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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.
We are in the midst of a new surge of Native writing talent.
Native America Calling: New Native voices in poetry (April 12, 2024)
Join Ojibwe writer Marcie Rendon, Lakota humorist Tiffany Midge, author Kimberly Blaeser and poet Kinsale Drake in celebration of National Poetry Month. 
Native America Calling: Protecting the night sky (April 5, 2024)
Most tribes have important traditional connections to the stars and other celestial bodies in the night sky. 
Bestselling Blackfeet writer Stephen Graham Jones caps off his horror trilogy with The Angel of Indian Lake.
Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Tommy Orange (March 5, 2024)
In his new novel, Tommy Orange weaves together the complex history of the Indian boarding school era as witnessed by the ancestors to the characters in his best-selling debut. 
Two of the newest National Book Award winners reinterpret conventional views of their homelands through their unique, Indigenous lenses.
Native America Calling: Remembering literary great N. Scott Momaday (February 1, 2024)
N. Scott Momaday was a literary force. The groundbreaking Kiowa author died on January 24, 2024, at the age of 89. 
Native America Calling: The power of an Indigenous uprising in Mexico (January 26, 2024)
This month marks 30 years since the Zapatista Army of National Liberation attracted worldwide attention with their rebel uprising in demand of Indigenous rights in Mexico. 
Osage Nation celebrates historic Oscar nominations (January 23, 2024)
The Osage Nation is celebrating a major milestone for a film that shares an otherwise difficult time in the tribe’s history. 
Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Daniel Wildcat (January 18, 2024)
Author, historian and Haskell Indian Nations University professor Daniel Wildcat believes in the power of Indigenous knowledge to counter big problems. 
Native America Calling: The road to healing the Fort Robinson Massacre (January 16, 2024)
In January 1879, U.S. soldiers hunted down and killed Northern Cheyenne men, women and children who attempted to escape unbearable conditions at Fort Robinson in Nebraska. 
Native America Calling: The Year in Pop Culture (December 18, 2023)
Tune in as Native America Calling recalls the highlights of the Native stories that connected with audiences in 2023. 
Native America Calling: A Native food memoir and tribal buffalo management (December 1, 2023)
The memoir of the late educator, writer and artist Thomas Pecore Weso was just published. Join the conversation on Native America Calling. 
Native America Calling: Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs (November 24, 2023)
The full picture of how the earliest colonists interacted with Native people is clouded by the myths constructed by those writing history. 
Native America Calling: Buffy Sainte-Marie and the weight of the truth (November 7, 2023)
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s stated connections to any tribe in Canada or the United States appear to be completely made up. What’s next? 
Native America Calling: Indigenous creepy reads on the bookshelf (October 31, 2023)
You never know what spirits you might summon when you whistle in the darkness. 
Native America Calling: A new cookbook, fresh food and NFL eats (October 30, 2023)
What’s on The Menu at Native America Calling? A new cookbook, a new cafe and a new spotlight on a catering business. 
Canadian documentary focuses on ‘Icon’ who based career on Native identity (October 25, 2023)
A Canadian news documentary focuses on the Native identity claims of one of the most celebrated performers in entertainment history. 
Native America Calling: Defending against the war on books by Native authors (October 19, 2023)
Teachers, librarians, authors, and literary advocates are struggling to keep books about Native issues in public classrooms and libraries. 
Native America Calling: Remembering Native hockey legend Henry Boucha (October 2, 2023)
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. 
Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Angeline Boulley (September 4, 2023)
Where else can you get a young adult mystery and a lesson in the Native American Graves Protection Act but from a Native author? 
Native youth are taking control of their health with a new farm. Plus a new book! See what’s on The Menu.
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board, the federal agency charged with protecting and promoting authentic Native art, is welcoming a new member.
The unprecedented fires on Maui have impacted Native Hawaiian history, language and culture.
Native America Calling: Assessing McGirt v. Oklahoma (April 12, 2023)
After removal from their home and an arduous and deadly forced march, the Muscogee Nation arrived in Oklahoma with little more than a promise that they could revive and rebuild. 
The Catholic Church formally repudiated a religious doctrine that was used to justify the theft of lands from indigenous peoples in North America.
Native America Calling: Native fictional future perspective (January 13, 2023)
The creators of the new Avatar sequel continue what they see as a science fiction account of colonialism and Indigenous resistance. But it’s getting plenty of push-back from Native audiences. 
Native America Calling: Publishing on your own (December 7, 2022)
A growing number of Native writers are turning to self-publishing — and there’s a number of supportive organizations and independent publishers that can help.
Native America Calling: Native forensics: the science of justice (December 6, 2022)
Crimes involving Native people and renewed scrutiny of past boarding school practices highlight the importance of Native forensic professionals. 
Native America Calling: New Native children’s books (November 11, 2022)
A number of new Native children’s books make great bedtime stories, especially for those hungry little book worms. 
Native America Calling: Honoring Native veterans (November 8, 2022)
This Veterans Day, officials are formally dedicating the National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
Native America Calling: New on the Native Bookshelf (October 7, 2022)
Friday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce hears from Native authors and poets as they discuss works on the Native Bookshelf. 
Many Canadians are coming to terms with the nation’s history of schooling and settler colonialism.
Alan Parker, a citizen of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, had a profound impact on law and policy in Indian Country.
Native America Calling: The new book-banning trend (August 15, 2022)
There’s a new surge of efforts to ban books by Native authors and other works that challenge colonial conventional wisdom. 
ICT: The legacy of Tim Giago (July 25, 2022)
The founder of modern Indian journalism has passed on. Tim Giago was 88 years old. 
Native America Calling: Honoring Wilma Mankiller (June 15, 2022)
Wilma Mankiller’s image on the U.S. quarter is the latest recognition for the pioneering Cherokee Nation leader. 
Native America Calling: Dark Winds series premieres on AMC (June 10, 2022)
AMC’s new television series, Dark Winds, is a thriller set in the 1970s on the Navajo Nation. 
Native America Calling: Becoming Story with Greg Sarris (June 3, 2022)
In his new memoir, Greg Sarris gives voice to all Indigenous people’s connection to land and culture as he recounts his own personal journey.
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