The late educator, writer, and artist Thomas Pecore Weso’s memoir, Survival Food: North Woods Stories by a Menominee Cook, was just released. The new book gives readers a snapshot of his years growing up on his Wisconsin reservation in the 60s and 70s. Weso’s threads his memories in with the food that comes from hunted, […]
Join Native America Calling to talk with traditional builders who carry on igloo and winter house building.
There is no more basic need than clean drinking water. That’s a need that the Santee Sioux Nation in Nebraska has been lacking since 2019.
Tribes are working to reduce the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disorder that affects deer, elk, and other big game animals.
Through the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. Forest Service will receive $5 billion over 10 years, including $1.8 billion that will be used to increase forest treatments in Western states.
The increase in unprecedented damage from wildfires knows no boundaries and international Indigenous fire management experts see global participation as a solution.
The leader of the Tohono O’odham said construction of a border wall on his tribe’s territory has caused irreversible damage.
Since time immemorial, the Kuskokwim River in Alaska has fed Native families. But years of failed salmon runs are threatening their lives and livelihoods.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is heading to Alaska for a field hearing and listening session.
Promises of federal funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles.
Government records shed new light on how state opposition hindered tribes from claiming their rightful shares of the Colorado River.
A new PBS documentary called “The American Buffalo” chronicles the history of the buffalo – from its sacred connection to tribes to its almost complete demise.
At the center of all life is water. But, for wildlife in the hot deserts of Arizona, finding it isn’t so easy.
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Join Native America Calling to shine a light on some of the tribal traditions surrounding the partial solar eclipse.
The U.S. Army finalized its sixth disinterment project, returning four Native children to their families.
It’s been more than 30 years since the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and federal agencies and museums are still far behind in complying with NAGPRA.
President Joe Biden says his administration has no choice but to allow federal funds to be used for a project along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Young climate activists are zeroing in on environmental protections built into a handful of state constitutions as the basis for lawsuits to combat climate change.
A fire that broke out at a landfill on the Salt River Reservation had been reduced to a smolder earlier this week.
The high-profile proposal involving more than 15 square miles and seven landowners drew more than 1,000 public comments.
The Navajo Nation Council is 100 years old this year – and the Navajo Nation’s fight for water access has been going on for at least that long.
Native baby food, a new Native cookbook and Hispanic heritage are on The Menu.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on water in Native communities on September 27, 2023.
The infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is only a first step toward fixing deep problems with water systems on tribal lands.
Until this month, one of Colorado’s highest peaks was named for the former state governor who fostered and supported the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.
Native America Calling checks in with the rebuilding effort in Hawaii following disastrous fires on Maui.
A settlement agreement with the Blackfeet Nation marks the end of a 40-year energy development fight in a sacred area of Montana.
The first-ever grants for the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC), a new program at the Department of the Interior, have been announced.
The cancellation of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is renewing political clashes among Native people in Alaska.
There’s a trend among governments, organizations, and individuals facilitating the return of important lands to tribal control.
Many of the trails and byways established by Native people were used for centuries, evolving into today’s highways.
The organization that puts on the largest juried Indian art market in the world continues to face criticism on social media after thanking a sponsor of the popular event.
Native families have been hit hardest by a loss in funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP.
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is speaking out after a viral video showed outsiders being removed from a highway in an incident that took place during one of the busiest times on the reservation.
As the hottest summer on record winds down, join Native America Calling to get an assessment of what Native emergency management officials view as the path ahead.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District recently completed an $11.6 million project in partnership with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to address erosion of shoreline banks.
The unprecedented fires on Maui have impacted Native Hawaiian history, language and culture.
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is taking place in the Klamath River basin. Tribes were instrumental in making it happen.
In our Muscogee culture, once a body is at rest, it is supposed to remain there forever and complete its lifecycle, returning to earth.
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