Monday, February 1, 2016 – The school-to-prison pipeline for Native youth More and more studies are exposing educational practices that work against minority students’ success. Civil rights advocates say disparities in school punishment contribute to higher incarceration rates later in
Week of January 25 on Native America Calling
Monday, January 25, 2016 – Missing more than school Missing school affects more than a student’s attendance record. It can hamper success in school and everything that comes after. The education advocacy group Attendance Works links chronic absenteeism to low
Week of January 11 on Native America Calling
Monday, January 11 – Fighting for land The protesters occupying the federal wildlife headquarters near Burns, Oregon say the militia stand-off is over the federal government’s control over land. We will hear from the Burns Paiute tribe about the place
Week of December 28 on Native America Calling
Monday, December 28, 2015 – Star Stories in Native America In Native America, the stars are more than sparkly lights in the night sky. They reveal our origin stories, hero stories or moral teachings. We’re telling star stories and discussing
Week of December 21 on Native America Calling
Monday, December 21, 2015 – Climate Change Nearly 200 nations agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the COP 21 summit in Paris this month. They’re going to limit the global rise in temperatures. Nothing in the agreement is legally
Week of December 14 on Native America Calling
Monday, December 14, 2015 – Celebrating John Trudell John Trudell was a complex and charismatic poet, musician, actor and activist. We take time to highlight the accomplishments of the man whose life touched so many others. His early years were
Week of December 7 on Native America Calling
Monday, December 7, 2015 – Interpreting Dreams Have you ever woken from a dream and wondered what it all meant? Dreams about flying, falling or even being chased can mean different things to different people. Sometimes our dreams can provide
Coming up the week of November 30 on Native America Calling
Monday, November 30, 2015 – November in the News Montana Democrat Denise Juneau (Mandan Hidatsa) sets her sights on Congress, tribes find the marijuana business is not so cut-and-dried, and students of color fight to improve their campuses. These are
Native America Calling – Week of November 16
Monday, November 16, 2015 – Keystone XL pipeline rejection From Canadian First Nations to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, pressure from Native sources was instrumental in helping torpedo the Keystone XL oil pipeline. President Barack Obama rejected the pipeline proposal that
Week of November 2 on Native America Calling
Monday, November 2, 2015 – Official Apologies Pope Francis apologized to Indigenous leaders in July and asked forgiveness, “for not only for the offenses of the church herself, but also for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called