Canku Ota - November 1, 2003 - And the Nominees Are...

	Canku Ota
	(Many Paths)
	An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
	November 1, 2003 - Issue 99


	And the Nominees Are...
	Native American Music Awards

The Sixth Annual Native American Music Awards will be held Saturday, November 15th, 2003 at the Isleta Casino Resort Showroom in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tickets are on-sale now through www.tickets.com & www.nammys.com and will be priced at $25.00, $50.00 and $100.00 for special VIP Tickets, which provide preferred seating and admittance into the post show VIP Party at Isleta's Tiwa Steakhouse.

Since 1999, the Native American Music Awards has previously held three highly successful Awards ceremonies in Albuquerque including at the Popejoy Hall and the Sandia Casino's outdoor amphitheater.

Isleta Pueblo Governor Alvino Lucero, states, "It's an honor and privilege to host an event of this magnitude here at Isleta Casino Resort and the Pueblo of Isleta. The national recognition of hosting such an event is an example of how Native American Music is now being recognized around the world and is a true statement for Native American entrepreneurship across the country."

Over 145 national music recordings were submitted for nomination consideration for the Sixth Annual Native American Music Awards making this year's tally a new record high for the organization's six-year history. Nominee submissions were made by the Native American Music Awards (NAMA) Advisory/Industry membership. Eligible recordings must have been commercially released from April 1, 2002 thru March 31, 2003 and have national distribution by a domestic record company and/or an authorized distributor. Winners of the Sixth Annual Native American Music Awards will be determined through national membership mail-in ballots and a national voting campaign open to the general public at www.nammys.com.

The Native American Music Awards has been acclaimed for its professionalism and production qualities in such national media as; USA Today, Associated Press, CNN, Wall Street Journal, and the NY Times. Artists are recognized and honored for their outstanding music contributions in a diverse range of 30 traditional and contemporary music categories. Previous honorees have included; Crystal Gayle, Bill Miller, Joanne Shenandoah, R. Carlos Nakai, Robert Mirabal, Indigenous, Litefoot, Robbie Robertson, Rita Coolidge, Tom Bee, John Trudell, the Navajo Codetalkers (Living Legend), the late Jimi Hendrix and Hank Williams, and Notah Begaye III (Thorpe Sports Award).

The Native American Music organization has also presented special annual music festivals, established the nation's largest Native American music archive (www.nativeamericanmusic.org), helped create a Native Music category in the Grammys, and provided local Native youth with professional training and educational scholarships.

Visit www.nammys.com to vote on line for your favorite artist.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR	BEST BLUES/JAZZ RECORDING
Arigon Starr Derek Miller Johnny Curtis Robert Mirabal Felipe Rose	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	DEBUT ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR
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	Evan Lee Irene Bedard & Deni Joseph M. Marshall III Marlena Begaye Stuart Snake & Paul Never Misses A Shot

BEST FEMALE ARTIST	BEST FOLK/COUNTRY RECORDING
Bonnie Jo Hunt Jana Nicole Socie Saltwater Yolanda Martinez	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	GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN RECORDING
Douglas Blue Feather Joseph Fire Crow Kevin Locke Tommy Wildcat Xavier Quijas Yxayotl	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	BEST HISTORICAL RECORDING
Alex & Melissa Maldonado Black Lodge Singers Burning Sky Northern Cree Pamyua	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 INDEPENDENT RECORDING	BEST INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING
Baby Blue - Carlos Reynosa Coup Stick Warrior - Acoustic Warriors Gabriel Ayala - Gabriel Ayala Sacred Nation - Michael Jacobs Soul A Fire - Stan Summers	Animal Totems - Arvel Bird Jig Fest - Jig Fest Moon of the First Snow - Golana' Night Tree - Nicole Spirits In The Wind - Burning Sky

BEST MALE ARTIST	BEST NEW AGE RECORDING
Chester Night Jack Gladstone Joseph Fire Crow Litefoot Wade Fernandez	Awakening - Great Mystery Fourth World - R. Carlos Nakai Heal - John Two Hawks Maso - Alex & Melissa Maldonado Midnight Strong Heartr - Kevin Locke

BEST POP/ROCK RECORDING	BEST POW WOW RECORDING
Caught In The Act - Pamyua Found A Love - Jana Live -Jim Boyd Mother Earth - Eagle & Hawk Sacred Stage - James Bilagody & The Cremains	All or Nothing - Wildhorse Anishinaabe Meenigoziwin - Whitefish Bay Singers Drum For Life - Southern Cree Flying Free - Black Eagle Winter Storm - The Tribe

BEST PRODUCER	BEST RAP/HIP HOP RECORDING
Anthony Wakeman - Voice Upon The Wind Brandon Friesen & Derek Miller - Standing Strong Keith Secola - Socie Miki Free - The Sun Chaser Paul LaRoche - Night Tree	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	SONG/SINGLE OF THE YEAR
All Native Project - Native Project Building One Fire - Cherokee National Youth Choir Ben Black Elk Speaks - Warfield Moose Caught In The Act - Pamyua Night Tree - Nicole	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

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR	BEST SHORT OR LONG FORM VIDEO
Arigon Starr Jim Beer Joseph Firecrow Tonemah Wade Fernandez	I Ain't Perfect - Lorrie Church Indians Indians -Robert Mirabal Spirit Horses - Annie Humphrey Without Reservation - XIT Without Your Love - Forever

BEST SPOKEN WORD RECORDING	BEST TRADITIONAL 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	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

BEST WORLD MUSIC RECORDING	NATIVE HEART
Aztec Dances - Xavier Quijias Yxayotl Back To Kohala - Kohala Melodies of the Cane Flute - Estun-Bah Nvda Sunalei - Syani Zia Soul - Red Earth	Caren Knight - Pepper Lloyd Maines Peter Kater Peter Phippen Richard Oliver & W Scott Newton







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