NATIVE NEWS

(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-august-21-2026-native-hawaiians-keeping-cultural-connections-to-surfing/) The wooden boards made by lifelong surfer and cultural practitioner Tom “Pōhaku” Stone (Kanaka Maoli) are heavy and cumbersome compared to the space-age composite boards most modern surfers prefer, but they are a connection to his father, a master board maker, and the generations of Kanaka Maoli surfers before […]

Who gets remembered… and who gets forgotten? The National Native American Hall of Fame is working to make sure all Native leaders are never erased from history. In this episode of Native Bidaské, Levi Rickert and Chance Rush sit down with President Francis Alvarez and founder James Parker Shields to […]

Join Chairman Reed Milanovic of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians as he introduces the ‘Section 14, The Untold Story’ exhibit at the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. This exhibit sheds light on the struggles and resilience of the tribe, showcasing a complex history of land development, displacement, and the […]

Join us MONDAY afternoon for a livestream conversation with TRN Podcast host Nick Estes and Alex Reid. We look forward to your questions and comments. As always, Red Media patrons get priority access for questions/comments, so make sure you sign up at Patreon.com/redmediapr. Follow Nick on Substack https://nickestes.substack.com

(https://www.nativenews.net/tuesday-august-18-2026/) Photo: Bill Hill (Athabascan), Independent candidate for Alaska’s at-large congressional district. (Courtesy Bill Hill campaign) Tuesday is primary day in Wyoming, Florida, and Alaska, which uses ranked-choice voting (RCV). The top four vote getters in each race, regardless of party, move on to the general election in November. That […]

Reclaiming the Plate: Dr. Josie Howard on Indigenous Foods and Native Health What role can traditional Indigenous foods play in improving health and strengthening food sovereignty in Native communities? On this episode of Native Bidaské, host Levi Rickert speaks with Dr. Josie Howard, a psychiatrist, citizen of the Cherokee Nation […]

Note: The recording took place 24 hours before the public hearing at the Guam Congress Building on Bill 242-38. Red Power Hour co-host Melanie Yazzie and TRN comrade Tåhdong talk with Melvin Won Pat-Borja (Executive Director, Guam Commission on Decolonization) and Michael Lujan Bevacqua (Co-Chair, Independent Guåhan) about why Bill […]