Nov 22 Watch 'Above the law': Responding to domestic violence on Indian reservations By Stephen Fee Native women in the U.S. face some of the highest levels of violence of any group. The Justice Department says acts of sexual assault against Native American women are most frequently committed by non-Indian men, who are generally immune to… Continue watching
Oct 23 Navajo high court postpones election after language fluency becomes issue By Felicia Fonseca FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The top court on the nation's largest Indian reservation on Thursday ordered tribal election officials to postpone the Navajo Nation's presidential election and reprint ballots without the name of a candidate who was disqualified in a language… Continue reading
Jul 01 'I'm contemporary, I'm Native American and I'm an artist' By Carrie Saldo and Lisa Olken, Rocky Mountain PBS Too many people think only of "beads and feathers" when they hear Native American art, says Merritt Johnson, a multi-disciplinary artist of Mohawk and Blackfoot descent. But her sculptures, paintings and performance art go well beyond that. Johnson was one… Continue reading
Jul 12 A Look Into a River's Past By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy California has funded scientists from the San Francisco Estuary Institute to reconstruct an image of the San Joaquin Delta’s pre-Spanish landscape. They layer navigational charts, government land surveys, drawings, photographs, and journals to paint detailed picture of the Delta ecosystem… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch New Erdrich Novel Deals With Crime and Jurisdiction on North Dakota Reservation New Erdrich Novel Deals With Crime and Jurisdiction on North Dakota Reservation… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Louise Erdrich Reads From Her Novel 'The Round House' Louise Erdrich reads from her novel "The Round House."… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Conversation: Louise Erdrich, Author of 'The Round House' Jeffrey Brown talks to Louise Erdrich, author of "The Round House."… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Climate Change Strikes Especially Hard Blow to Native Americ Hari moderates a panel on how Native Americans are coping with climate change. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Swinomish Tribe Works to Adapt to Shrinking Salmon Supply Washington salmon depend on the cold water from glacial lakes to survive. But as temperatures increase and glaciers shrink, salmon populations are declining, threatening the way of life for the Swinomish Indians, also known as the "salmon people." In collaboration… Continue watching