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List of Nominees
Artist of the Year
- Joseph Fire Crow "Cheyenne Nation" (Makoche')
- Joanne Shenandoah "Peacemaker's Journey" (Silver Wave
- Keith Secola "Homeland" (Akina)
- Mishi Donovan "Journey Home" (Arbor)
- Robert Mirabal "Music From A Painted Cave" (Silver Wave)
Record of the Year
- "Circle" Indigenous (Pachyderm)
- "In A Distant Place" Nakai, Eaton, Clipman & Khechog (Canyon)
- "Music From A Painted Cave" Robert Mirabal (Silver Wave)
- "Peacemaker's Journey" Joanne Shenadoah (Silver Wave)
- "The Heron Smiled" Annie Humphrey (Makoche')
Best Blues Recording
- "Cheyenne Blues Revisited" Gary Small Band (Medicine Tail/Akina)
- "Circle" Indigenous (Pachyderm)
- "I'm The Wolf" Jimmy Wolf (Red Reverend)
- "My Love Is Dangerous" Butch Mudbone & the Wolfpack (Quecabee)
- "See You At The Knee" Tony Palmer & The Breeds (Oyate)
Best Compilation Recording
- "Emerging Power" Aikman & Brotzman,Producers (Red Feather)
- "Naturally Native Soundtrack" James Marienthal, Producer (Silver Wave)
- "Prayer For Peace" James Marienthal, Producer (Silver Wave)
- "The Whispering Tree" David Swenson, Producer (Makoche')
- "Y2K - Gathering of Nations Pow Wow" GON Ltd., Producer (GON)
Debut Artist/Group of the Year
- Charles Littleleaf "Ancient Reflections" (Redwood)
- Delphine Tsinajinnie "Mother's Word (Canyon)
- Lawrence Laughing "Now Our Minds Are One" (Silver Wave)
- Laura Satterfield "Dirty Velvet Lie" (Triloka)
- Thunder Hawk Singers "Native Pride" (Spirit Wind)
Best Female Artist
- Annie Humphrey "The Heron Smiled" (Makoche')
- Arigon Starr "Wind-Up" (Wacky)
- Delphine Tsinajinnie "Mother's Word (Canyon)
- Karen Therese "Heart of the Wolf" (Red Feather)
- Radmilla Cody "Within The Four Directions" (Cool Runnings)
Best Folk or Country Artist
- "The Heron Smiled" Annie Humphrey (Makoche')
- "Hopes and Dreams" Howard Lyons (Skydome)
- "Buffalo Republic" Jack Gladstone (Hawkstone)
- "I Never Gave Up Hope" Lorrie Church (Eagle Hill)
- "Rise Above My Enemy" Thunderbird Sisters (TBS)
Flutist of the Year
- Golana' "Feather on the Wind" (Oginali)
- Joseph Fire Crow "Cheyenne Nation" (Makoche')
- Nichole LaRoche "Passion Spirit" (Soar)
- R. Carlos Nakai "Ancient Future" (Canyon)
- Robert Tree Cody "Crossroads" (Canyon)
Duo/Group of the Year
- Clan/destine "Amajacoustic" (Rezdawgs)
- Nakai, Eaton, Clipman & Khechog "In A Distant Place" (Canyon)
- Primeaux & Mike "Evolution" (Canyon)
- Tree Cody & Quilas Yxayotl "Crossroads" (Canyon)
- Walela "Unbearable Love" (Triloka)
Best Historical Recording
- "Buffalo Republic" Jack Gladstone (Hawkstone)
- "Cherish The Children" Travis Harden & The Feather Necklace Singers
(Medicine Wheel)
- "Gathering; Native Alaskan Music & Words" Various (Nightwork)
- "Veterans Songs" Lakota Thunder (Makoche')
- "Within The Four Directions" Radmilla Cody (Cool Runnings).
