A coal train derailment on the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation has triggered a dispute over jurisdiction. We'll get the latest from the tribe. One of the Covington Catholic High School students featured in a video with Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seeking $250 million in a defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post. Does the suit have a chance? Also, there's progress toward restoring press freedom on Muscogee (Creek) Nation. But journalism advocates say some proposed details could be problematic. Tune in for our Native news round-up.

A coal train derailment on the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation has triggered a dispute over jurisdiction. We'll get the latest from the tribe. One of the Covington Catholic High School students featured in a video with Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seeking $250 million in a defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post. Does the suit have a chance? Also, there's progress toward restoring press freedom on Muscogee (Creek) Nation. But journalism advocates say some proposed details could be problematic. Tune in for our Native news round-up.

A coal train derailment on the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation has triggered a dispute over jurisdiction. We'll get the latest from the tribe. One of the Covington Catholic High School students featured in a video with Omaha elder Nathan Phillips is seeking $250 million in a defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post. Does the suit have a chance? Also, there's progress toward restoring press freedom on Muscogee (Creek) Nation. But journalism advocates say some proposed details could be problematic. Tune in for our Native news round-up.

This month we welcome Swinomish & Iñupiat musician Katherine Paul into our monthly celebration of music. Her musical venture is called Black Belt Eagle Scout and her newest album is titled “Mother of My Children.” As a teenager she taught herself to play the guitar and things rocketed from there. She says she plays music to process feelings and there are many emotions that ring out in the different tracks on the album including what it means to face loss and what it means to still dream afterwards. We’ll experience her passionate guitar solos and lyrics on our February Music Maker.

This month we welcome Swinomish & Iñupiat musician Katherine Paul into our monthly celebration of music. Her musical venture is called Black Belt Eagle Scout and her newest album is titled “Mother of My Children.” As a teenager she taught herself to play the guitar and things rocketed from there. She says she plays music to process feelings and there are many emotions that ring out in the different tracks on the album including what it means to face loss and what it means to still dream afterwards. We’ll experience her passionate guitar solos and lyrics on our February Music Maker.

This month we welcome Swinomish & Iñupiat musician Katherine Paul into our monthly celebration of music. Her musical venture is called Black Belt Eagle Scout and her newest album is titled “Mother of My Children.” As a teenager she taught herself to play the guitar and things rocketed from there. She says she plays music to process feelings and there are many emotions that ring out in the different tracks on the album including what it means to face loss and what it means to still dream afterwards. We’ll experience her passionate guitar solos and lyrics on our February Music Maker.

What can you believe online? The confrontation last month between Omaha elder Nathan Phillips and a crowd of rowdy Catholic high school boys was hard enough to interpret from mainstream news reports. It was made even harder by fake social media posts, including an inflammatory note claiming to be from the mother of one of the students. The false tweet wishing the “pioneers had brought more blankets with smallpox” was widely retweeted before the account disappeared. We’ll look into some things to keep in mind when trying to form an opinion from what you read, whether it’s high profile events or texts from friends.

What can you believe online? The confrontation last month between Omaha elder Nathan Phillips and a crowd of rowdy Catholic high school boys was hard enough to interpret from mainstream news reports. It was made even harder by fake social media posts, including an inflammatory note claiming to be from the mother of one of the students. The false tweet wishing the “pioneers had brought more blankets with smallpox” was widely retweeted before the account disappeared. We’ll look into some things to keep in mind when trying to form an opinion from what you read, whether it’s high profile events or texts from friends.

What can you believe online? The confrontation last month between Omaha elder Nathan Phillips and a crowd of rowdy Catholic high school boys was hard enough to interpret from mainstream news reports. It was made even harder by fake social media posts, including an inflammatory note claiming to be from the mother of one of the students. The false tweet wishing the “pioneers had brought more blankets with smallpox” was widely retweeted before the account disappeared. We’ll look into some things to keep in mind when trying to form an opinion from what you read, whether it’s high profile events or texts from friends.

Numerous studies spanning decades show that music education can help students in other areas of their education, such as reading, vocabulary and even standardized tests. A number of organizations and Native musicians are working to expose more Native students to music education and even get musical instruments into classrooms. We’ll hear about the benefits of teaching music and get a glimpse of the efforts to improve music education for Native students.