'Nahko and Medicine for the People' is an American world music group headed by Nahko Bear. As of 2025, they have released five studio albums.
Nahko Bear was born in Portland, Oregon. Nahko is short for Nahkohe-ese, "little bear" in the Cheyenne language. He self-identifies as being of Apache, Chamorro, Mohawk, Puerto Rican, and Filipino descent. According to Indianz.com, he has not specified which Apache or Mohawk tribes he descends from. Adopted by a white middle-class Christian family, he learned of his heritage after reconnecting with his biological mother as an adult. His birth was the result of rape, and his biological father had been murdered. He learned to play the piano at the age of six and the guitar at fourteen. He began his musical career by busking and formed the band in 2008. Nahko and Medicine for the People play a fusion of styles often called world music, or worldbeat. The group's lyrics present a message of social and environmental consciousness."

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