The Stories

Weekly radio episodes and select featured stories

Ralph Hamblin (Sac and Fox) Part 2

Alcohol really took a toll on his family, but for Ralph, it never took hold of him. What is it that made him different? Was it fate? Was it...

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Ralph Hamblin (Sac and Fox) Part 1

Ralph grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He talks about his roots and talks about his grandmother who had a significant influence on his life. As you listen to him...

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Tom Claus (Mohawk) Christmas Special

Tom Claus reflects on what Christmas was like growing up on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario many years ago. After all the gifts were opened, the family...

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Richard Stevens (Ahtna/Eyak)

One day Richard’s brother told him that he was ready to meet the Lord. Richard wondered how this could be. He wanted to be sure that he was ready...

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Bill Jackson (Cree) Part 2

We all have failures and regrets in life. What do we do with them? There is a remedy. Bill shares the confidence that he has now regarding these things....

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Bill Jackson (Cree) Part 1

Bill is a Cree from northern Alberta. He was born and raised in the Whitefish Lake Cree Nation. He was sent away to residential school early in his childhood....

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Harriet Hinman (Chemehuevi) Part 2

And I thought about my Indian people, you know, when they would go into Kingman, my mom’s tribe, the Haulapai’s, only two or three of them could go into...

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Harriet Hinman (Chemehuevi) Part 1

It’s tough growing up when you feel like you don’t fit in. For a little girl named Harriet, it was a lonely time. Listen as she reflects back on...

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Soapy Dollar (Mescalero Apache) Part 3

And I said, ‘Do you happen to remember, back in 1949, your mother coming into possession of a little Apache Indian baby?’ And she sucked in her breath –...

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Soapy Dollar (Mescalero Apache) Part 2

I remember, early on, wondering a whole lot about my place in the world and if there was any significance to my life, or was I just kind of...

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