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Monday, October 20, 2003

From A to Z, the following is a list of nominees for the sixth annual Native American Music Awards (http://www.nammys.com). You can vote for your picks on the NAMMY website.

A - ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Arigon Starr
Derek Miller
Johnny Curtis
Robert Mirabal
Felipe Rose

B - 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

C - 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

D - DEBUT ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR
Evan Lee
Irene Bedard & Deni
Joseph M. Marshall III
Marlena Begaye
Stuart Snake & Paul Never Misses A Shot

E - BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Bonnie Jo Hunt
Jana
Nicole
Socie Saltwater
Yolanda Martinez

F - 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

G - FLUTIST OF THE YEAR
Douglas Blue Feather
Joseph Fire Crow
Kevin Locke
Tommy Wildcat
Xavier Quijas Yxayotl

H - 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

I - DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alex & Melissa Maldonado
Black Lodge Singers
Burning Sky
Northern Cree
Pamyua

J - 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

K - BEST INDEPENDENT RECORDING
Baby Blue - Carlos Reynosav
Coup Stick Warrior - Acoustic Warriors
Gabriel Ayala - Gabriel Ayala
Sacred Nation - Michael Jacobs
Soul A Fire - Stan Summers

L - 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

M - BEST MALE ARTIST
Chester Night
Jack Gladstone
Joseph Fire Crow
Litefoot
Wade Fernandez

N - 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

O - 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

P - BEST POW WOW RECORDING
All or Nothing - Wildhorse
Anishinaabe Meenigoziwin - Whitefish Bay Singers
Drum For Life - Southern Cree
Flying Free - Black Eagle
Winter Storm - The Tribe

Q - 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

R - 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

S - RECORD 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

T - 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

U - SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Arigon Starr
Jim Beer
Joseph Firecrow
Tonemah
Wade Fernandez

V - 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

W - 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

X - 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

Y - BEST WORLD MUSIC RECORDING
Aztec Dances - Xavier Quijias Yxayotl
Back To Kohala - Kohala
Melodies of the Cane Flute - Estun-Bah
Nvda Sunalei - Syani
Zia Soul - Red Earth

Z - NATIVE HEART
Caren Knight - Pepper
Lloyd Maines
Peter Kater
Peter Phippen
Richard Oliver & W Scott Newton

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