From the Northern California mountains to the desert mesas, across the plains, and the waters of the South Pacific.
Martha Inuk Manzo, Inuit (Alaska). Image used with permission. © 2025.
“The beauty of Native America is not merely measured by what our natural eyes can see. It runs deep. Their beauty is complex and intricate, it is a mixture of the beauty given to them by their Creator and beauty that is like gold, purified and refined by fire, like coal after much pressure and darkness becomes a beautiful diamond reflecting the Creator's light.
Many in Native America have remained hidden in a cocoon of injustice, unimaginable hardship, pain, addiction, and depression. But all is not lost. There is hope.
God sees something beautiful...lying deep within. Full of color and life. He knows that they are emerging from their sleepy cocoon and all the world will soon marvel at their beauty, their strength...they are free, and they will fly. Oh, the beauty of Native America....your greatest, most radiant days are just ahead!” ~ Cindy Butow
Mikha’el Etzom (Michael Bones), White Mountain Apache and Modoc. Honoring his life and legacy. Image used with permission. © 2020
“There are currently 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States, and many more still waiting to be recognized. Each tribe has a story to tell, and something powerful to teach us. God sees them and recognizes them, and He is inviting us to see them too, not with our eyes, but with His."
“Every bag of groceries, every porch visit, and every moment of prayer becomes a doorway for Jesus' love to be demonstrated personally, powerfully, and without pretense. Delivered with humility, honor and compassion.”
2025 Cynthia Ann Parker Award Honoree
Presented by She Leads Native America
Indigenous Nations reached within America, the Pacific Islands, and the Middle East.
Singing Feather Ministries serves Indigenous communities through compassionate relationship, practical support, and honor for the people and cultures we are invited to serve.
“I found a book called The Singing Feather: Tribal Remembrances from Round Valley. I heard God’s voice the moment my hands touched it. My hands suddenly felt as though they were on fire, and wind seemed to swirl around me. ‘Do you love California? Will you pray for California from the place of knowledge and understanding?’ He asked. I wept under the conviction of His love as He spoke again: ‘Then it ALL starts with the Native Americans.’”
That moment changed everything. I had tried so hard to obtain knowledge, but He was waiting for me to ask for understanding. His heart, His love, His vision. And what He showed me was the beauty, the value, and the deep pain of a people often overlooked. I felt an invitation into history… His Story of crooked things being made straight. Stolen things restored. Wounds healed. And most importantly, His desire for those who have felt hidden to know that they are seen and not forgotten.”
~ Cindy Butow, Founder
LeposMana Poleahla (Bernalda), Hopi. Image used with permission. © 2022.
