Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce talks with Indigenous female powerlifters about what draws them to the sport and what keeps them going.
Everything changed for hip-hop artist Tall Paul when he first heard about iconic athlete Jim Thorpe.
At a time when some holdout sports teams ignore calls to end problematic mascots and imagery, some teams are turning to Native designers for appropriate designs.
Stickball is the older, rougher cousin of lacrosse, developed many centuries ago as both a game and a training exercise.
Ku Stevens’ great-grandfather escaped an Indian boarding school by running 50 miles through the desert to get home. Decades later, Ku runs to honor that legacy.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians held its 110th Cherokee Indian Fair after two years of cancellations due to the pandemic.
A leader of the Navajo Nation is apologizing for an incident that took place off the reservation — though he isn’t detailing exactly what he’s sorry for.
A business in South Dakota that banned Native patrons from the premises is being sued by the United States government for racial discrimination.
Getting signed to a college sports team is a dream for many Native athletes.
Thursday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce huddles with Native football players and those who root for them.
L.A. Williams is a sports broadcaster from the Navajo Nation. Learn more about her trailblazing career.
A group of Native tennis enthusiasts formed their own organization 50 years ago and it’s grown into a collection of competitions, youth tennis camps and regular recreational meet-ups.
Jim Thorpe, from the Sac and Fox Nation, was the first Native person to win gold medals for the United States.
Native America Calling takes us out to the ballgame as a Cherokee Nation citizen heads into an All-Star game.
After more than a century, Native sports legend Jim Thorpe has once again been recognized for his Olympic achievements.
The Haudenosaunee Nationals women’s team is on a winning streak at the World Lacrosse games.
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Native athletes are well-represented on the wrestling mat at the high school and college levels.
A sizable contingent of Native elders just competed in the National Senior Games. Learn more about this decades-old event.
If you know the names Brian Trottier, Reggie Leach, and Theo Fleury, you are a hockey fan.
Native athletes are well-represented on the wrestling mat at the high school and college levels.
Native athletes, along with their parents and loved ones, are gearing up for important basketball match-ups and tournaments.
Traditional Native winter games are seeing a surge in popularity thanks to culture and language revitalization efforts.
It’s a big week for Indigenous landmarks in sports.
“For 90 years, the Washington Football Team perpetuated discriminatory and racist behavior both through their use of a dictionary-defined racial slur as a team name and a false and offensive caricature of Native culture as a mascot,” said Crystal Echo Hawk.
The least favorite person on the Rezball court is usually the referee.
Leaders of a U.S. Congressional committee will host a roundtable to examine what they are calling the “toxic workplace culture” within the Washington professional football team.
Rodeo events have long been a part of culture on the Navajo Nation. The COVID-19 pandemic upended the tradition.
The documentary film “Pure Grit” follows a young champion as she competes in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of Indian horse relay racing.
The documentary film ‘Alaskan Nets’ follows the quest of a pair of athletes from the Metlakatla Reservation.
“It’s like the heart of the Navajo Nation here,” coach Francine McCurtain says of basketball on the largest reservation in the United States.
A bipartisan bill to enable the Seminole Tribe to exercise greater control over its lands has finally become law.
The documentary film “Pure Grit” follows a young champion as she competes in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of Indian horse relay racing.
As Atlanta and Houston battle at the World Series, Native America Calling revisits the ongoing efforts by sports teams to hang onto names and images that denigrate Native people and culture.
History was made as two citizens of the Navajo Nation broadcast a college football game in the Dine language for the first time.
Depicting history, culture and community all within one jersey couldn’t be more unique.
The documentary film Alaskan Nets follows the quest by a pair of athletes from Alaska’s only reservation.
With early morning fanfare, a brand new day dawned in Arizona sports history with the first full day of legalized sports betting.
Although legalized sports gambling is set to begin this week in Arizona, not everyone is happy.
The federal government has never fully met its trust responsibility to ensure that all citizens of tribal nations have quality health care.
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