Native activists and entertainers are among those being caught up in a recent push in several states to curb events connected to 2SLGBTQIA+ issues. A library in Montana canceled a lecture t by a Native Two-Spirit writer and activist because… Read More »Monday, June 5, 2023 – The drag on Native drag performances
At a time when Australian bands like Men At Work, Midnight Oil, and INXS were reaching worldwide recognition, a number of Aboriginal rock and reggae bands were making their own waves in the music world. Names like Coloured Stone, No… Read More »Friday, June 2, 2023 – Recalling the breakout era for Australia’s Aboriginal bands
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) released the draft report from its April 2023 session, where Bay Mills Indian Community and the Anishinabek The post Global Advisory Group Says Shut Down Line 5 appeared first on Native… Read More »Global Advisory Group Says Shut Down Line 5
Arizona officials are still sorting out the details of what they say is among the biggest and costliest fraud scandals in state history. The scheme targeted Native people and involved billing for sham treatment services. Some residents were literally taken… Read More »Thursday, June 1, 2023 – Massive treatment fraud targeted Arizona’s Native residents
An ambitious project in Denver aims to build affordable units for the city’s Native population. It includes plans for a Native health clinic and is intended to address the disparities of homelessness for Native people. It’s one of a handful… Read More »Wednesday, May 31, 2023 – Affordable housing specifically for Native residents
While it still happens in some places, Native tourism is moving far beyond selling rubber tomahawks, chicken feather headbands, and other trinkets. Tribes and Native-owned businesses are realizing the value for authentic, Native-made works and meaningful traveler experiences. The time… Read More »Tuesday, May 30, 2023 – Native tourism: maintaining authenticity
Every weekday in Gualala, Calif., radio listeners can tune into the long-running show Peggy’s Place on KGUA to learn about their neighbors and the rest of the world. The show is just one of the many projects spanning the 50-year… Read More »Monday, May 29, 2023 – Native in the Spotlight: Peggy Berryhill
What happens if you’re a chef and you lose your sense of smell, something that is crucial for taste? For First Nations chef Gerry Brandon, it was time to call it quits at his restaurant in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario that… Read More »Friday, May 26, 2023 – The Menu: First Nations chef closes restaurant and Native flavors on PBS recipe show
At 77, Simeon Gipson is preparing to embark on a bicycle journey of more than 1,000 miles from Tahlequah, Okla. to Pittsburgh, Pa. Once there, he plans to compete in the National Senior Games. The thousands of miles Gipson has… Read More »Thursday, May 25, 2023 – Going the distance
The less glamorous side of writing for television shows and movies is coming to the surface during the strike by the Writers Guild of America. The union says the pay for many of its 20,000 professional writers is low and… Read More »Wednesday, May 24, 2023 – Native audiences brace for TV and movie slowdown