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Native America Calling — 300 episodes · page 2 of 3
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 — A focus on Native legal rights bears fruit
Monday, June 1, 2026 — Alaska bears are the targets of a controversial management program
Friday, May 29, 2026 — The Menu: Dawn Butterfly Café, camas restoration, and the Indigenous food pyramid
Thursday, May 28, 2026 — Exploring home, culture, and personal resolve with writers Joan Kane and Sherman Funmaker
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — Oil drilling vs cultural preservation at Chaco Canyon
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Border wall construction damaging sacred sites
Friday, May 22, 2026 — A conversation with Native wellness advocates Chelsea Luger and Thosh Collins
Thursday, May 21, 2026 – Nevada’s mining boom and Winnebago Tribe’s NAGPRA victory
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Native Playlist: Joy Harjo and Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: “Shards of Silence” and “That Which Feeds Us”
Monday, May 18, 2026 – Trump administration takes aim at American buffalo
Friday, May 15, 2026 – Native In The Spotlight: Washington State Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis
Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Native American voting rights advocates brace for diminished Native power at the polls
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – How Indigenous knowledge built the foundation for today’s response to the hantavirus outbreak
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – High gas prices eat into business profits and personal budgets
Monday, May 11, 2026 – What’s in the near future for urban elder health care?
Friday, May 8, 2026 – What Native graduates are looking forward to
Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Native Fashion Week takes root in Santa Fe
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Tribes try to stay ahead of prediction markets on sports betting
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Alaska MMIW case exemplifies lingering distrust in law enforcement motivations
Monday, May 4, 2026 – Demands for action grow as details of Indigenous surveillance program surface
Friday, May 1, 2026 – Efforts to improve Native student achievement under fire
Thursday, April 30, 2026 – Reflecting on the milestone pipeline protest movement at Standing Rock
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 — The Menu: Traditional diet success and the first Indigenous ‘Chopped’ champion
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Oklahoma tribes work to keep Medicaid access intact as federal cuts loom
Monday, April 27, 2026 – Wide disparities persist when encountering ancestors’ remains
Friday, April 24, 2026 — Music, fashion, and traditional ink under the stars with the Native Guitars Tour
Thursday, April 23, 2026 — Gathering of MCs: Native musicians compete for best bars, beats, and freestyles
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 — Earth Day read: “Mother Earth is Our Elder” by Katłı̨̀ą Catherine Lafferty
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 — Federal funding reinstated for public libraries but worries about the long-term remain
Monday, April 20, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: “Python’s Kiss” by Louise Erdrich
Friday, April 17, 2026 – Storytelling and advocacy through film, culture, and collaboration at Arctic Encounter
Thursday, April 16, 2026 – Eklutna: a trailblazer on gaming and climate change action in Alaska
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 – Iñupiaq leaders weigh their economic future and oil drilling in the Arctic
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 — Native in the Spotlight: cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce
Monday, April 13, 2026 — Tribes confront growing data center development pressure
Friday, April 10, 2026 – Money management during economic uncertainty and the rise of Buy Now Pay Later
Thursday, April 9, 2026 — Roller derby skaters don’t let anyone push them around
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 – Tribes scramble to save critical healthcare funding
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 – Alutiiq Museum tells the story of Alaska Native children sent to Carlisle Indian Boarding School
Monday, April 6, 2026 – What the ‘conversion therapy’ court decision means for LGBTQ2+ protections
Friday, April 3, 2026 – Juno Awards reach new milestones for Indigenous representation
Thursday, April 2, 2026 – The promise and curse of social media
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – Record-setting ‘heat dome’ is harbinger of another unnaturally hot summer
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 — The Menu: “A Feather and a Fork” cookbook and preserving ooligan (smelt fish)
Monday, March 30, 2026 – Understanding the Jack Abramoff Indian gaming scandal 25 years later
Friday, March 27, 2026 – Native in the Spotlight: Aaju Peter
Thursday, March 26, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: Unsettling Territory and Sons of Gunshooter
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 – Hopi culture stewards: community, communication, and resource protection
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – A movement assesses the legacy for César Chávez
Monday, March 23, 2026 – Stakes are high in the Line 5 oil pipeline legal fight
Friday, March 20, 2026 – A view from the Iditarod trail and other winter sports competitions
Thursday, March 19, 2026 – Native American Muslims, a distinct minority, reflect on Ramadan and religious intolerance
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 – States, philanthropy help keep tribal clean energy projects going
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – Re-enactors help bring Native American perspective of the Revolutionary War to life
Monday, March 16, 2026 – What’s in a (tribe’s) name?
