More than a decade before Alaska became a state and two decades before Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Selma Alabama, Elizabeth Peratrovich (Tlinget) made a lasting mark on the future of civil rights. Alaska just celebrated the annual day set aside for her. We’ll take another look at her contributions to civil rights in […]

Valentine’s Day is a time of romance for some, and heartache for others. Whether or not you’ve adequately processed Valentine’s Day 2022, we’ll extend the discussion with a look at Native singles’ worst dates. We’ll hear your stories of dating gone wrong and get advice from relationship experts on how to stay strong despite romance […]

A tiny Nebraska town once known for being a destructive source of alcohol for Pine Ridge Reservation residents, could be a model of hope and healing. White Clay’s liquor establishments were closed down in 2017. Now a collection of visionary community members see the town as a potential hub for substance abuse treatment and transition […]

The 2016 shooting death in Saskatchewan of Coulton Boushie, from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation, touched off a national discussion about race and justice. The public pressure of the debate compounded the trauma of Boushie’s family, who were thrust into the spotlight at the worst time of their lives. Since that time, the family has […]

A revamped version of the Violence Against Women Act has bipartisan support in Congress. Originally enacted in 1995 and later amended to give tribes more authority to hold domestic abusers and other violent offenders accountable, the law expired in 2018. Congressional lawmakers supporting the re-authorization say it includes provisions allowing tribes to go after non-Native […]

This year’s annual State of Indian Nations address is the third under threat of the COVID-19 pandemic that is disproportionately affecting Native Americans. Also, tribes in Oklahoma continue to battle with the state since the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on criminal jurisdiction. And the U.S. and Canada are forced to face their past transgressions […]

It’s a big week for Indigenous landmarks in sports. The U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team welcomes Abby Roque (Wahnapitae First Nation), their first-ever Indigenous player. She is one of at least four Indigenous athletes at the Olympics in Beijing. The coming weekend also marks the most-watched American sports match-up of the year: the Super Bowl. […]

Wall Street uncertainty, inflation, meme stock, and wide swings with crypto currency might have you wary of investing, whether you’re new to the stock market or a veteran investor. But investing has never been more accessible and it’s a viable option for Native people to build wealth. We’ll get a run down on the current investor market and some starter tips.

Wall Street uncertainty, inflation, meme stock, and wide swings with crypto currency might have you wary of investing, whether you’re new to the stock market or a veteran investor. But investing has never been more accessible and it’s a viable option for Native people to build wealth. We’ll get a run down on the current […]

As the nation just marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre along what was known as Black Wall Street, there’s one story that is largely overlooked. Allotments by Oklahoma tribes for their former slaves were among the key reasons the Black residents—including Freedmen—were able to build wealth.