On July 14, the Native American Music Awards held their annual awards ceremonies at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino in Niagara Falls, New York.
The 2025 winners of the Native American Music Awards:
Best Alternative Recording: “One Way Sky” by Indian Route 15
Best Americana Recording: “Good People” by Indian City
Best Blues Recording: “The Witch Queen of New Orleans” by Quartz
Best Country Recording: “Sandbar Sunsets” by Mickie James
Best Folk Recording: “Just to Be” by Indigie Femme
Best Hip Hop Recording: “Top Mike Bone Tracks” by VIBIN Lil Mike & Funny Bone
Best Instrumental Recording: “Butterfly Moon” by Michael Charette and Severin Behnen
Best Pop Recording: “The Light in My Bones” by Annie Humphrey
Best R&B Recording: “Tribal Roots featuring Edmund Bull” by Tribal Roots
Best Rap Recording: “Blessings” by Stella Standingbear
Best Rock Recording: “A Light in the Attic” by Logan Staats
Best Traditional Roots Recording: “Sing. Pray. Love.” By Loel Wood
Native Heart: “Rise Up on Eagle Wings” by Wolfsheart
Best Music Video: “Rez Chick” by Callie Bennett and Keith Secola
Best Music Video Animation: “The She Wolf” by Jimmy Lee Young
Best Music Video Narrative: “We Are the Medicine” from the ”Native American Flute Music Album by Max “Wind” Cameo and Wayne “Standing Bear” Snellgrove
Best Live Music Performance Video: “War Bonnet” by Bigfoot
Record of the Year: “Vicahpi Olowan Vol. 1” by Various Artists