IAIA recently opened up their doors to both campaigns and encouraged their students to learn as much as they can about the candidates' stances on the issues. They also encouraged their students to vote, most of them for the first time, in the u

Native Vote Washington

Apr 24th, 2017 50s

Antonia Gonzales speaks with Jill Nanpuya, a Native Vote Washington Board Member, about the group's activities.

The Native Right to Vote in New Mexico

Apr 24th, 2017 1m 28s

Antonia Gonzales speaks with Josephine Waconda, daughter of Miguel Trujillo. He filed suit against the state and won the right, in 1948, for Native Americans in New Mexico to vote.

Early Voting, But Not on the Rez

Apr 24th, 2017 1m 22s

The polls are open across South Dakota. State residents can stop by their local court house and cast their votes, unless that is they live on the Pine Ridge or Rosebud Reservations.

Native Rock the Vote

Apr 24th, 2017 1m 16s

In an effort to get Native people to the polls, Native college students held an event in the battleground state of Colorado at Fort Lewis College in Durango.

Native Voter Suppression

Apr 24th, 2017 1m 16s

Native Americans charge that there was not equal access to early voting this election which lead to lower turnout on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations. But the South Dakota Secretary of State sees it differently.

Colorado Native Voters Speak Up

Apr 24th, 2017 1m 31s

Bente Birkeland from Rocky Mountain Community Radio attended the annual Columbus Day Parade in Denver to talk to Native protesters about their thoughts on the candidates for president and the upcoming elections.

Native Voter Turn Out

Apr 24th, 2017 1m 35s

Antonia Gonzales gets a live report from Tristan Ahtone who stationed himself outside voting district 20 in New Mexico, which serves the pueblo of Laguna. He describes the polling place as well as how many and what kind of voters are showing up

Newly Registered Native Voter

Apr 24th, 2017 1m 28s

As the window for registering to vote was coming to a close in New Mexico, Tristan Ahtone traveled to the Jicarilla Reservation in Northern New Mexico and talked with a newly registered voter about this year's election.

Treaty or Not: The Earthquake

Nov 21st, 2013 4m 49s

Will the Affordable Care Act work? It's too early to know that answer. But this is not a new question in history. More than sixty years ago the Bureau of Indian Affairs was awful in its operation of health care programs. Congress finally got th

Treaty or Not: Medicaid Minus Half

Nov 21st, 2013 4m 16s

Medicaid is a particularly complex government insurance program for the poor. But for American Indians and Alaska Natives, Medicaid is also an odd partnership between states and the federal government. The U.S. pays the bills, but each of the 5

Treaty or Not: Competition

Nov 20th, 2013 4m 3s

There is not a lot of competition in health care, especially for American Indians and Alaska Natives who live on a reservation or in a native village. The one choice for health care is often the federal Indian Health Service or perhaps a locall

Treaty or Not: The Insurance Maze

Nov 20th, 2013 5m 23s

The Affordable Care Act includes incentives for people to buy health insurance coverage at a reduced rate or even free. So why would American Indians and Alaska Natives purchase insurance? Because there are a lot of benefits to doing so, includ

Treaty or Not: ...And Tribes

Nov 20th, 2013 4m 23s

The reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act had been stuck in Congress for nearly twenty years. So when health care reform moved front and center it became an opportunity to get that done -- and to add tribes to the larger dis

Denise Juneau Profile

Nov 2nd, 2012 1m 31s

Denise Juneau is a member of the Mandan and Hidatsa Tribes and grew up in a politically active family on the Blackfeet Reservation. Four years ago she was elected the state's superintendent of public instruction, the only American Indian to ser

The Native Vote in Montana

Nov 2nd, 2012 1m 16s

Native Americans make up less than one percent of the U.S. electorate. A tiny demographic slice. But even that small number has the potential to make a difference in a Western state like Montana. Native Americans make up about 8 percent of Mont

Native American Voters Share Concerns About Economy And Education

Oct 26th, 2012 2m 7s

As Native voters on the Great Plains begin to pay closer attention to this year's election campaign, environmental issues are on the agenda along with the economy and jobs; however, Billy Kelly reports voters in Nebraska want to hear what candi

A Presidential Apology to Indian Country

Mar 6th, 2009 1m 46s

Brian Bull talks with Don Coyhis, Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohicans, founder of White Bison, a wellness group based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The group is behind a petition drive to get President Obama to officially apologize for how Nat

Cobell v. Salazar

Feb 20th, 2009 1m 29s

Native American plaintiffs in a lengthy, class-action suit against the federal government say they're excited at the prospect of reaching a settlement with the new Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar.

Navajo Economic Stimulus

Feb 19th, 2009 1m 45s

The massive economic stimulus bill includes nearly three billion dollars for Indian tribes; that's more than the entire current budget of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. A good chunk of that will likely go to the Navajo Nation. As Arizona Public

Daschle Named Secretary of HHS

Nov 21st, 2008 1m 13s

President Elect Obama has selected Tom Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Senator Daschle represented the state of South Dakota in the U.S. Congress from 1983 to 2005. The Health and Human Services Department is of particular in

Native Woman Elected to Statewide Office in Montana

Nov 6th, 2008 51s

For the first time ever the state of Montana has elected an American Indian woman to a statewide office. Denise Juneau from Browning, Montana is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes. Juneau will be the next Superintendent of Public Instructi

Two Bulls Likely to Win Pine Ridge Presidency

Nov 6th, 2008 1m 9s

South Dakota Public Broadcasting's Vicky Wicks talks with Lou Dreamer, an assistant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe election board about the results of the race.

Native Response to Obama's Victory Speech

Nov 5th, 2008 52s

Thousands of people gathered at Grant Park in Chicago to hear Obama speak. Motega Cotto, an enrolled member of the Little Travers Bay Bands of Odawa, was in the crowd. Antonia Gonzales talks to Motega, who lives in Chicago and works at the Chic

Native Response to the Election of Obama

Nov 5th, 2008 1m 58s

Shortly after Barack Obama was elected, Tristan Ahtone talks with Native people at an Albuquerque Obama rally about what the election of Barack Obama means to them.