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Native American history

Native American supporter Deborah Theodore, left, of Belmont, Mass., and her daughter, Sofia Theodore-Pierce stand by the statue of Massasoit on Cole's Hill in Plymouth, Mass., during the 35th National Day of Mourning, Nov. 25, 2004.

Thanksgiving stories gloss over the history of US settlement on Native lands

Justice

The popular version of the “first Thanksgiving” story frequently portrays happy colonists and Native Americans feasting together. But it hides the realities of what many historians and activists call “settler colonialism.”

A group of runners carrying staffs and smile for a group shot

‘Spirit Run’: A new memoir details one man’s journey to reconnect with nature and his Indigenous heritage

Books
Former barrack turned into a house in nearby town of Parker, Arizona.

Japanese Americans weren’t the only US citizens housed in camps

Conflict

‘Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher’: Edward Curtis, Photographer of the American Frontier

The World

The Writing on the Wall

Reflecting on Veterans Day with One of the Last Living Code Talkers

It’s a beautiful, ancient language, one that very few people understand or speak.  Navajo was instrumental to the success of the U.S. in World War II. Navajo volunteers worked with the U.S. military to create a secret code language that was used for communication in the South Pacific.  Chester Nez, at 90 years old, is one of […]

The World

Your Take: Defining ‘My America’ on Independence Day

Arts, Culture & Media

We’ve been asking listeners to tell us: What does the phrase ‘My America’ means to you? Mary Joe Mercer from the Osage Nation Reservation in Oklahoma, told us about the Native Americans that have called this country home for thousands of years.

Menominee Indians Harvest Sustainable Forests

Host Steve Curwood travels to the forests of Northern Wisconsin for a look at a highly successful timber business. The Menominee Indians in the area took to logging back in the 1850’s out of economic necessity. Since then, they have harvested two billion board feet from the Menominee Forest . . . yet the area […]

Efficiency As Economic Development

Steve talks with Weston Bertsall of the Osage Utilities in Osage, Iowa. The small town has had an intensive energy efficiency program since 1974.

The World

The Writing on the Wall

Cleaning up graffiti in some of our nation’s parks and monuments requires expertise and cultural sensitivity.