Indigenous

A new documentary is uncovering the haunting legacy of more than 2,000 Northwest shipwrecks and their deep, complicated connections to Indigenous costal tribes like the Chinook Indian Nation.

Amy Bowers Cordalis is a Yurok attorney who has fought to protect her people's land, water, and way of life. Our Living Lands producer Daniel Spaulding spoke to Cordalis about her new book, The Water Remembers.

A new national survey by the Urban Indian Health Institute is working to reveal how widespread traumatic brain injuries are among Indigenous survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Climate is impacting Indigenous communities in the Pacific. Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding spoke to Anita Hofschneider, a reporter who covers issues including sea level rise, fires and storms.

Picking apples to make cider is one way the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on the Flathead Indian Reservation are helping to reduce conflicts between grizzly bears and humans. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Hanna Merzbach reported on the process from Northwest Montana.

The ongoing federal government shutdown is putting crucial food programs – and families that rely on them – at risk.

The Westwin Elements nickel refinery in Lawton, Oklahoma is trying to provide a domestic source for critical minerals. KOSU’s Sarah Liese highlights what is at stake for Westwin Elements, as they work to secure the mineral supply chain, and the tribal nations who oppose it.

An interview with Mary Annette Pember, author of Medicine River. The book is a wide-ranging and deeply personal account of Native American boarding schools in the United States, taking a hard look at their intent and legacy of abuse.

Last week, we reported on a nickel refinery in Oklahoma that is built on the historic reservation of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache tribal nations. But the refinery is operating without consent, which brings up questions of tribal sovereignty.

Across the country, critical minerals are in increasingly high demand for green technology and national defense. In the first of a three part series, KOSU’s Sarah Liese reports on a nickel refinery in Oklahoma facing pushback from three tribal nations.