What happens when a tribe kicks out its people? In this powerful Native Bidaské episode, filmmaker Ryan Flynn joins host Kaili Berg to discuss “You’re No Indian”, a new documentary exposing the growing crisis of tribal disenrollment. Disenrollment isn’t just about per-cap payments—it’s about identity, sovereignty, and survival. Some tribal […]
When Cheri Haarstad traced her ancestry to a revered Alaska Native chief, she thought she had found her way home. But her tribe said: You’re not one of us. Join us for a powerful episode of Native Bidaské as Cheri and her husband Dan share their emotional, years-long fight for […]
Only five cents of every $100 in U.S. philanthropy reaches Native communities. One of the wealthiest foundations in the world wants to change that and not by writing bigger checks, but by fundamentally shifting who’s in charge. The MacArthur Foundation, best known for its “genius” grants, has quietly launched a […]
Most history books begin with colonization. Kathleen DuVal’s “Native Nations: A Millennium in North America” begins long before — centering Native governance, diplomacy, and power across a thousand years. Now a Pulitzer Prize winner and national bestseller, Native Nations is sparking important conversations about whose history gets told — and […]
When the U.S. government built a massive migrant detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades—land sacred to the Miccosukee and Seminole peoples—Betty Osceola stood up. What she’s fighting for is more than environmental justice. It’s about sovereignty, survival, and protecting the stories of her ancestors. Join Native Bidaské […]
A detention center was built in the Florida Everglades—just 900 feet from sacred Miccosukee ceremonial grounds. There was no environmental review. No tribal consultation. Just fences, floodlights, and federal funding. This week on Native Bidaské, Miccosukee Chairman Talbert Cypress joins us to expose what’s happening at the site dubbed Alligator […]
Eighty years ago, the U.S. government detonated the world’s first nuclear bomb, the Trinity Test, in the New Mexico desert. The fallout didn’t just alter world history. It devastated the lives of nearby families and tribal communities, many of whom were never warned and have never been compensated. On the […]
What happens when a Nike legend and a national sports camp leader team up for Indian Country? You get a powerful movement that’s bringing more Native youth into sports—and keeping them there. Join us for a new episode of Native Bidaské with host Levi Rickert as he sits down with: […]
One of Indian Country’s leading voices in economic development is stepping into the political arena. Join Native News Online’s Levi Rickert as he talks with Chris James—President and CEO of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development—about his decision to run for Congress and what it could mean for […]
When the system failed, she refused to stay silent. This Friday on Native Bidaské, Lydia Lerma (Lipan Apache) shares how she turned her skills as a data analyst into a tool for justice. After her son was sexually abused, she tracked down the perpetrator herself, uncovered a disturbing pattern of […]
