Rebecca Nagle reads from her debut book, “By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land,” on September 16, 2024.
Danica Nava, Karen Kay and Christina Berry write about Native romance. Learn more about their work on Native America Calling.
There’s been a boon for Indigenous cinema in New Zealand, with one Maori film critic and programmer calling it a “renaissance” for Aotearoa.
The First Peoples Fund is accepting applications for grants and fellowship programs that support Native artists.
Violinist, composer and producer Geneviève Gros-Louis has a busy schedule of solo and group performances and discussions leading up to the release of her new album.
As an Ojibwe language teacher and expert on Native issues, Anton Treuer has penned more than a dozen books. He’s out with his first work of fiction.
The National Museum of the American Indian is once again showcasing Native and Indigenous films from all over the world.
There’s been a boon for Indigenous cinema in New Zealand, with one Maori film critic and programmer calling it a “renaissance” for Aotearoa.
Two new albums feature Native languages front and center, incorporating traditional storytelling and themes of resilience.
Native talent is being recognized with high-profile nominations at the primetime Emmy Awards.
Three members of a family with multi-state and international connections have been sentenced for selling over $1 million in fake Alaska Native goods.
A Lakota man is developing an archive of music by Native artists one record and cassette tape at a time. Listen to the encore presentation.
A herd of stolen bison get tangled up in a scheme orchestrated by a fiery Indigenous activist and her aimless young companion in a new book by Metis author Conor Kerr.
What’s on The Menu? Join Native America Calling for more on Alaska Native food, gardening and a new Bureau of Indian Education program.
For the first time in the history of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the multi-day celebration in the nation’s capital focuses entirely on Indigenous peoples.
Members of Sons of Membertou perform at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on June 26, 2024.
Hubert Logan, Mega Bear, Wampum Baggs, and Tad Nugget are all back for Volume 3 of the Super Indian saga.
Two Alaska Native musicians join Native America Calling for the latest edition of Native Playlist.
An ambitious multimedia project has taken over the campus of one of the world’s leading performing arts centers, located on the homelands of the Lenape people.
Cochiti Pueblo artist and designer Virgil Ortiz discusses his participation in The Dream Machine Experience at Lincoln Center.
More than 30 pieces of century-old Hopi pottery, baskets, and other items are making a return visit to the their community of creation.
Indigenous LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit artists discuss the intersection of two driving issues of identity that are both a celebration and a source of contention.
A good playlist makes the summer heat bearable and sets the mood on an invigorating road trip.
Join Andi Murphy for The Menu, Native America Calling’s regular feature on Native food!
Sasquatch, also known as Bigfoot, carry a deep meaning in many Native cultures.
There’s something for everybody on the summer reading lists by our expert panel of Native super-readers.
“Each year, Pow Wow strengthens the bonds within our community and among our guests from afar,” said Chairman Marshall Pierite.
A big band made up of Native musicians is headlining a jazz festival at in the nation’s capital.
Diné multimedia artist Kassie John is the newest cultural ambassador to wear the Miss Indian World crown.
Ten years since a world-changing blackout, an Anishinaabe community must embark on a mission of discovery in the next chapter from First Nations author Waubgeshig Rice.
Euchee culinary traditions, subsistence whaling in Alaska and young gardeners are on The Menu, Native America Calling’s regular feature on food sovereignty.
Native Guitars Tour is heading up a two-day music and fashion presentation in New Mexico.
We are in the midst of a new surge of Native writing talent.
Native sisters, a Native artist’s art installation and a tribe’s fight against an oil pipeline are the subject of new films.
Join Ojibwe writer Marcie Rendon, Lakota humorist Tiffany Midge, author Kimberly Blaeser and poet Kinsale Drake in celebration of National Poetry Month.
It’s the time of year when Native nerds, cosplayers, comic geeks and gamers assemble for the first and biggest convention devoted to them.
A crime spree by two Ute youths in 1923 escalated into a mob of settlers bent on suppressing the nearby Ute and Paiute populations in what is now Utah.
Bestselling Blackfeet writer Stephen Graham Jones caps off his horror trilogy with The Angel of Indian Lake.
“It’s people like Lily who are paving the way for a better tomorrow, and as you can see hard work, it does take you a long way,” said Blackfeet Nation council member Pat Armstrong.
A Lakota man is developing an archive of music by Native artists — one record and cassette tape at a time.
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