native americans

The opioid crisis is taking a tragic toll on families nationwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 64,000 Americans died from drug…

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court released a decision that could strengthen the fishing rights of Native American tribes across the nation. It could even…

Museums around the country have between 300,000 and 600,000 Native American human remains held in collections. In 1990, the federal government passed the…

This week brings the Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico.A highlight of the powwow includes the Miss Indian World competition, a chance…

Kyla Carneiro, the Digital Communication Specialist for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, joined Stateside to tell us about the tribe's podcast, Yajmownen,…

The name “America” was drawn from the first name of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who died in 1512. But the first inhabitants of what we now call…

You've probably heard of the Trail of Tears, when more than 4,000 Native American men, women, and children died in a series of forced removals from their…

You have probably heard the phrase “school of choice” used when describing public education options in Michigan, but what about a “school of no choice?”…

A new documentary film from brothers Adam and Zack Khalil tells the stories of the Ojibway tribe in their hometown of Sault Ste. Marie. They use ancient…

For generations, Native Americans in the northern Great Lakes have harvested wild rice. It's an important food source. For some it's a way to make a…