Wassaja
News magazine focusing on the stories and events of Indian Country.
- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- FNX
- News
News magazine focusing on the stories and events of Indian Country.
Season 1 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
She Represents
Sun, May 27, 2018
Introduction to Wassaja and the history of the Native newspapers which previously bore the name, and a story about Native representation in the US Congress including interviews with two Native women each of whom (or both) might become the first Native congresswoman in the history of the United States.
Episode 2
Dominica
Sun, Jun 3, 2018
The history of the island of Dominica, the one Caribbean island that Columbus and his army could never conquer, with an in-depth look at the Kalingo people who live on Dominca and their state of life pre and post Hurricane Maria.
Episode 3
Thunderbird Woman
Wed, Jun 13, 2018
Mary Annette Pember saw Ojibwe 'spirit writing' among the water protectors at Standing Rock. How did that sacred symbol end up on the prairie? Pember's answers that question in ink on a very personal journey.
Episode 4
Native Innovation
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
INNOVATION. This story starts with a problem: A shortage of dentists in rural villages. Alaska Natives highest rates of tooth decay rates in the world. Program trains people from the villages to deliver basic oral health. Dentists sue. Tribes win. That story has been told. And the next chapter is extraordinary. (Could trim here) After the success of the dental program, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium takes on a university, refashioning it as a tribal college, in order to prepare the next generation. Think of that: An entire university with one task, preparing young people for the jobs of the future, not the past.
Episode 5
Windigo Economy
Wed, Jun 27, 2018
Winona LaDuke has already made history. She's run for the vice presidency twice. She has received an electoral college vote. And she is a steady voice of conscience. She talks to Paul DeMain about her hope for a new economy. A seed of wisdom from Winona LaDuke on Wassaja.
Episode 6
Legacy
Wed, Jul 4, 2018
Ojibwe elder Joe Rose talks about battles past and provides a traditional context to today's debates. And in Montana a conversation with a mother and daughter, Carol and Denise Juneau, citizens of the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation, whose legacy includes reshaping politics. And education.
Episode 7
The Playwright
Wed, Jul 11, 2018
Mary Kathryn Nagle is a busy attorney, practicing law in Oklahoma and Washington, DC. And in her spare time she is heading up a new program at Yale. Tired yet? Because she's also an amazing playwright with shows running on both coasts.
Episode 8
A New Era for Native Journalism
Wed, Jul 18, 2018
A year ago Native media was huddled in a hotel room talking about the death of Indian Country Today. Now the paper is back - but it almost doesn't matter because there is so much Native media going on across the country. A golden age?
Episode 9
Making Sure Alaska Natives Have a Voice in State's Politics
Fri, Jul 27, 2018
Mark Trahant visits Alaska on the eve of the 2018 elections to survey the political situation and tribal representation.