Native American

Michigan's wild rice has dwindled due to dams, wetlands loss, industry, and climate change. Wild rice is important to Native American tribes.

After Squaw Lake's name was changed to Paint Lake, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is changing the name of its boat launch as well.

The U.S. EPA proposes federal baseline water quality standards for lakes and streams on reservations.

The proposal would allow landowners to kill year-round in unlimited numbers animals that are about to damage property without first getting a permit.

Hear about how Michigan police can take your car even if you are not charged with a crime. Michigan has a long history of opposing mass transit…but how far back does it go? How one man dug up the artifacts of indigenous people around the globe and kept them for himself. And what work is being done to return those artifacts.

There are countless historical photos of Native American people, but often their origins are questionable. A new exhibit at the University of Michigan explores their history.

On today's show, we heard more about an RSV surge and the history of Native American photography, and took a look into a Michigan pregnancy crisis center.

The Menominee Tribe considers the lands culturally and historically significant. But a Michigan board's decision to approve historic designation for the site angers some Upper Peninsula lawmakers, who say it will interfere with the proposed Back Forty mining project.

Today, a conversation about the aggressive legal tactics that helped an infant formula company win lawsuits against the families of sick children.Also, we talked with Danny Fenster—the Michigan journalist who spent nearly six months in a Myanmar prison. Plus, the effort to get Michigan's Indigenous history and culture into classrooms.

The University of California system is the latest to announce free tuition for native students — but many say colleges shouldn't stop there.