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Darren Thompson (Ojibwe/Tohono O'odham) is a Native American flute player, traditional quill artist, and multi-media journalist from the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Reservation in Northern Wisconsin, where he grew up. His commentary on American Indian issues, as well as his reviews of his music, has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, National Public Radio, CNN, and numerous media throughout the world. His writing has been published in Buffalo's Fire, Native Peoples Magazine, Native Max Magazine, Native News Online, Indian Country Today, News from Indian Country, Unicorn Riot and many other publications. As a musician, he has performed at America's most prestigious American Indian cultural organizations and institutions including the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, the Heard Museum, the Santa Fe Indian Market, the National Music Museum, the Crazy Horse Monument, and the Berklee College of Music. His second album, "Between Earth and Sky" has earned Darren a Native American Music Award nomination for "Flutist of the Year" in 2016. In 2017, Darren partnered with well-known flute maker Jon Norris to develop the Darren Thompson Signature Flute reflecting Darren's Ojibwe culture and providing a world-class performance instrument; the instruments sold out in their first month. 

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