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Native American Alaska Native | Heritage Month 2026

Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month

Native American Alaska Native | Heritage Month 2026

Celebrate and explore Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month with WKAR.
Explore a collection of stories that highlight Native American and Alaska Native voices and contributions.
Featured TV Shows
Featured TV Episodes
Susan La Flesche Picotte became the first American Indian woman doctor.
Homecoming follows Jason Baldes as he leads historic transfers of bison to Tribal lands.
Judy Woodruff moderates a conversation with filmmaker Ken Burns and three experts.
Celebrate incredible art and artifacts from Indigenous creators and history makers.
Michigan’s Indigenous history that helped spark the American Revolution.
Blackfoot tribe lead triumphant restoration of buffalo, culture & land in BRING THEM HOME.
Native American actress Lily Gladstone reflects on her origins and acting in Hollywood.
POV
Set in the heart of the Amazon, a young Ashéninka boy must face his fears and catch a giant catfish.
POV
A glimpse into the lives of three quilters in the American West.
POV
A rare genetic disorder that makes sun exposure fatal makes a family search for answers.
POV
Inuit activist Aaju Peter embarks on a personal journey for Indigenous people's rights.
The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.