NATIVE AMERICANS

We talk to author John Sayles about his new book, "To Save the Man," that dives into the history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and get schooled by the Word Nerd.

We find out how we can honor Indigenous history in western Mass. at the Wendell Meetinghouse and check in with the SSO as it prepares for its annual MLK Jr. celebration.

The town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, has launched a commission with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians. Tribal leaders helped establish the original township in 1737.

More than a year after the State Seal Commission folded without recommending a new design for the state's emblems, a second attempt at drafting a new state seal is off to a tardy start.

Today on The Rundown, panelists continue a news retrospective for 2024 by discussing efforts to clean up toxic waste, how western Mass. institutions begin repatriation processes of Native remains and artifacts, and the ongoing impacts of a deregulated climate.

We talk with author Angela Marcellino about her book, "The True Natives of Cape Cod and Their Foodways," hear live music from Jim Hewitt of Easthampton-based band Lost Film, and have our latest Wine Thunderdome.

The Barre Museum Association repatriated two native headdresses to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. The items date back to the late 1800s.

We hear about the Odenong Powwow happening this weekend in Amherst with founder and organizer Justin Beatty, learn about a tri-lingual children's book attempting to bridge cultural and ideological divides, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

The college has said the decision emerged from a process that included perspectives from a Renaming Committee, students, staff and alumni.

The Springfield Science Museum says it repatriated the remains of 25 Native people unearthed in Worcester County, but there is no official record. The federal office that governs repatriations says the Springfield Science Museum needs to figure out what happened.