As Muslims prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, a small number of Native Americans are among them. Whether they’ve converted to Islam or it was brought into their culture by marriage, Native people who practice Islam often have to seek out fellow Muslims. Tuesday on Native America Calling, we examine the intersection of Islam and Native culture

L-R: Xade Wharton-Ali (Mescalero Apache), Hussein Itawi (Monacan Indian Nation), LaTanya Barlow (Diné and Chiricahua-Apache), and Alyssa Crain (Oglala Lakota) (Photos courtesy: Institute for Social Policy and Understanding)
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