Native sisters, a Native artist’s art installation and a tribe’s fight against an oil pipeline are the subject of new films.
Join Ojibwe writer Marcie Rendon, Lakota humorist Tiffany Midge, author Kimberly Blaeser and poet Kinsale Drake in celebration of National Poetry Month.
It’s the time of year when Native nerds, cosplayers, comic geeks and gamers assemble for the first and biggest convention devoted to them.
A crime spree by two Ute youths in 1923 escalated into a mob of settlers bent on suppressing the nearby Ute and Paiute populations in what is now Utah.
Bestselling Blackfeet writer Stephen Graham Jones caps off his horror trilogy with The Angel of Indian Lake.
“It’s people like Lily who are paving the way for a better tomorrow, and as you can see hard work, it does take you a long way,” said Blackfeet Nation council member Pat Armstrong.
A Lakota man is developing an archive of music by Native artists — one record and cassette tape at a time.
Whiskey Tender, the memoir by Deborah Jackson Taffa, is both an intimate personal story and Native history.
Native people are up for a historic three Academy Awards for their roles in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
In his new novel, Tommy Orange weaves together the complex history of the Indian boarding school era as witnessed by the ancestors to the characters in his best-selling debut.
Sasquatch, also known as Bigfoot, carry a deep meaning in many Native cultures.
Artists who have a foot in more than one culture have a creative way of expressing that blended identity and the joys and drawbacks of a shared, but separate history.
An Oscar nominee and a new release are on your Native Playlist from Native America Calling.
Brian Jackson started out making animal balloons for a community church event. He’s now a world record holder.
Native stunt actors fill a sought-after niche and are able to contribute expertise that takes the action in films up a notch.
Native artists say knockoffs from overseas undermine their authentic work, which represents their culture.
Totems on public display by cities, schools, museums and sports teams are coming under new scrutiny.
Four Native designers took a major stride when their work was included in the Louis Vuitton men’s fashion show.
Two of the newest National Book Award winners reinterpret conventional views of their homelands through their unique, Indigenous lenses.
N. Scott Momaday was a literary force. The groundbreaking Kiowa author died on January 24, 2024, at the age of 89.
The Osage Nation is celebrating a major milestone for a film that shares an otherwise difficult time in the tribe’s history.
Artists like Fritz Scholder and T.C. Cannon are among the masters who inspired new generations of Native artists to express their stories and images through printmaking.
Award-winning Cherokee actor Wes Studi is making history as the first Native person to appear on the long-running PBS television series Finding Your Roots.
Villain-turned-superhero Echo is now streaming on Disney+, giving audiences their first series featuring a Native comic character.
What music from 2023 is on repeat in your Native playlist?
Tune in as Native America Calling recalls the highlights of the Native stories that connected with audiences in 2023.
The Chevak Dance Group performs at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.
Join the conversation as Native America Calling dives into the controversy over the Wilma Mankiller Barbie doll.
Native stand-up comics are finally getting more recognition for their humor. So tune into Native America Calling for some laughs!
The National Museum of the American Indian is hosting more than 50 Native and Indigenous artists at an annual holiday market.
This year’s class of MacArthur Fellows includes three creative leaders from Native America.
This year, the Native Cinema Showcase at the National Museum of the American Indian features 35 films from six different countries.
Wilma Mankiller, who was the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation, is once again making history, this time on toy shelves.
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s stated connections to any tribe in Canada or the United States appear to be completely made up. What’s next?
The Institute of American Indian Arts is getting ready for its 2023 holiday art market in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The work of the legendary Apache artist Allan Haozous (Houser) is being honored as search engine giant Google celebrates Native American Heritage Month.
You never know what spirits you might summon when you whistle in the darkness.
Celebrated singer and songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is still in doubt about her origins in a new statement issued in advance of a Canadian documentary that explores her ever-shifting Native identity claims.
A Canadian news documentary focuses on the Native identity claims of one of the most celebrated performers in entertainment history.
Space explorers, hip-hop musicians, artists, and housing activists are among the diverse list of characters who make up season two of the PBS series “Native America.”
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