Native American Issues

In 2021, the United States Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to address the troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding school policies and the intergenerat... Read more »

The Hulu documentary, Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae Aquash (produced by Amy Kaufman, Caroline Waterloo, Ezra Edelman and Riva Marker.) tells the story of a Mi’Kmaq warrior woman, whose unsolved murder... Read more »

Native American casinos are known for representing more than glitzy places to gamble. They’re engines of economic growth, symbols of tribal sovereignty, and hubs of cultural resilience. Growing into a multi-billion-do... Read more »

Filmmakers Brenda Fisher (Yakama by Descent) and Blake Pickens (Chickasaw) have teamed up to create Reservation Redemption, a film that delves into the over-incarceration of Native Americans, specifically in Washingto... Read more »

The lifestyle, economic, and social situation of Native Americans (or American Indians, depending on denomination and sensibilities) are extremely complex situations with a much higher level of gravitas in the lore of... Read more »

How Bitcoin Could Represent a Turning Point for Native American Communities Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have in the recent past been seen as innovative entities with the ability to change the existing financia... Read more »

The intertwining of US casinos and Native American tribes is a tale of sovereignty, history, and economic transformation. This remarkable relationship, often spotlighted by mainstream media and public discourse, has d... Read more »

In "Killers of The Flower Moon," Martin Scorsese's adaptation of David Grann's 2017 book, a dark chapter in American history is brought to life on the silver screen. The film delves into the gruesome murders of wealth... Read more »

Females of all ages in Indigenous communities are more prone to becoming victims of sex trafficking. In 2015, research found that an estimated 40 percent of women who are victims of sex trafficking identify as Amer... Read more »

In the latest episode of Pow Wow Life podcast, host Paul Gowder engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Yue Begay, a Navajo transgender woman, and co-chair of Indigenous Pride of Los Angeles. During the inter... Read more »

In the film, “War Pony,” we follow along with two young men as they navigate life in a questionable world. Their world on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation apparently has little to offer and the two spend their time looki... Read more »

I'm excited to share my recent adventure with you, as we embarked on a journey to the enchanting city of San Francisco. Our mission? To catch the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert.  But while we were there we... Read more »