FOR OUR PEOPLE
Program Rights Date Range
-
NOLA Code:
FRPL 0100 H1
Number of Episodes/Length:
8 / 30
Genre:
Collections:
Rights End:
10/31/2031
Producer
Tribal Self Governance
Presenter
Empire Networks/KVCR
Year Produced:
2025
Version:
Base
FOR OUR PEOPLE, Stories of Tribal Self-Governance & Sovereignty, is a docuseries celebrating the voices and vision of Tribal Nations across Turtle Island. From cultural preservation to community-led solutions, these are their stories of resilience, leadership, and self-determination.
Episode List
#101 Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni' Nation and Karuk Tribe
Short Description:
In this episode we visit the west coast and talk to the Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni' Nation and the Karuk Tribe.
Long Description:
We visit Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni' Nation as tribes unite along California’s North Coast, leading a new model of ocean care through the Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area. Then travel to Karuk homelands, where fire is medicine. Cultural burns restore forests and renew language, tradition, and identity as Karuk fire practitioners partner with California to bring good fire back to land and people—building resilience for future generations. Plus, Gunner Jules performs.
#102 Taos Pueblo
Short Description:
At Taos Pueblo, Blue Lake’s return sparked a movement, honoring land defenders and Indian self-determination.
Long Description:
Discover the enduring legacy of Taos Pueblo, the oldest continuously inhabited community in the U.S., and its sacred connection to Blue Lake. This episode traces a 90-year struggle to reclaim ancestral lands, honoring resilience, key leaders, and the movement for self-determination—preserving culture, sovereignty, and heritage for future generations.
#103 Kaw Nation and Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Short Description
Sacred returns restore connection: Kaw Nation’s red rock and Potawatomi eagles renew culture.
Long Description
For the Kaw Nation, the sacred red rock Iⁿ‘zhúje ‘Waxóbe carries ancestral prayers. After more than a century away, its return restores connection, healing, and strength. We also visit the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Eagle Aviary, a place of renewal where sacred birds, ceremony, and teaching help culture take flight for future generations.
#104 Oyate Health Center and Swinomish
Short Description
Native health thrives: Oyate youth programs and Swinomish dental therapy expand care and culture.
Long Description
In Rapid City, the Oyate Health Center is transforming Native healthcare by grounding healing in culture through its Connecting With Our Youth program. At Swinomish, self-governance leads to innovation as the Tribe launches the first dental therapy program in the lower 48, expanding oral health access while creating opportunity and care for future generations.
#105 Chippewa Cree and Cherokee Nation
Short Description:
Chippewa-Cree and Cherokee tribes revive language and culture, connecting generations for the future.
Long Description:
In Rocky Boy, Montana, the Chippewa-Cree Tribe is revitalizing culture through self-governance and the Cree Language Revitalization Program, restoring words, songs, and identity for future generations. Meanwhile, the Cherokee Nation uses classrooms, media, and technology to nurture speakers and stories, keeping their language alive and connecting hearts across generations. Also, Gunner Jules performs.
#106 Crystal Wahpepah, Oneida Nation and Chickasaw Nation
Short Description:
Native chefs and tribes revive food traditions, boosting health, culture, and community futures.
Long Description:
From Oakland, Chef Crystal Wahpepah draws on family recipes to create Wahpepah’s Kitchen, celebrating Native traditions, health, and community. The Oneida Nation restores food sovereignty through bison, apples, and wild rice, while the Chickasaw Nation strengthens self-governance and community by sourcing locally, creating jobs, and supporting tribal food systems for future generations.
#107 Ak-Chin, Joe DeLaCruz and Quinault Nation
Short Description:
Ak-Chin secures water rights; Quinault leads climate relocation, protecting people and land.
Long Description:
For the Ak-Chin Indian Community, water is life. Leaders like Leona Kaker fought decades for water rights, sustaining farms and people, creating a lasting legacy of resilience. Along Washington’s coast, the Quinault Nation faces rising seas and storms, leading one of the nation’s first climate relocation efforts to protect their people, land, and future.
#108 Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and Lummi Nation
Short Description:
Jamestown S’Klallam and Lummi tribes fight opioid crises with tradition, healing, and hope.
Long Description:
On Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe turned the opioid crisis into a path for healing, creating a clinic inspired by a grandfather’s teachings. The Lummi people, salmon and water stewards, confront the fentanyl crisis by drawing on tradition and community strength, bringing hope, healing, and resilience to future generations.
