Meskwaki

The Talk of Iowa Book Club discusses "Black Eagle Child: The Facepaint Narratives," by Ray Young Bear

This is the September meeting of the Talk of Iowa Book Club. Charity Nebbe and her guests have been reading “Black Eagle Child: The Facepaint Narratives” by Ray Young Bear.

Food experts from across the country met virtually today for the 15th Iowa Hunger Summit. They discussed how to address food insecurity in Iowa.

While Canada's deadly history with Indian boarding schools has been getting attention, the United States and states like Iowa have their own particular history with these institutions.

A mask mandate is back in place on the Meskwaki settlement in Tama County. The Meskwaki Nation brought the requirement back as a precaution against the fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19.

The Meskwaki Nation has announced that tribal member and Native American activist Donald Wanatee died peacefully at his home Wednesday at the age of 88. Wanatee is remembered as a human rights advocate who played a role in a slate of national policies relating to Native people.

A Native tribe in Iowa is still recovering from the derecho, and with winter on the way and COVID-19 still widespread in the state, one man is working to help support the tribe elders.