Native Americans: First Peoples, Enduring Nations
Sovereign nations, sacred places, and unbroken presence — stories of Native leaders, homelands, and communities who survived removal and termination and are still shaping America today.
15 narrated stories — read them here, or hear them all in the app.
Winnemucca
Sarah Winnemucca Takes the Paiute Case East
How a Northern Paiute leader turned lived experience into a national political argument.
Elko
The Sisters Who Wouldn’t Yield the Range
How two Western Shoshone sisters turned a Nevada land fight into a global rights case.
Captain Jack's Stronghold
Where the Lava Held Them Off
A story of Kintpuash, the Modoc War, and a fortress made by lava.
Cherokee County
How Cherokee Writing Found a New Home in Tahlequah
A story of invention, survival, and written Cherokee life after removal.
New Echota Historic Site
The Paper That Broke New Echota
How a disputed treaty at Cherokee capital helped unleash the Trail of Tears.
Worcester
When Worcester Took Georgia to the Supreme Court
A local-born missionary became the face of a fight over Cherokee sovereignty.
Menominee County
When Menominee Took Its Government Back
A tribe fights termination and restores self-rule on its own land.
Robeson County
Recognized, But Not Fully Seen
The Lumbee tribe’s long fight to turn a name into full recognition.
Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site
When the Mud Held a Village
A buried Makah village reemerged through archaeology and tribal stewardship.
Nikwasi Mound
Where Nikwasi Still Speaks
An ancestral mound at Franklin’s center still carries Cherokee history and sovereignty.
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Beyond the Movie Frame in Monument Valley
How Navajo stewardship reshaped a famous landscape into a lived cultural encounter.
Owamni
What Owamni Puts Back on the Table
A Minneapolis restaurant turns Indigenous food into a living, modern story.
Seattle
Seattle Still Speaks Lushootseed
How an Indigenous language endures in place names and revival efforts.
San Diego
A Homeland Woven Across the Border
How Kumeyaay culture endured disruption in the San Diego region.
Lower Sioux Agency Historic Site
Where Hunger Turned to War
At Lower Sioux Agency, broken promises and hunger became violence.
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