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Blythe led the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, now known as Vision Maker Media, for three decades.

By Natalie Pate for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Oregon News Service reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Jaeci Hall completed her dissertation in tears. She was writing about the importance of revitalizing and teaching Indigenous languages, specifically the Nuu-wee-ya’ language and her tribe’s dialects. “I spent months writing,” she said, “just crying while I wrote because of how i...

A community college in Winnebago, Little Priest Tribal College, celebrates its 25th anniversary this September. After more than 20 years of roughly 120 students, enrollment passed 200 last fall. Little Priest President Manoj Patil said a common misconception is that only Native Americans can enroll, but the student body has been roughly 78% Native American and 22% non-native students in recent years. ...

NV1 invites stations and listeners to experience an unparalleled lineup of new music and public affairs programs

OK, so the summer weather has not shaped up to be the best in terms of sun-filled days for outdoor adventures, gardening and all-around seasonal activities. Still, the Betster will gladly take the rain and cooler temperatures over the heat engulfing the Lower 48 states. If these gray days are getting you down, there are plenty of events and activities going on around town to enjoy, indoors and outdoors. Just check out these Best Bets.

Indigenous advocates kick off educational listening sessions in rural Montana this month to educate Native Americans about actions the state legislature took this session soon to affect them. The group Western Native Voice holds culturally tailored community meetings to ensure Montanas Native Americans are engaged in and educated about policy decisions affecting their lives. The group is embarking on a series of listening and teaching sessions to help Native populations around Montana understan...

Even if the rain might suggest otherwise, summer is in full swing folks, evidenced all around us by the fields of lupine, traffic and tents on the Spit and lines at the grocery stores. With Summer Solstice and Fourth of July behind us, we’re losing daylight and we all know what that means, so get out and soak up all the Homer happenings in and around town, like these Best Bets.

An organization created to empower Native American communities has announced that it is starting a community tour this week with elected officials in

Advocates in Montana are celebrating the United States Supreme Court ruling to uphold the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).

BILLINGS, Mont. - Western Native Voice, an organization that advocates for Native American Rights, commemorates the newly made decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to support the Indian Child Welfare