American Indian

We go On the Record with Pokemoke Indian Nation citizen and cultural ambassador Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. He walks us through a new Maryland Archives collection that depicts Native life on Maryland’s Eastern shore -- past and present.

Sexual violence against Indigenous women is ten times the national average, yet they are a fraction of the US population. How have federal laws influenced attitudes and actions toward Indigenous people that make this epidemic possible?

Artist and historian Ashley Minner Jones has been documenting for years the Lumbee American Indian community’s migration to Baltimore, and its impact. Now she, with Stanton Lewis and Tiffany Chavis, have curated a series of portraits that highlight the neighbors who have carried on tradition, culture, and more.

The Indian Child Welfare Act has been seen for decades as the gold standard in child placement and adoption. But next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments the law is unconstitutional. Why? We hear from a policy expert and a tribal lawyer.

On what is still officially Columbus Day in Baltimore, members of the city’s indiginous community rallied in the rain Monday afternoon calling for the…

Our collaboration with Arlo Iron Cloud & KILI Radio continues this episode, as we travel through the Pine Ridge Reservation and visit with an Oglala Sioux…