Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Medicine Ball" follows Native college athletes, Lexus Redthunder and Leroy Fairbanks IV, as they navigate college life and basketball at the University of Minnesota Morris located on the site of a former Native boarding school. Their journey reveals how basketball became a powerful symbol of resilience, hope, and cultural pride in Native communities.
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Medicine Ball is funded by the Minnesota Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Lorraine R. Hart.
This program is produced by Twin Cities PBS and is a presentation of Vision Maker Media with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support Twin Cities PBS: tpt.org/give
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"Medicine Ball" follows Native college athletes, Lexus Redthunder and Leroy Fairbanks IV, as they navigate college life and basketball at the University of Minnesota Morris located on the site of a former Native boarding school. Their journey reveals how basketball became a powerful symbol of resilience, hope, and cultural pride in Native communities.
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Medicine Ball is funded by the Minnesota Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Lorraine R. Hart.
This program is produced by Twin Cities PBS and is a presentation of Vision Maker Media with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support Twin Cities PBS: tpt.org/give
#minnesota #indigenous #history
