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Raven Chacon, Dyani White Hawk and Patrick Makuakāne
This year’s class of MacArthur Fellows includes three creative leaders from Native America.
Igloo in Alaska
Join Native America Calling to talk with traditional builders who carry on igloo and winter house building.
Colonization and the Wampanoag Story
The full picture of how the earliest colonists interacted with Native people is clouded by the myths constructed by those writing history.
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Nearly three quarters of the children in South Dakota’s foster care system are Native.
Santee Sioux Nation
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.
White Mountain Apache Tribe at VEX Worlds
Teams of Native junior and high school students are competing to build the best robots.
Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
This year, the Native Cinema Showcase at the National Museum of the American Indian features 35 films from six different countries.
Chronic wasting disease meeting with Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Tribes are working to reduce the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disorder that affects deer, elk, and other big game animals.
San Felipe Pueblo Head Start
As Head Start approaches its 60th year, federal funding for the pre-kindergarten program remains well short of the need in Indian Country and beyond.
The Museum of the Cherokee People
After reaching out to Cherokee leaders and citizens, the museum on the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians re-launched with a new name and purpose.
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Is the state of Louisiana making it more difficult for local groups to gain state recognition? Check in with Native America Calling.
National Native American Veterans Memorial
Parades and powwows are gearing up to honor Native veterans around the country.
Palestine
Native activists are speaking out in solidarity with Palestine as the United States supports Israel’s right to defend itself.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s stated connections to any tribe in Canada or the United States appear to be completely made up. What’s next?
Pembina Chippewa Delegation
“This victory is long overdue,” lead plaintiff Leslie Wilkie Peltier (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) said of a $59 million trust settlement with the United States.
Firesticks Alliance
The increase in unprecedented damage from wildfires knows no boundaries and international Indigenous fire management experts see global participation as a solution.
Kuskokwim River
Since time immemorial, the Kuskokwim River in Alaska has fed Native families. But years of failed salmon runs are threatening their lives and livelihoods.
Stop Colonizers: Protect ICWA
A non-Native in Alaska refuses to abide by a tribal court order to turn a Native foster child over to the girl’s family members.
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris
You never know what spirits you might summon when you whistle in the darkness.
Gatherings Cafe
What’s on The Menu at Native America Calling? A new cookbook, a new cafe and a new spotlight on a catering business.
Piapot, Saskatchewan
A Canadian news documentary focuses on the Native identity claims of one of the most celebrated performers in entertainment history.
Louisiana Purchase Stone Marker
The Louisiana Purchase ushered in Manifest Destiny, the Indian Removal Act and other actions that favored European settlement at the expense of Native peoples.
PBS Native America - Arigon (Super) Starr
Space explorers, hip-hop musicians, artists, and housing activists are among the diverse list of characters who make up season two of the PBS series “Native America.”
First Beach on Quileute Reservation
Tribes are getting their applications in for funds from the second round of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
Bookshelf
Teachers, librarians, authors, and literary advocates are struggling to keep books about Native issues in public classrooms and libraries.
Center of American Indian and Minority Health
Native physicians and public health advocates are looking at ways to recruit more medical professionals and train them on culturally-grounded methods to help improve Native patient outcomes.
Yellowstone Bison
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.
Repatriation of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Children at Carlisle Indian Industrial School
More teachers and administrators are turning to trauma-informed practices in the classroom.
Partial Solar Eclipse
Join Native America Calling to shine a light on some of the tribal traditions surrounding the partial solar eclipse.
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Speaking a Native language is one thing. Reading and writing it often takes another level of effort.
Native Women
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s also the 29th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.
Sariel Sandoval at Held v. Montana Trial
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.
John Echohawk
Attorney John Echohawk (Pawnee) is among those who initiated and nurtured the most important Indian law cases in modern history.
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Once virtually absent in mainstream newsrooms, Native women are reporting on hard-hitting political issues and are often driving the narrative on issues important for all Native people.
Transcend Art Collective
Basket designs, rug patterns, tribal images and corn illustrations are all among the graphics many Indigenous tattoo wearers display.
Cherokee Indian Reservation
Citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians overwhelmingly voted in favor of allowing recreational cannabis use on the tribe’s reservation. What happens next?
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Join Native America Calling to hear from activists about the growing challenges to peaceful protests over racial issues.
Henry Boucha - Warroad Warrior
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.
Reservation Dogs
After three seasons, the hit FX series Reservation Dogs has come to an end.
Bidii Baby Foods
Native baby food, a new Native cookbook and Hispanic heritage are on The Menu.