Short Description:
In this episode we visit the west coast and talk to the Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni' Nation and the Karuk Tribe.
Long Description:
We visit Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni' Nation as tribes unite along California’s North Coast, leading a new model of ocean care through the Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area. Then travel to Karuk homelands, where fire is medicine. Cultural burns restore forests and renew language, tradition, and identity as Karuk fire practitioners partner with California to bring good fire back to land and people—building resilience for future generations. Plus, Gunner Jules performs.
#102 Taos Pueblo
Short Description:
At Taos Pueblo, Blue Lake’s return sparked a movement, honoring land defenders and Indian self-determination.
Long Description:
Discover the enduring legacy of Taos Pueblo, the oldest continuously inhabited community in the U.S., and its sacred connection to Blue Lake. This episode traces a 90-year struggle to reclaim ancestral lands, honoring resilience, key leaders, and the movement for self-determination—preserving culture, sovereignty, and heritage for future generations.
#103 Kaw Nation and Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Short Description
Sacred returns restore connection: Kaw Nation’s red rock and Potawatomi eagles renew culture.
Long Description
For the Kaw Nation, the sacred red rock Iⁿ‘zhúje ‘Waxóbe carries ancestral prayers. After more than a century away, its return restores connection, healing, and strength. We also visit the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Eagle Aviary, a place of renewal where sacred birds, ceremony, and teaching help culture take flight for future generations.
#104 Oyate Health Center and Swinomish
Short Description
Native health thrives: Oyate youth programs and Swinomish dental therapy expand care and culture.
Long Description
In Rapid City, the Oyate Health Center is transforming Native healthcare by grounding healing in culture through its Connecting With Our Youth program. At Swinomish, self-governance leads to innovation as the Tribe launches the first dental therapy program in the lower 48, expanding oral health access while creating opportunity and care for future generations.
#105 Chippewa Cree and Cherokee Nation
Short Description:
Chippewa-Cree and Cherokee tribes revive language and culture, connecting generations for the future.
Long Description:
In Rocky Boy, Montana, the Chippewa-Cree Tribe is revitalizing culture through self-governance and the Cree Language Revitalization Program, restoring words, songs, and identity for future generations. Meanwhile, the Cherokee Nation uses classrooms, media, and technology to nurture speakers and stories, keeping their language alive and connecting hearts across generations. Also, Gunner Jules performs.
#106 Crystal Wahpepah, Oneida Nation and Chickasaw Nation
Short Description:
Native chefs and tribes revive food traditions, boosting health, culture, and community futures.
Long Description:
From Oakland, Chef Crystal Wahpepah draws on family recipes to create Wahpepah’s Kitchen, celebrating Native traditions, health, and community. The Oneida Nation restores food sovereignty through bison, apples, and wild rice, while the Chickasaw Nation strengthens self-governance and community by sourcing locally, creating jobs, and supporting tribal food systems for future generations.
#107 Ak-Chin, Joe DeLaCruz and Quinault Nation
Short Description:
Ak-Chin secures water rights; Quinault leads climate relocation, protecting people and land.
Long Description:
For the Ak-Chin Indian Community, water is life. Leaders like Leona Kaker fought decades for water rights, sustaining farms and people, creating a lasting legacy of resilience. Along Washington’s coast, the Quinault Nation faces rising seas and storms, leading one of the nation’s first climate relocation efforts to protect their people, land, and future.
#108 Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and Lummi Nation
Short Description:
Jamestown S’Klallam and Lummi tribes fight opioid crises with tradition, healing, and hope.
Long Description:
On Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe turned the opioid crisis into a path for healing, creating a clinic inspired by a grandfather’s teachings. The Lummi people, salmon and water stewards, confront the fentanyl crisis by drawing on tradition and community strength, bringing hope, healing, and resilience to future generations.
Program Rights
Broadcast Rights:
Unlimited
Rights Dates:
11/1/2026 - 10/31/2031
School Rights:
None
V.O.D. Rights:
Yes
V.O.D. Rights Type:
Concurrent w/ Broadcast Rights via Media Manager
Linear Live Streaming:
Yes
Non-Commercial Cable Rights:
Yes
Program Contacts
Frank Blanquet
United States
Underwriters
Self-funded