Videos

Oglala Lakota journalist and author Tim Giago wrote his first book, Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding Schools, at the age of 17. Mr. Giago talked about his experience at the…

Historians looked back at the year 1862 and discussed Native Americans and the American West, including the U.S-Dakota Wars and the Sand Creek Massacre. This program was part of the…

What were the policies of presidents towards Native Americans? The White House Historical Association hosted a virtual program with Donald Fixico to find out. He’s on the Arizona State…

President Biden signed a proclamation on-site in Coconino County, Arizona, to designate nearly 1 million acres of land as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni -- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National…

Speakers discussed the American Indian Movement from its early leadership to the controversial trial of Leonard Peltier, convicted of murdering two FBI agents in a 1975 shooting on the Pine…

During the Civil War, members of the Choctaws Nation held slaves and fought alongside Confederate forces. Author Fay Yarborough talked about Native populations, slavery, and the…

Black Hills State University professor Thomas Weyant taught a class about Native American treaties and interactions with the federal government during the 19th century. He described the…

Native people, educators, and activists discussed the Lenape people, the native inhabitants of what is now New York City, and their forced removal from the area. This virtual program was…

University of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of native American culture in museum collections as well as repatriation efforts.

Author Mark Gardner discussed his dual biography of the Lakota leaders Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Tesoro Cultural Center in Morrison, Colorado, hosted this program.

Interior Department officials testified on President Biden’s 2024 budget requests before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. Assistant Interior Secretary for…

David Maraniss discussed the athletic career of Olympic champion Jim Thorpe and the discrimination he faced as a Native American. He spoke at the 2022 Library of Congress National Book…

Photographer Matika Wilbur spoke about her efforts to shift how Native America is viewed through her photos. She was interviewed by American University professor Elizabeth Rule.

American History TV toured the National Museum of the American Indian “Americans” exhibit with curator Cecile Ganteaume. In the Battle of Little Bighorn gallery, she showed Lakota…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Haaland v. Brackeen, a consolidated case on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Petitioners included in this lawsuit were trying to foster or…

In his book, Thus Fell Tecumseh, author Frank Kuron explored the myths surrounding the death of the Shawnee leader and his legacy in Ohio. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

An Interior Department official and tribal leaders testified on economic development of land belonging to Native Americans, before a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, a consolidated case on Native American water rights. This program starts in progress due to technical issues.

Internet and Television Association CEO Michael Powell and other executives and advocates testified at a Senate commerce subcommittee hearing on increasing broadband access and achieving…

Matthew Pearl talked about the kidnapping of Daniel Boone’s 13-year-old daughter and tensions between settlers and Native Americans on the 1776 western frontier. He was joined in…