Jun 20 Watch 6:30 Fatherhood, addiction and recovery: an Indigenous man’s story from Canada’s Yellowknife By William Greenland, Global Reporting Center We’ve been bringing you a series of short stories from the Indigenous community in Yellowknife, Canada exploring alcohol use, addiction, resilience and healing. The “Turning Points” project, from the Global Reporting Center, is a series produced, directed and authored by… Continue watching
Jun 06 Pope voices ‘pain’ over Canadian deaths, doesn’t apologize By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his pain over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run residential schools and pressed religious and political authorities to shed light on “this sad affair.” But he didn’t offer… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:42 An Indigenous woman tells her story: residential school, addiction, and learning to heal By Muriel Betsina, Global Reporting Centre Canadians are demanding answers after unmarked graves of Indigenous children were found on the grounds of a former residential boarding school in British Columbia. Similar schools existed across Canada and the U.S. aimed at “assimilating” Native peoples by removing them… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 8:01 Should Native Americans control national parks? Examining an argument for reparations By Stephanie Sy, Alison Thoet Trekking to and through a national park is one of the joys of an American summer. As COVID restrictions lift, millions are expected to explore the great outdoors. Now, a provocative article examines the deeper history of how these parks… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 7:45 ‘This IS Kalapuyan Land’: Museum in Oregon has local communities tell their own story By Cat Wise Museums have been hit hard over the past year during the pandemic, with a fall survey finding more than 30 percent remain closed and a third were at risk of permanently closing. But one museum on the outskirts of Portland,… Continue watching
Apr 05 ‘Abandoned by everyone else,’ neighbors are banding together during the pandemic By Dorothy Hastings Last spring, hundreds of local mutual aid groups sprung up across the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 5:54 “We should be coming out and staking our claim” An Indigenous woman on reclaiming her land, identity in Yellowknife By Catherine Lafferty, Global Reporting Center We’ve been bringing you a series of short stories from the Indigenous community in Yellowknife, Canada exploring alcohol use, addiction, resilience and healing. The “Turning Points'' project, from the Global Reporting Center, is a series produced, directed and authored by… Continue watching
Feb 09 Native Americans use technology to keep traditions, language alive during pandemic By Sara Reardon, Kaiser Health News Tribes across the U.S. have turned to social media and the internet as leaders worry about COVID-19’s threat to their culture and elders. Continue reading
Jan 22 ‘Your Land’? Some Native Americans question inaugural song By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Native Americans celebrated as Joe Biden revoked a pipeline permit and halted border wall construction on his first day as president. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Why Native Americans are celebrating Rep. Haaland’s nomination By PBS NewsHour President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Representative Deb Haaland to lead the Department of Interior. If confirmed, she would become the first Native American to lead the agency, which is responsible for public lands, including land taken from Indigenous people. Julian… Continue watching