Coverage of issues facing Native people, here in our region and around the country.
JPR's studios are on the campus of Southern Oregon University (SOU), which is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples. In recognition of this history, SOU has adopted a Land Acknowledgement Statement that honors the sovereignty and rich cultural heritage of indigenous people.
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California Coastal CommissionCommissioners called the transfer of land in Humboldt County to local tribes "environmental justice." -
Alexandra Hootnick/CalMattersCelinda Gonzales of the Yurok Tribe worked to prevent suicides among Native Americans after experiencing loss in her family. She “was a friend to many,” the tribe said.
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Anthropologists are reconsidering possessing artifacts that belong to surviving cultures. -
Native American New Year was celebrated on the solstice under a canopy of winter stars. Near a crackling bonfire, the Nisqually tribe shared their culture and renewed their sacred pact with the salmon. -
After over a decade of legal wrangling, a proposed new casino in Medford run by the Coquille Indian Tribe is close to federal approval. Tribes opposed to the project aren’t done fighting. -
A Navajo woman who has spent 50 years sewing has now been honored with an NEA award for her unique quilts. She is unafraid to criticize the mainstream culture that's marginalized Indigenous artists. -
This year's powwow of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians came just two weeks after a federal court lifted decades-old restrictions on the tribe’s rights to hunt, fish and gather. -
Chantele Rilatos is a traditional weaver and tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. In this conversation with JPR’s Vanessa Finney, Rilatos describes the materials and techniques she uses to create works of art that are as useful as they are beautiful. -
On Friday, the federal government released an environmental assessment in favor of the Coquille Indian Tribe opening a new casino. Other tribes aren’t happy.
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Crescent City resident practices traditional weaving techniques to create works of art that are as useful as they are beautiful. -
Kari Marie Norgaard, author of "Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People," asks a provocative question in her research. -
Native health groups and organizations in Oregon and California can now bill Medicaid for their healing treatments. -
Brian Bull, award-winning reporter and member of the Nez Perce tribe, speaks with Mike Green about media and society from the perspective of a Native American journalist. -
The Applegate Valley in southern Oregon is the region traveled by brothers of Charles Applegate, who settled in the Willamette Valley. "Two Way Seeing" shares the story of a generational friendship between a Yoncalla Kalapuya descendant and the Applegate family.
