When a museum decides to make a new exhibit, a lot of detailed planning goes into that effort. Right now, curators, designers and others are busy preparing a new exhibit at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. Museum executive director Dana Whitelaw joins us with all the details on the upcoming exhibit.

In the Rocky Mountains and Southwestern parts of the country many homes on tribal lands still rely on wood stoves to heat their homes in the winter.  ICT Senior Correspondent Patty Talahongva has more on the U.S. Forest Service’s $10 million Wood for Life program. 

Pueblo of Laguna citizen Shaun Griswold a senior reporter for Source New Mexico.  Shaun reports on issues important to Native Americans in urban and tribal communities throughout the state, including education and child welfare. He joins us to talk about his latest reporting. 

A slice of our Indigenous world:

  • California has a new alert system for missing and murdered Indigenous people.
  • Supporters of Lisa Finley-DeVille are celebrating her historic win for a seat in North Dakota’s Legislature. James Brugh of Buffalo’s Fire has this report.
  • Brazilian Indigenous leaders say they are disappointed to hear the nation’s incoming president has already backtracked on a big promise. 

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