Native American

Team USA’s forward Abby Roque grew up in the UP, and she’s the first Native American to play for the U.S. women’s team. But she’s not the first Native player to be part of the U.S. team. That player was Taffy Abel, and today, his nephew talks with us about his life and athletic achievements.

Hockey legend Taffy Abel was the first Native American winter Olympian and the NHL's first Indigenous player. For nearly a century, his heritage remained hidden in plain sight.

A dive into PAC donations in Michigan and who’s giving big to Donald Trump, Gretchen Whitmer, and others. The plans to open Grand Rapids’ first LGBTQ dry nightclub this year. And, a look at the life and career of the NHL’s first Native hockey player, who carried the U.S. flag at the 1924 Olympics.

Elected in 1924, State Representative Cora Anderson was the first woman and Native American to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives.

Congressional negotiations continue over the Build Back Better plan. We checked in with U.S. Senator Gary Peters about what's in it for Michigan. Also, the history of the first Native American woman to serve as a state representative. And, a look at the strain a fourth wave of COVID is putting on West Michigan hospitals.

New research emerges on pregnancy and COVID. We'll hear from an immunologist about what expecting parents should know. Then, a look at how Michigan's Native communities feel about forthcoming federal investigations into residential boarding schools. And, a conversation with legendary Detroit Pistons announcer and radio host John Mason.

How kids, families, and schools dealt with past pandemics. Plus, a BuzzFeed investigation shines critical light on the use of FBI informants in Whitmer kidnapping case. And, the legacy of Michigan’s Native boarding schools—and how tribes are reclaiming what was lost.

The U.S. is about to undertake a national investigation into hundreds of American Indian boarding schools that operated for more than a century and served to "kill the Indian to save the man."

Last month the U.S. Department of Interior announced an investigation into the hundreds of now-closed residential boarding schools across the United…

A grim chapter of the history of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan was remembered today. The Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School…