With election day fast approaching tomorrow, today we turn our attention to the fight for Native American voting rights with Jean Reith Schroedel, author of the new book Voting in Indian Country: The View from the Trenches. Jean Reith Schroedel is the Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy at Claremont Graduate University. She is […]
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Week with Kasey Keeler
Earlier this week, the U.S. celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day. For today’s show, we extend the holiday by sitting down with Dr. Kasey Keeler, professor of American Indian Studies, for a wide-ranging discussion of Indigenous issues in North America. The conversation covers an array of topics including the shift from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, […]
How COVID-19 Is Affecting Indigenous Communities
Indigenous communities are being disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Today, we first take a look at how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting Native American communities with Jourdan Bennett-Begaye and Patty Talahongva of Indian Country Today. They talk about shortages at medical facilities, the importance of elders in Native cultures, the rise in cases in […]
Radio Chipstone: Intersections: Indigenous Textiles Of The Americas, P...
Radio Chipstone is a new series curated by Art Historian gianofer fields. The focus is Material Culture which… is not the study of the history of objects but the study of history through objects. This is the second of a two-part series focusing on an exhibit entitled Intersections: Indigenous Textiles of the Americas. It’s currently […]
Radio Chipstone: Intersections: Indigenous Textiles of the Americas, P...
What are you wearing? No…this isn’t the start of a creepy phone call. It’s actually a question related to the segment you are about to hear. Just…Bear with me for a minute. Radio Chipstone is a new series curated by Art Historian gianofer fields. The focus is Material Culture which… is not the study of […]
“Wind Spirit Gathering” concert Saturday June 8th
Hello WORT staff, Meyer Barn Found Treasures, an antique shop in Brooklyn is hosting the “Wind Spirit Gathering” concert Saturday June 8th at the new Meyer Barn music venue at 5452 Alpine Road, Brooklyn, WI 53521. The headliner is three time Grammy Award winner Bill Miller, a Native American musician and artist, originally from Wisconsin! […]
