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.
The Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into the treatment of Native athletes at public schools in North Dakota.
It’s basketball tournament time and Native America Calling is talking free throws, three-pointers and trophies.
Native stunt actors fill a sought-after niche and are able to contribute expertise that takes the action in films up a notch.
The Kansas City football team must change its name and imagery.
Totems on public display by cities, schools, museums and sports teams are coming under new scrutiny.
Basketball is revered on all of Arizona’s reservations, and one team from the White Mountain Apache Tribe benefits from that enthusiasm.
Kansas City’s NFL team has weathered sustained pressure over its mascot and offensive behavior at games. Will it ever change?
For fans and Native communities, volleyball matches and tournaments are sometimes as popular as football and basketball.
What’s on The Menu at Native America Calling? A new cookbook, a new cafe and a new spotlight on a catering business.
Henry Boucha (Ojibwe) served as an inspiration for many Native hockey athletes and fans. He passed away on September 18, 2023, at the age of 72.
As fall seasons get underway, Native trainers are responding to new awareness of the dangers of life-long injuries from high school sports.
A high school basketball team from a small reservation made it to the Nebraska state championships for only the second time in the community’s history.
Today on Native America Calling, let’s survey the good and bad about the Super Bowl.
Indigenous wrestlers comprise only a small faction of the wrestling world, but they are making names for themselves.
Stickball is the older, rougher cousin of lacrosse, developed many centuries ago as both a game and a training exercise.
The 45th annual Lakota Nation Invitational in Rapid City, South Dakota, is underway.
People headed to a Native basketball, educational and cultural tournament were shocked to learn that some hotels were charging more than $2,000 a night.
On a sunny afternoon in October, young people gathered for the grand opening of a new skate park on the Omaha Reservation.
Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce talks with Indigenous female powerlifters about what draws them to the sport and what keeps them going.
Everything changed for hip-hop artist Tall Paul when he first heard about iconic athlete Jim Thorpe.
At a time when some holdout sports teams ignore calls to end problematic mascots and imagery, some teams are turning to Native designers for appropriate designs.
Stickball is the older, rougher cousin of lacrosse, developed many centuries ago as both a game and a training exercise.
Ku Stevens’ great-grandfather escaped an Indian boarding school by running 50 miles through the desert to get home. Decades later, Ku runs to honor that legacy.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians held its 110th Cherokee Indian Fair after two years of cancellations due to the pandemic.
A leader of the Navajo Nation is apologizing for an incident that took place off the reservation — though he isn’t detailing exactly what he’s sorry for.
A business in South Dakota that banned Native patrons from the premises is being sued by the United States government for racial discrimination.
Getting signed to a college sports team is a dream for many Native athletes.
Thursday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce huddles with Native football players and those who root for them.
L.A. Williams is a sports broadcaster from the Navajo Nation. Learn more about her trailblazing career.
A group of Native tennis enthusiasts formed their own organization 50 years ago and it’s grown into a collection of competitions, youth tennis camps and regular recreational meet-ups.
Jim Thorpe, from the Sac and Fox Nation, was the first Native person to win gold medals for the United States.
Native America Calling takes us out to the ballgame as a Cherokee Nation citizen heads into an All-Star game.
After more than a century, Native sports legend Jim Thorpe has once again been recognized for his Olympic achievements.
The Haudenosaunee Nationals women’s team is on a winning streak at the World Lacrosse games.
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Native athletes are well-represented on the wrestling mat at the high school and college levels.
A sizable contingent of Native elders just competed in the National Senior Games. Learn more about this decades-old event.
If you know the names Brian Trottier, Reggie Leach, and Theo Fleury, you are a hockey fan.
Native athletes are well-represented on the wrestling mat at the high school and college levels.
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