Native American history

Native American supporter Deborah Theodore, left, of Belmont, Mass., and her daughter, Sofia Theodore-Pierce stand by the statue of Massasoit on Cole's Hill in Plymouth, Mass., during the 35th National Day of Mourning, Nov. 25, 2004.

Thanksgiving stories gloss over the history of US settlement on Native lands

The popular version of the “first Thanksgiving” story frequently portrays happy colonists and Native Americans feasting together. But it hides the realities of what many historians and activists call “settler colonialism.”

Thanksgiving stories gloss over the history of US settlement on Native lands
A group of runners carrying staffs and smile for a group shot

'Spirit Run': A new memoir details one man's journey to reconnect with nature and his Indigenous heritage

'Spirit Run': A new memoir details one man's journey to reconnect with nature and his Indigenous heritage
Former barrack turned into a house in nearby town of Parker, Arizona.

Japanese Americans weren't the only US citizens housed in camps

Japanese Americans weren't the only US citizens housed in camps

'Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher': Edward Curtis, Photographer of the American Frontier

'Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher': Edward Curtis, Photographer of the American Frontier
The World

The Writing on the Wall

The Writing on the Wall

Reflecting on Veterans Day with One of the Last Living Code Talkers

Reflecting on Veterans Day with One of the Last Living Code Talkers
The World

Your Take: Defining 'My America' on Independence Day

We've been asking listeners to tell us: What does the phrase 'My America' means to you? Mary Joe Mercer from the Osage Nation Reservation in Oklahoma, told us about the Native Americans that have called this country home for thousands of years.

Your Take: Defining 'My America' on Independence Day
The World

American values: home ownership

Beth Kobliner, Takeaway contributor and appointee to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability, shares history and hard numbers to help us better understand the American value of home ownership.

American values: home ownership
The World

The state of the Indian union

Today in Washington, Jefferson Keel, the president of the National Congress of American Indians and a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, offers his take on the state of the Indian union

The state of the Indian union
The World

Forty years after the occupation of Alcatraz

Forty years ago this month, a group of Native Americans staged an occupation of the Island of Alcatraz. The occupation lasted nineteen months. We talk to Andrea Carmen, executive director of the International Indian Treaty Council. From The Takeaway.

Forty years after the occupation of Alcatraz
The World

The Writing on the Wall

Cleaning up graffiti in some of our nation's parks and monuments requires expertise and cultural sensitivity.

The Writing on the Wall

The Writing on the Wall

Cleaning up graffiti in some of our nation's parks and monuments requires expertise and cultural sensitivity.

The Writing on the Wall

The Basket Maker

The Basket Maker

Menominee Indians Harvest Sustainable Forests

Menominee Indians Harvest Sustainable Forests

Efficiency As Economic Development

Efficiency As Economic Development