Check out these movies, documentaries and shows that bring us more authentic, honest depictions of Indigenous communities, all year round.

Native American Heritage Month was first established in 1990 under President George H.W. Bush. “Native American Indian Heritage Month,” as it was originally called, was established by a congressional resolution which recognized the many contributions Native peoples have made to the United States, offers Weitzel.

November is Native American Heritage Month, but Oklahoma boasts an array of places to discover Indigenous cultures all year round.

This year's Native American Heritage Month, in November, comes after the Indigenous population in the United States grew to the largest it's been in modern times, with 3.7 million people identifying as Native American or Alaska Native over the last decade,