman Alexie to Writers: 'Follow Every Whim. Chase It.'

By Jason Asenap
'I've never felt that there is a place for me anywhere,' says Kane. Photo source: rasmuson.org
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A Long Way From Anchorage: Poet Joan Kane Gets a Boost in Santa Fe

By Jason Asenap
'I wanted to make a movie that took place within an Indian homeless community,' says Harjo. 'I just haven’t seen anything like that.' Photo by Ryan Red Corn.
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What's Next for Sterlin Harjo? Director Has Wrapped Thriller Set in Tulsa

By Jason Asenap
Actress Cicely Tyson and LaDonna Harris were among a group honored as 'Women of the Year 1973.'
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Must-See Documentary: LaDonna Harris, a Native Ambassador for 50 Years

By Jason Asenap
Detail of 'Redskin: Proof of Kill, Purchase, and Commodification' by Micah Wesley. Oil, Acrylic, and Enamel on 12 pieces of cardboard; installation at the University of Oklahoma School of Art and Art History.
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Young Artist Micah Wesley: 'The Colonizers Have Done a Number on Us'

By Jason Asenap
Tristan Ahtone holding the five plaques he won at the 2014 National Native Media Conference. Photo by Katherine Lanpher.
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Don't Eat a Big Mac on a Bear Hunt: Tristan Ahtone's Journalism 101

By Jason Asenap
With the IAIA MFA program, Jon Davis (center) presides over a faculty that includes (clockwise from top left) Sherman Alexie, Susan Power, Santee Frasier and Natalie Diaz.
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Literary Heavy Hitters: IAIA MFA Program Taps Indian Country's Best

By Jason Asenap
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'Crazy Brave' Joy Harjo on Oklahoma, Life as a Dog and Learning Ocean

By Jason Asenap
A still from Marika Borgeson's short film 'Merry Christmas Happy Smoking'
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Happy Smoking! Comanche Filmmaker Inspired by Mozart, Fast & Furious 6

By Jason Asenap
A page of handwritten Mvskoke (Creek) from the College of William and Mary's Lingspace website, lingspace.wm.edu/lingspace/creek/
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The Challenges of Learning Your Language

By Jason Asenap
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Ode to Albuquerque, a Native City

By Jason Asenap
'War Pony' by Allan Houser. Image from Oklahoma Historical Society, okhistory.org/unconquered
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What Is the Role of an Indian Artist?

By Jason Asenap
The author took this photo at an Albuquerque Isotopes baseball game. "This photo represents so much about the summer I’ve been having thus far," he wrote on his Tumblr page, asenap.tumblr.com.
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Notes From a Scene: A Native Filmmaking Enclave in Albuquerque

By Jason Asenap
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The Tonto Files: In Defense of Comanches

By Jason Asenap