Wiingashk Meaning: My Name Is Sweetgrass
Wiingashk is the Ojibwe word for sweetgrass. In this personal essay, Wiingashk Courchane explains what his name means, what it carries, and what it asks of a young Chippewa Cree man from Rocky Boy's.
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Indigenous Representation: Why Our Stories Belong on Screen
Fewer than one in 400 speaking roles in Hollywood's biggest films went to Native characters. Shows like Molly of Denali, Spirit Rangers and the Cree stop-motion series Wapos Bay prove there is another way, and animation may be the best place to start.
Native Creative Economy: Building Beyond the Reservation
Where you live should not decide what you can build. The Chippewa Cree Tribe's new broadband network, the credit gap facing Native founders and Billings' role as a regional hub show what it will take for creative work on the reservation to reach the wider economy.
Native Youth Don’t Lack Talent. They Lack Access.
Young Native artists and entrepreneurs are not short on ideas. The data shows where they run into walls: connectivity, capital, distance and visibility. Here is what each gap looks like, and what is already closing it.
Good Life Lodge: What Rocky Boy’s New Youth Center Means
The Good Life Lodge, a 30,000-square-foot youth center built by Rocky Boy Health Center, opened in March. Here is what is inside, where the idea came from, and why it matters on the Rocky Boy's Reservation.