More Than News: Indigenous Media Empowers Native Voices and Communities
Former president of the Native American Journalists Association Bryan Pollard tells how Indigenous media empowers Native voices and communities.
Current Affairs
Being Native: Showing the Consequences of Non-Natives Defining Who is An American Indian
The beauty of being raised by an extended family is what makes home special to me and, as I later discovered, is inherently Indigenous. The way I was raised shaped who I am and the work I do as a photojournalist, as the home I know is in stark contrast to how it is often represented in mainstream media.
On the Front Lines: Journalism May Never Be So Needed—Or So Endangered
American Indian magazine honors Indigenous journalists and photojournalists, who in the age of COVID-19 have never been more important.
Gaining Higher Ground
The Isle de Jean Charles Band of the Biloxi- Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe is leaving ancestral land threatened by subsidence and rising water and revitalizing its traditional culture on the way.
A Lens on Native America
Centuries of European colonial distortions come under the scrutiny of a new PBS series, Native America, scheduled to air Oct. 23-Nov. 13, 2018.
Abuelas, Ancestors and Atabey: The Spirit of Taíno Resurgence
Speaking through Taíno spiritual leaders in trances, Puerto Rico’s ancestors repeatedly warned before last year’s devastating hurricanes to take care, algo viene, something is coming. These spiritual phenomena are an important strand of the Taíno resurgence, as descendants of the supposedly extinct Caribbean Indigenous peoples recover from the hurricane of European colonialism. This important movement is the focus of a new exhibit Taíno: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean at the George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian – Smithsonian in lower Manhattan.
Agua Dulce in Kiskeya: Tobacco, Casabe, Water and Stone
A back pain brings NMAI veteran Jorge Estevez a life-changing encounter with the Indigenous and healing traditions of his native Dominican Republic.
The Voice of our Native Veterans
The project that will produce the National Native American Veterans Memorial has another component, a joint effort with the Library of Congress to collect oral histories and historical material, which is well underway.
An Evening at the Museum: Mingling with the Americans
An after-hours party at the Museum on the National Mall drew a lively crowd to view The Americans exhibit behind the scenes, to enjoy food and drink and generally to enjoy themselves.
Food Sovereignty
Traditional agriculture and cuisine are integral to tribal culture. Recovery of these roots is also preserving the well-being and identity of many Indian peoples.