NATIVE AMERICANS

We find out about the inaugural Indigenous Film Festival in Williamstown, chat with NEPM's Karen Brown about her series on gambling in Massachusetts, hear Rep. Jim McGovern's concerns on The West Bank, hunger and more, and find out what it takes to row a pumpkin down the stream with Dave Rothstein.

If the bill is passed, Massachusetts' governor would annually recommend that Indigenous Peoples Day be observed by schools and other institutions.

A new $30 million federally-funded center will connect Native and western scientists at 8 international hubs and involve 57 indigenous communities

We chat with Carlos Uriona of Double Edge Theater and Larry Spotted-Crow Mann of Oketeau Cultural Center about Little Amal's visit to Ashfield, and celebrate 50 years of the Mattoon St. Arts Festival with organizers Jason Alves, Bob McCarroll, and Freya Bromwich.

The state of Massachusetts granted cities and towns more than $31.5 million to prepare for climate change. It includes more than $2 million to the Stockbridge-Munsee Nation to acquire and conserve 351 acres of their original homelands.

A conversation about the removal of a roadside landmark on Route 2. Greenfield Recorder reporter Richie Davis on his new collection of stories. The Wine Thunderdome returns to Provisions. And live music with King Radio.

We speak with members of the Hestia Collective on the restoration of their Northampton Mural, and with David Brule and Amalia Fourhawks of the 10th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival.

At the Springfield Museums, an exhibit about Native Americans, land and Colonial-era maps pushes visitors to think about how Indigenous peoples describe land.

We're joined by Rhonda Anderson, Western Massachusetts Commissioner of Indian Affairs, The Word Nerd Emily Brewster answers a listener question about shifting definitions, and immerse ourselves in the latest production from Double Edge Theater.

A public-private conservation partnership in western Massachusetts is working to include Indigenous perspectives in its mission to protect forests and encourage sustainable development.