Friday, March 13, 2026 – The Searchers: cinematic treasure or stereotypical disaster?
Thursday, March 12, 2026 – Confronting a past of forced sterilization
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – Michigan backs away from Boarding Schools report
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 – Elections watchers prepare for Midterm complications
Monday, March 9, 2026 – Surviving cancer
Friday, March 6, 2026 — Notable events: Heard Museum art fair and Native culture in miniature
Thursday, March 5, 2026 — Taxes, roads, and law enforcement: how tribes are asserting their sovereign rights
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 — Fighting to preserve hard-won gains in K-12 lessons about Native Americans
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 — Proximity and family outreach hold promise for tribal addiction treatment
Monday, March 2, 2026 — Native crews help solve the growing marine trash problem
Friday, February 27, 2026 — Native Playlist: Cary Morin and Status/Non-Status
Thursday, February 26, 2026 — Native Hawaiians work to save birds with rich ecological and cultural significance
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 — The Menu: Commod Bods, a standout frybread stand, and Afro-Indigenous mutual aid in Minneapolis
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: “Blood Relay” by Devon Mihesuah
Monday, February 23, 2026 – Assessing the outlook for domestic violence prevention
Friday, February 20, 2026 – Remembering Osage leader Jim Gray
Thursday, February 19, 2026 – The growing AI appropriation threat
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – Native in the Spotlight: Keeya Wiki
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 – Will limiting commercial trawler bycatch save salmon in Alaska?
Monday, February 16, 2026 — Tribes come to grips with $1.5 billion federal funding retraction
Friday, February 13, 2026 – Indigenous Winter Olympians compete for gold in Italy
Thursday, February 12, 2026 – Young ‘Champions’ inspire positive change
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 – Route 66 changed tribes’ connections and culture
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 – From the child tax credit to paperless refunds: what to know about this year’s tax returns
Monday, February 9, 2026 – 2026 State of Indian Nations
Friday, February 6, 2026 — New art exhibitions offer creative interpretations of Native survival and endurance
Thursday, February 5, 2026 – Can caribou slow the drive for oil and mineral development in Alaska?
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 – College Native American Studies programs map their next steps
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 – National Park Service removing historical references to Native American history
Monday, February 2, 2026 – Native Americans are compelled to respond to indiscriminate ICE pressure
Friday, January 30, 2026 – Native Playlist: Ya Tseen and Cochemea
Thursday, January 29, 2026 — The Menu: Federal food guidelines, seals and treaty rights, and buffalo for city dwellers
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 – Remembering visionary Indigenous journalist Dan David
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – The concern over rising American imperialism to Indigenous people abroad and at home
Monday, January 26, 2026 – Federal officials take aim at tribal government contracts
Friday, January 23, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: “Special Places, Sacred Circles” by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Thursday, January 22, 2026 – A tribal mining development agreement: a path forward or a one-time anomaly?
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – Native activists prepare for ongoing resistance and documentation as federal crackdowns expand
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 – Tribes see increasing urgency to confront flooding threat
Monday, January 19, 2026 – Maintaining Martin Luther King, Jr’s vision for civil rights
Friday, January 16, 2026 – Native professionals inspire change and excellence in their communities
Thursday, January 15, 2026 – What America’s bold actions in Venezuela could mean for the country’s Indigenous peoples
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – A new tax law change means hundreds of millions of dollars more per year for tribes
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – String of new affordable housing options offer hope for struggling urban Native Americans