2010 NAMMY WINNERS: Native American Music Awards
Winners for the 2010 Native American Music Awards. Here is a list of all the 2010 NAMA nominees.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Joseph FireCrow
Face The Music
BEST BLUES RECORDING
If That’s All Right With You
Twice As Good
BEST COMPILATION RECORDING
Walking With the Spirits
Randy McGinnis
BEST COUNTRY RECORDING
It’s About Time
Shane Yellowbird
DEBUT ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Victoria Blackie
Wanted Man
DEBUT DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Dark Water Rising
Dark Water Rising
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Tinesha Begaye
Horses Are Our Journey
BEST FOLK RECORDING
Believe
Michael Bucher
FLUTIST OF THE YEAR
Joseph FireCrow
Face The Music
BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL RECORDING
Sacred Fire
Sayani
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Bluedog
Get Up & Get Out
BEST INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING
Hitchin’ A Ride
Nokie Edwards
BEST MALE ARTIST
Jay Begaye
Horses Are Our Journey
BEST NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH RECORDING
Dakota Lakota Traditional Church Songs
Sacred Harmonies
BEST NEW AGE RECORDING
Sheila Applegate & Joanne Shenandoah
Enchanted Garden
BEST POP RECORDING
We Are
Digging Roots
BEST POW WOW RECORDING
Boys Will Be Boyz
The Boyz
BEST PRODUCER
Frank Waln
Always Ready
BEST RAP / HIP HOP RECORDING
Tribal Tribulations
Chase Monchamp/Chase Manhattan
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Breakin’ Free
Jan Michael Looking Wolf Band
BEST ROCK RECORDING
Segweh
Segweh
SONG/SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Grandfather”
Windwalker/Wind Spirit Drum
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Brad Clonch & Jeff Carpenter
Fight For Survival
BEST SPOKEN WORD RECORDING
Stories From The Social Fire
The Story Tellers
BEST TRADITIONAL RECORDING
Rebuilding The Fire
Bo Taylor
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Sacred Warrior
Tom Bee
BEST WAILA RECORDING
Native Thunder
Get’n Down
BEST WORLD MUSIC RECORDING
Remembrance
Gabriel Ayala
NATIVE HEART
Big City Indians
Tribal Vision
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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