Best Independent Recording
- "Bluewater" Bluewater (Two Keys)
- "People of the Red Man" Qua-ti-si (Shadagea)
- "Somewhere In A Dream" Star Nayea (Tumbleweed)
- "Thunder Beings" Wakinyan
- "Wiseman" Carlos Reynosa (Sacred Circle)
Best Instrumental Recording
- "In A Distant Place" Nakai, Eaton, Clipman
& Khechog (Canyon)
- "In The Spirit" Great Mystery (Sacred Mountain)
- "Homeland" Keith Secola (Akina)
- "Sunset To Sunrise" Desert Horizon (Canyon)
- "Center of the Universe" Tsa'ne Do'se (Sacred Cedar)
Best Male Artist
- Edmund Bull "Indian Boy" (Turtle Island)
- Golana' "Feather on the Wind" (Oginali)
- Jay Begaye "Round Dance In Beauty" (Canyon)
- R. Carlos Nakai "Ancient Future" (Canyon)
- Robert Tree Cody "Crossroads" (Canyon)
Best New Age Recording
- "Ancient Future" R. Carlos Nakai Quartet (Canyon)
- "Crossroads" Robert Tree Cody & Xavier Quilas Yxayotl (Canyon)
- "Heart of the Wolf" Karen Therese (Red Feather)
- "Music From A Painted Cave" Robert Mirabal (Silver Wave)
- "Peacemaker's Journey" Joanne Shenandoah (Silver Wave)
Best Pop/Rock Recording
- "Amajacoustic" Clan/destine (Rezdawgs)
- "Awake" Nadjiwan (Heading North Music)
- "More Than Life" Jana (Curb)
- "On and On" Eagle & Hawk (Sunshine)
- "Wind-Up" Arigon Starr (Wacky)
Best Pow Wow Recording
- "Ain't Nothin' But A 'E' Thang" Eyabay (Sunshine)
- "Live From Tornado Alley!" Tha Tribe (Canyon)
- "Pikuni Style" Kicking Women Singers (Canyon)
- "Rockin The Rez" Northern Cree (Canyon)
- "Veterans Songs" Lakota Thunder (Makoche')
Best Rap/Hip Hop Recording
- "Spirit Warrior" Shadowyze (Warrior/Soar)
- "Strictly Native" Rollin' Fox (Strictly Native)
- "Sub-Verses" Aztlan Underground (D3)
- "The Red Ryders Vol II" Various (Red Vinyl)
- "The Relentless Warrior" Chief Rock (Chiefrock)
Best Producer
- David Chamberlin "Feather On The Wind" (Oginali)
- Doyle Bramall "Circle" (Pachyderm)
- Eddie Weber "Within The Four Directions" (Cool Runnings)
- Robert Doyle & Art Tafoya "Crossroads" (Canyon)
- Tom Wasinger "Peacemaker's Journey" (Silver Wave)
Best Short & Long Form Video
- "Black Indians: An American Story" Neville Brothers (Rich-Heape)
- "Earthlodge" Keith Bear (Makoche')
- "Gathering of Nations 2000" Various (Fox/KASA)
- "Lay Your Burden Down" Tiger Tiger (Stinger Hopanke)
- "Without Reservation" XIT (Red Crow)
Songwriter of the Year
- Annie Humphrey "The Heron Smiled" (Makoche')
- Arigon Starr "Wind-Up" (Wacky)
- Joanne Shenandoah "Peacemaker's Journey" (Silver Wave)
- Mato Nanji "Circle" (Pachyderm)
- Robert Mirabal "Music From A Painted Cave" (Silver Wave)
Song/Single of the Year
- 'Dreamcatcher' Donna Summer (Silver Wave)
- 'Hiatus of the Heart' Janice Marie (Tastebuds)
- 'Junior Frybread' Arigon Starr (Wacky)
- 'Last Night By The River' Connie Dover (Taylor Park)
- 'Me & Bobby McGee' Dalaine & Fred Whiteface (Fabulous)
Best Spoken Word Recording
- "Cherish The Children” Travis Harden (Medicine Wheel)
- "Granpa Sings - Alone's Favorite Tales" Duncan Sings Alone (Chrysalis)
- "Tales of Wonder" Gregg Howard (Rich-Heape)
- "The Whispering Tree" Trudell, Humphrey & Friends (Makoche')
- “Native American Songs As Told by Wolfsong” Wolfsong (Wolfsong Prod)
Best Traditional Recording
- "Earthlodge" Keith Bear (Makoche')
- "Evolution" Primeaux & Mike (Canyon)
- "Mother's Word Delphine Tsinajinnie (Canyon)
- "Round Dance In Beauty" Jay Begaye (Canyon)
- "Traditional Navajo Songs" Monument Valley Singers (Canyon)
Best World Music Recording
- "The Sounds of Reality" Casper Loma-da-wa (Third Mesa)
- "Compilation" Yarina (Yari)
- "Pharaohs" Gale Revilla (Morning Star)
- "Rise Again Truth" Tchiya Amet (Milky Way)
- "Verses" Pamyua (Arctic Voice)
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