May 09 Small tribes seal borders, push testing to keep out virus By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Small Native American pueblos across New Mexico are embracing extraordinary isolation measures that turn away outsiders as well as near-universal testing to try to insulate themselves from a contagion with frightening echoes of the past. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 7:13 Navajo Nation, hit hard by COVID-19, comes together to protect its most vulnerable By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn COVID-19 is ripping through the Navajo Nation, infecting and killing people at rates that are above U.S. averages. Located across three states, the Navajo population is already vulnerable, with a high prevalence of underlying disease, a lack of infrastructure and… Continue watching
Feb 20 Column: How growing up in a bank desert can hurt your credit for the rest of your life By Tony Cookson, The Conversation Research shows that people who grow up in a bank desert on Native American reservations are more likely to fall behind on credit card and mortgage payments. Continue reading
Jan 06 Discussion questions for ‘Heart Berries’ By Courtney Vinopal Terese Marie Mailhot’s “Heart Berries,” a memoir that addresses the trauma experienced by indigenous people across generations, is our January 2020 book pick. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:59 New York’s Mohawk tribe works to restore their culture By PBS NewsHour For decades, Native American children were forcibly removed from their families and lands to attend boarding schools where English was mandatory and their own languages were forbidden. But in 1979, a small Mohawk tribe in upstate New York formed The… Continue watching
Nov 26 WATCH: Trump orders creation of task force on missing American Indians By Associated Press The task force will be overseen by Attorney General William Barr and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. Continue reading
Nov 22 Attorney general unveils plan to help missing Native American women By Michael Balsamo, Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr announced a nationwide plan Friday to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as concerns mount over the level of violence they face. Continue reading
Nov 07 Federal appeals court to rehear law on adoptions of Native American children By Kevin McGill, Associated Press It means Native American tribes will again have to defend the law, which they say is critical to protect and preserve Native American culture and families. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 6:31 A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists By Jeffrey Brown, Kira Wakeam “Hearts of Our People” is the country’s first ever exhibition devoted solely to the works of Native American women. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts assembled the retrospective, which is currently at Nashville's Frist Art Museum and will visit Tulsa and… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 5:47 Traditional Native foods are the key ingredient in the Sioux Chef’s healthy cooking Chef Sean Sherman, founder of the company The Sioux Chef, uses ingredients native to the Americas to draw attention to the long-forgotten Native culinary tradition. His research and cooking are also a way to push back against processed foods that… Continue watching