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A Colombian Huitoto man sails on a raft along the Takana river in Leticia, Amazonas department, Colombia, on May 20, during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Coronavirus Is Spreading Through Indigenous Communities In The Amazon

The governor of Amazonas, Colombia, says it was impossible to cut the area off from Brazil, even as the virus spiked. Now the Colombian border town of Leticia is a coronavirus hot spot.

Half of the women in Canada's federal prisons are Indigenous

Indigenous women are incarcerated at disproportionate rates in Canada. There are new efforts to address the systematic causes.

JR Bluff donned a wig and a white leisure suit and performed "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley. He translated the song into his native Salish language for the contest.

An Indigenous Language Is Stayin' Alive In A Karaoke Contest

Native American tribal members in the Pacific Northwest host an annual karaoke contest to keep their indigenous language, Salish, alive.

The Importance Of Sugar Maple Trees For Indigenous Wisconsinites

The cultural relevance of maple syrup goes further than a sweet treat for Anishinaabe people in Wisconsin. The process of extracting sap from sugar maples is a long held tradition used to teach important lessons.

This Navajo woman is encouraging other Indigenous entrepreneurs

A Navajo woman who found success in Silicon Valley returned home to start a new business incubator on her reservation.

Comedian Charlie Hill says he's achieved the American dream, but that it's been out of reach for many fellow Native Americans.

Native American Comic Living The 'Indigenous Dream'

Comedian Charlie Hill has been doing standup for more than three decades. Considered a hero in the Native American community, Hill says that he's achieved his dreams — but that the American dream is still out of reach for many Native Americans.

When Angelina Diaz-Ramirez, an immigrant farmworker from Mexico, suffered a heart attack, no one at the hospital could explain what was happening to her. She speaks Triqui, an indigenous language in southern Mexico. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)

Needed In California: Interpreters For Mexican Indigenous Immigrants

Almost a third of California farmworkers speak indigenous languages and barely understand Spanish. That's a problem in emergencies.

1A Across America: Indigenous And In Office

We talk with Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D-MN) about the issues facing tribal citizens around the country.

'An Event For The People': Milwaukee's French Influence & History Of Its Bastille Days Festival

Cities all over the United States will be celebrating Bastille Day, the national French holiday, this weekend. Milwaukee, the city of festivals, is having…

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Day to Night, 2015.

'When People Can See Time': Photographer Captures Day, Night In One Image

Photographer Stephen Wilkes describes himself as a "collector of magical moments." He composites dozens of photos to show the changes one place undergoes from sunrise to deep into the night.

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