‘Our America: Indigenous Futures’ honors Native American voices of the past and future [Video]

The ABC Owned Television Stations, in partnership with National Geographic, present “Our America: Indigenous Futures,” an in-depth look at how the use of land, food and technology through an Indigenous lens can benefit all.

For the first time in nearly 200 years, the first tribal land in Illinois will be federally recognized. Reclaimed by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, explore the cultural significance of these ancestral lands through interviews with tribal members and descendants of Chief Shabbona, who ceded the land to Andrew Jackson in the 1800s. Additionally, dive into the tribe’s plans for the land restoration, preservation, and potential development. Plus how this land will help shape the Potawatomi’s future not only in Illinois, but also throughout the Midwest.

As New York City’s only authentic Native American cuisine, Buffalo Jump NYC is here to re-indigenize the NYC Food Scene. Chef Leo Cordier is a Sicangu Lakota dad and native …