Is the Line 5 pipeline necessary—or is it putting the Great Lakes and tribal treaty rights at risk? On this episode of Native Bidaské, host Levi Rickert speaks with Bay Mills Indian Community President Whitney Gravelle about Michigan’s recent approval of permits for the Line 5 tunnel project. Gravelle discusses: […]
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joins Native Bidaské for an in-depth conversation about her new memoir, A Voice Like Mine, her historic career in public service, and her campaign to become the next governor of New Mexico. Host Levi Rickert talks with Haaland about her journey from […]
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joins Native Bidaské for an in-depth conversation about her new memoir, A Voice Like Mine, her historic career in public service, and her campaign to become the next governor of New Mexico. Host Levi Rickert talks with Haaland about her journey from […]
📅 Airing: March 13, 2026, at 12 PM ET Sen. Mullin: A Cherokee Citizen at the Helm of Homeland Security? Join host Sean Griswold for a high-stakes roundtable discussion on the political shakeup sending shockwaves through Indian Country. Following the ousting of Kristi Noem, President Trump has nominated Senator Markwayne […]
On this week’s Native Bidaské, host Levi Rickert sits down with Shannon O’Loughlin, chief executive and attorney of the Association on American Indian Affairs https://www.youtube.com/@associndianaffairs/featured to discuss the White House report criticizing how the Smithsonian Institution presents American history and Native American history. The conversation explores: – Why the National […]
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, we ask a foundational question often left out of the national conversation: What does America250 mean when viewed through the lens of Native Nations whose homelands this country was built upon? Join us for a powerful live stream conversation, “America250: A Republic […]
What does America 250 mean from a Native perspective—and what comes next? In this episode of Native Bidaské, host Levi Rickert sits down with Grace Fox (Seminole Nation), winner of the America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land National Native Youth Essay Contest, presented by Native News Online and […]
Leonard Peltier joins Native Bidaské to discuss art, activism, Native history, and what America’s 250th anniversary means from an Indigenous perspective. In this special America250 edition of Native Bidaské, host Levi Rickert speaks with Leonard Peltier, citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and longtime American Indian Movement […]
What does America 250 mean from a Native perspective? In this edition of Native Bidaské, Native News Online continues its “America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land” series with Zianne Richardson, a citizen of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, second-grade teacher, and 2026 Champion for Change with the Aspen Institute’s Center […]
In this episode of Native Bidaské, host Levi Rickert sits down with longtime contributor, advocate, and speaker Chance Rush for a wide-ranging, deeply personal conversation about what defined 2025 — and what must come next. From the passing of national Native leaders and culture bearers, to funding setbacks, elections, sovereignty, […]
