On this edition of Your Call’s US at 250: A Native Perspective series, Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle is back to discuss her latest podcast, First America. Joined by leading Native historians, Nagle uncovers how the founders’ treatment of Indigenous nations—and their resistance—shaped not only the foundation of US democracy, but our current political moment, which she says is 250 years in the making. In episode three, she reports that the American Revolution wasn’t just a fight for liberty. It was also a sprawling conflict with Indigenous nations over who would control North America. We also discuss why Native voices and perspectives were largely missing from media coverage of the US at 250 and how the media should cover Native issues moving forward.