The first segment is a biographic profile of the Native rock group Red Thunder. The second segment looks at a residency program available through the Seattle Indian Health Board sponsored by the University of Washington and Providence Hospital that is attempting to build a bridge between traditional Native practices and Western medicine in order to provide better care for their Native patients. The last three segments are one series on the impact of US military expansion and training on and near reservations. The Department of Defense argues that the geographic formations that protect Native lands will offer cover for military exercises. The expansive lands of the Western United States also provide less populated areas for loud and dangerous artillery training and bombing ranges. National Native News is a nationally broadcast news series that provides news for Native and non-Native Americans from a Native American perspective.
