Nov 22 This Thanksgiving, read a Native American poet’s song of healing By Lora Strum When Allison Adelle Hedge Coke wrote her poem “America, I Sing Back,” she considered each word a note in a larger song about the nation. “I thought about America singing. That’s why this poem is a song -- a voice… Continue reading
Nov 01 North Dakota tribe’s challenge to voter ID law rejected by judge By James MacPherson, Associated Press North Dakota's law requires voters to show ID with a residential street address, which American Indians have argued is not always evident on reservations. Continue reading
Oct 21 America’s archaeology data keeps disappearing – even though the law says the government is supposed to preserve it By Keith Kintigh, The Conversation About 30,000 legally mandated archaeological investigations are conducted each year in the U.S. These projects are usually documented only in so-called “gray literature” reports that, in most cases, are not readily accessible, even to professional archaeologists. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 6:08 ‘Writing out of a loneliness,’ novelist explores the range of native experiences By Jeffrey Brown Tommy Orange's acclaimed debut novel "There There" explores through a dozen characters what it means to be Native American in an urban setting. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:49 Utah’s Navajo residents hope redistricting brings needed resources By PBS News Hour There is a heated battle in one Utah county over voting district lines and the effect on Native American representation. Last year, a federal judge ruled that the districts had been gerrymandered by lumping the Navajo into a single bloc,… Continue watching
Apr 06 Millions of U.S. adults live in education deserts, far from colleges and fast internet By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report Distance and technology hinder the college aspirations of a surprising number of rural Americans. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 6:14 Native American imagery is everywhere but understanding lags behind By PBS News Hour Native imagery is embedded in the national subconscious, whether we're paying attention or not. A new exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian is titled simply "Americans" and shows how all aspects of life have been touched by… Continue watching
Mar 16 In wake of Standing Rock, Native storytelling gets more screen time By Courtney Norris The very public fight to stop a pipeline company from crossing sacred land and water may be helping open doors for a surge of content from Native filmmakers telling their own stories. Continue reading
Nov 27 Warren says Trump’s use of ‘Pocahontas’ is a ‘racist slur’ By Daniel Bush Trump referred to Warren indirectly as “Pocahontas” at an event Monday afternoon for Navajo code talkers, the veterans who played a key role in the U.S. military’s communications efforts in the Pacific during World War II. Continue reading
Nov 27 WATCH: Trump, honoring Native American vets, revives ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Warren By Associated Press The Republican president has repeatedly mocked the Massachusetts senator for claims she has made about being part Native American. Continue reading