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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Sandy Speiser/Courtesy of Sony LegacyRedbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too. -
Oregon State University got a grant to work with Oregon tribes on hemp projects
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Historian and archivist Jan Wright about her book on John Beeson, Oregon Outcast. -
Southern Oregon University Native American Student Union hosts a pow wow April 13- 14 2024 -
The Chinook got shook when their truck got cooked. Now the salmon are swimming — but in the wrong brook. -
Rates are so bad in Native American communities that public health experts have asked the federal government to declare an emergency. Inadequate prenatal care may be partly to blame. -
Ross Anderson set out to represent people of color in professional skiing. He's one of the US Ski and Board Hall Hall of Fame's 2023 inductees. -
Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum lobbies to convince legislators to continue rent subsidy. -
Four tribes opposed to a proposed tribal casino in Medford are asking U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop the project from moving forward. -
The repatriation of ‘O Rew comes at a time when the future of the country’s national parks, which occupy millions of acres of land stolen from native people, is making its way into the national conversation. -
A growing number of tribes in Oregon and California are coming out in opposition to federal offshore wind projects. Some tribes don’t believe there’s been enough research into the impacts on the environment. -
Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica research and report the issues through a podcast series called "Salmon Wars," -
Three of Oregon’s congressional members are pushing the federal government to extend the comment period on two proposed wind power projects off the southern Oregon Coast. -
On Monday, Humboldt County’s Hoopa Valley Tribe removed its chairman, accusing him of gross negligence, among other charges.
