Celebrate Native American Heritage Day with Music Mixes, History Podcasts and More

National Native American Heritage Month — celebrated every November — is dedicated to uplifting the history, heritage, traditions, and continuous cultural contributions of the Indigenous people of this land, including American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Additionally, Native American Heritage Day is honored every year on the day after Thanksgiving in the United States — Friday, November 25.

Native Voices

Join SiriusXM in celebrating by listening to an exclusive music special called Native Voices. Hosted by Native American Music Awards president Ellen Bello, the special pays tribute to the survival and success of America’s original roots, and includes songs by artists like Jimi Hendrix, Robbie Robertson, and Ronnie Spector (who come from Native American lineage). See the full tracklist below.

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More Specials Across SXM, Pandora & Stitcher

• Rock out with Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke as he looks back at the music of his other band Blackfoot and honors influential Indigenous artists in an exclusive special on SiriusXM’s Deep Tracks channel. Listen here.
• Dive into American Indigenous history by tuning in to This Land by Crooked Media. This Land traces how a cut and dry homicide opened an investigation into the treaty rights of five Native American tribes. Crooked Media’s eight-episode series is where you can find out how this unique case could result in the largest restoration of tribal land in U.S. history. Follow the story here.
• Join Urban Native Girl, Lisa Charleyboy, as she brings you the important conversations for Aboriginal youth, from remote reserves to bustling big cities. Listen here.
• Tune in to the Red Nation Podcast, hosted by Nick Estes and Jen Marley, with help from our friend and comrade, Sina. This program features discussions on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective. Listen to this month’s new episodes here.
• Check out a special edition of Prisms: The Sound of Color SiriusXM show, presented by The Village. In November, it honors Native American Heritage Month with award winning and ubiquitous Toronto musician, Julian Taylor, of Mohawk and Caribbean ancestry. Taylor chooses the songs and hosts an all Indigenous show with contemporary Americana, folk and pop music including Choctaw, Apache, Inuit, Nehiyawak (Cree) artists in Canada and the U.S. Listen here.

Native Voices Tracklist