Dam Native is a New Zealand hip hop group that was prominent during the mid- to late-1990s.
The group formed in 1992 under the name Native Bass and released an album at a time when the industry was virtually devoid of any New Zealand hip hop.
Dam Native have supported major international acts such as Public Enemy, Ice T, Spearhead, Ben Harper, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Del the Funky Homosapien, Big Day Out Tour New Zealand and Australia, Body Count and The Fugees, became the first "Māori Hip Hop"[citation needed] group to win two NZ music awards.
The group's cypher (an illegal tag or secret street name) was DAMN8V (source: Tom Atkinson, drummer).
Radio New Zealand created season two of documentary series NZ Hip Hop Stand Up; Episode 3 of which focuses on Dam Native.