Season 7 of Stories from the Stage features Native American citizens

Valery Killscrow Copeland — a member of the Oglala-Lakota Sioux Tribe — takes viewers on a hike…that’s interrupted by Bigfoot!

Kevin Abourezk — a citizen of the Rosebud Lakota Nation — details his work to rally his Native community to oppose a massive housing development on tribal land.

Stories from the Stage, the
WORLD-original series showcasing extraordinary
stories told by ordinary people
from all walks of life, premieres its
seventh season on Monday, October 16,
at 9:30pm EST. Seven Native Americans
are in the spotlight in upcoming episodes
of the series this season, which was produced
in collaboration with Arizona PBS,
Nebraska Public Media and Vision Maker
Media. Series hosts, humorists and storytellers
Theresa Okokon and Wes Hazard
set the stage for the evening’s theme and
welcome each episode’s three amateur
storytellers to perform for a live audience.
The episode On Sacred Ground (October
23) features three Lincoln, Nebraska,
residents. Award-winning journalist and
managing editor of Indianz.com Kevin
Abourezk — a citizen of the Rosebud Lakota
Nation — details his work to rally
his Native community to oppose a massive
housing development on tribal land
in Lincoln. Artist Colleen New Holy —
an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux
Tribe of Pine Ridge, South Dakota — details
the judgment heaped on traditional
healing through stories of her mother,
noted activist and educator Reneé Sans
Souci, and her work as an educator preserving
Native culture. Valery Killscrow
Copeland — a member of the Oglala-Lakota
Sioux Tribe — takes viewers on a
hike…that’s interrupted by Bigfoot!
The second Native American episode
Sacred Circle (November 13) opens with
Omaha resident Levelle Wells of the Elk
Clan of the Omaha Tribe, who is Afro-Indigenous,
as he finds a path to meaning,
healing and helping after prison. Lawrence,
Kansas filmmaker and University
of Kansas assistant professor Rebekka
Schlichting — an enrolled member of the
Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska —
honors the keeper of the connection between
her people and culture. The episode
closes with Los Angeles resident Charlie
Perry, who has light skin and hair, as he
reflects on trying to be accepted by fellow
members of the Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation of Mayetta, Kansas.
Tempe, Arizona resident Kyle Mitchell,
a Diné (Navajo) storyteller and Army
veteran, shares the love and wisdom he
received on the Navajo reservation in All
Connected (November 20).
New episodes premiere Mondays
at 9:30pm EST through June 2024 on
WORLD and stream across WORLD digital
platforms, including YouTube.
Connection through identity is interwoven
throughout this season of Stories
from the Stage. Audiences will find humor,
poignant lessons and moments of triumph
in episodes such as Finding Family
(December 4), Bucket List (January 8),
Quest (January 22), From the Heart (February
12), Extraordinary Women (March
4), Be the Change (March 18), Belonging
(May 6) and Sound Check (May 13).
Audiences can view Stories from the
Stage on WORLD, YouTube, worldchannel.
org and the PBS App. Individual
stories and exclusive digital content can
also be viewed on Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, TikTok and on the WORLD
YouTube Channel. The series can also be
experienced via podcast with Stories from
the Stage: The Podcast bringing deep
dives, interviews and more, with highlights
selected by series co-creators and
podcast co-hosts Patricia Alvarado Núñez
and Liz Cheng. Select stories from Stories
from the Stage broadcast Fridays on The
World, a globally-focused radio program
from PRX and GBH.