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837: The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe / 838: Walk With Me, 10/14/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe" - Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. A Native American hero who broke recor...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Women of the Fur Trade
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: Laura Powell-Marxen works in the basement of her Grand Marais home. Laura makes hats, mittens and other apparel from the fur from animals of the North Woods., Credit: Joe Friedrichs
The role of women, particularly Indigenous women, during the legendary fur trade in Minnesota is often overlooked. KFAI contributor Joe Friedrichs ...

  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 21:58
The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe
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Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. A Native American hero who broke records in three different sports. Today his...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WILL, KOSU, KAAD-LP, KUT and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Warrior Women & Wounded Knee at 50: Madonna Thunder Hawk & Marcella (Women's History Month) Gilbert
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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What role did Warrior Women play in the Wounded Knee Occupation, and the American Indian Movement (AIM)? This February 2023, as we mark the 50th an...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WJAB, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Artifact or Artifice: The Kensington Runestone Hoax
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Reporter Matthew Schneeman poses in front of the runestone at the Kensington Runestone Museum, Credit: Mattew Scheeman
In 1898, a farmer dug up a stone engraved with a Nordic language in a field in Kensington, Minnesota. People have been arguing about it ever since...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 25:48
759: The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe / 760: Wintering In The Wild, 1/14/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe" - Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. A Native American hero who broke reco...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
249: Indigenous Rising: From Alcatraz to Standing Rock, 3/2/2022
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Julian Brave NoiseCat, LaNada War Jack and Clayton Thomas Müller
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. From the historic Indigenous occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 to the fossil fuel fights througho...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
We've Been Here Before
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn
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The story of Canarsie in reverse, from the racial unrest in the 1990s, to the anti-integration school boycotts in the 1960s, the community of Canar...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 26:41
Like Coming Home
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn
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In the middle of the 20th century, a ten square block area in North Gowanus was home to the largest Mohawk settlement outside of Canada. We hear ab...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 28:17
Martha’s Vineyard: Along the Deaf Heritage Trail and beyond
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard is where the Wampanoag Tribe has settled.
Hear the stories few are sharing about Martha’s Vineyard—from the Deaf Heritage Trail, African American Heritage Trail and beyond.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 27:57
Southern Sierra Miwuk's struggle for Federal Acknowledgement (Yosemite)
From: Jennifer Robin
Series: Resilience Radio
Caption: Tribal Logo, Credit: Tribal website
Southern Sierra Miwuk's struggle for Federal Acknowledgement (Yosemite). We discuss the 'Scam and sham" with Tribal Chairman, members and Lawyer.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 47:28
Dr. LaNada Warjack and Buffy Sainte-Marie on Alcatraz 50th
From: Jennifer Robin
Series: Resilience Radio
Caption: Alcatraz is not an island!, Credit: Indians of All Tribes
Dr. LaNada Warjack and Buffy Sainte-Marie reflect on activism and the upcoming Alcatraz Occupation 50th Anniversary.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 57:07
MN Native News: The Dakota Project
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: Larissa Fasthorse
Mainstream institutions have struggled to accurately and ethically tell the story of what happened to the Dakota People in 1862. As Laurie Stern re...

Bought by KVSC, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KSRQ, KMSU, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
Divest to Decolonize: Michelle Cook and Hartman Deetz
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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We’ll hear from Native American activists Michelle Cook and Hartman Deetz about the ongoing struggle for autonomy and environmental protection. The...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KDNK


  • Added: Nov 21, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Minnesota Native News: Fried Bread Controversy
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
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This week on Minnesota Native News: Reporter Cole Premo explores the controversy surrounding a popular native comfort food, fried bread.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KMSU and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode 37: Crispy Crickets, Not Your Spin Instructor’s Paleo
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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The paleo diet aims to take nutrition back to the basics—to the way Paleolithic people ate. But prehistoric people didn’t eat boneless chicken brea...

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 16:34
  • Purchases: 3
Close One
From: Jane Hirsh
Series: American Dream Players' History Bits
Caption: baby antelope, Credit: snappygoat free images
"Close One' is a tale of early California, a time when Mexico, indigenous tribes, and Americans were struggling to achieve dominance in the West.

  • Added: Jan 01, 2018
  • Length: 21:45
Episode 10: The Moon And The Possum
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Where do we come from? And where do we go when we die? Paul Taylor shares one of the oldest answers to those questions.

Bought by KUER, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 11:51
  • Purchases: 3
Cusco, Peru: Ancient History and Today
From: Barry Vogel
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Peru is a county about which I’ve been curious for over 60 years, beginning when I first learned of the Inca Empire. Ten years later the Peace Cor...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Witches, Slaves, and Heroines (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: The Baptism of Pocahontas, Credit: Wikipedia
The myths and truths behind the lives of two native women—Pocahontas and Tituba. And more...

Bought by WCNY, KKRN, KWMR, WTJU, Accessible Media Inc. and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Witches, Slaves, and Heroines
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The myths and truths behind the lives of two native women—Pocahontas and Tituba. And more...

Bought by WJCT, WLIW, KRDP, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Some Wampanoag Tribe Members Leery of Plymouth 400 Commemoration
From: Alexandra Morrow
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Some members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe are concerned that their perspective won't be adequately portrayed at the 400th commemoration of the Pi...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2014
  • Length: 05:47
Logos: Then and Now (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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After William the Conqueror defeated Harold, the Saxon king, William wisely combined the crests of the two forces into a new British logo—two winge...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Logos: Then and Now (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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After William the Conqueror defeated Harold, the Saxon king, William wisely combined the crests of the two forces into a new British logo—two winge...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 53:50
  • Purchases: 1
Producer Profile: Doug Hawes-Davis
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Doug Hawes-Davis, Credit: Courtesy of Doug Hawes-Davis and ITVS
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis about his documentary entitled Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 19:30
  • Purchases: 1