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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – The Menu: Euchee food, whale hunting backlash, and young gardeners » Native America Calling
In his book Rabbit Decolonizes the Forest, Euchee judge Gregory Bigler uses a mix of legal analysis, first-hand accounts, and traditional animal stories. He also includes lots of references to food and how Euchee people carried culinary tradition with them from Georgia to Oklahoma. Filmmakers in the..
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- Deborah Jackson Taffa: author; Whiskey Tender, director; IAIA's MFA in Creative Writing, editor-in-chief; “River Styx” literary magazine
- Ramona Emerson: author of Shutter
Thursday, April 25, 2024 – How Native literature is changing the mainstream narrative » Native America Calling
We are in the midst of a new surge of Native writing talent. And their skill for engaging readers with compelling stories is propelling a new, complex and more sophisticated narrative about who Native Americans are. Gone are the Louis L’Amour stereotypes. The new Native characters are miscreants, bo..
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Monday, April 22, 2024 – Earth Day assessment: new climate report and oil leases » Native America Calling
Native Americans face a six-fold increased risk of flash floods because of climate change in the next two years. That is one of the predictions in a new study led by the University of Oklahoma. One of the study’s authors says “Indigenous communities are grappling with an imminent climate crisis.” An..
The torture and gruesome murders of three Navajo men by white high school students touched off a series of racially-fueled conflicts in Farmington, N.M.
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Friday, April 19, 2024 – Remembering the 1974 Navajo border town murders » Native America Calling
The torture and gruesome murders of three Navajo men by white high school students touched off a series of racially-fueled conflicts in Farmington, N.M. on the border with the Navajo Nation. The murders in April 1974 became known as the Chokecherry Massacre. One protest organizer at the time called ..
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Jacob Taylor (Curve Lake Lake First Nation), CEO of Indigenous Aerospace
James Grimsley, executive director of Advanced Technology Initiatives for the Choctaw Nation
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 – Eyes in the sky for development, public safety, and recreation » Native America Calling
Drones are for more than just appealing aerial videos. Native drone pilots are building careers using drones for scoping out landscapes for construction, searching for lost hikers, and even assessing potentially sacred areas. One First Nations enthusiast sees the novelty factor of drones, also known..
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Diane Fraher (Osage and Cherokee). writer, director, & producer
Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota), Spirit Lake Dakota artist
Mary Mazzio, producer, writer, & director of Bad River
Allison Abner, producer of Bad River
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 — Three new films offer diverse views of Native life » Native America Calling
Two Native sisters venture out of their Native community to chase their dreams, only to run head on into the threats of urban life in the new film, The Heart Stays. The Native-made drama is produced by a Native multi-arts organization and features a Native cast including Nathalie Standingcloud, Jon ..
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Monday, April 15, 2024 – Protecting young people from the down sides of social media » Native America Calling
Citing a troubling disparity for Native youth suicides, two tribes are suing the country’s most prominent social media companies. The lawsuit by the Spirit Lake Dakota Tribe and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin alleges the addictive pull of the platforms is driving a mental health crisis for ..
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Kimberly Blaeser (Anishinaabe ),
Kinsale Drake (Diné),
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Friday, April 12, 2024 – New Native voices in poetry » Native America Calling
Ojibwe writer Marcie Rendon takes a break from her popular Cash Murder Mystery series for a new collection of poems, Anishinaabe Songs For A New Millennium. She invokes the plants, animals, wind, and people of her White Earth home. She challenges readers to listen along to the songs of their ancesto..
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 – Political leaders target tribes with unfounded claims » Native America Calling
With no supporting information, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) claimed tribal leaders in her state are “personally benefiting” from the presence of drug cartels. While campaigning for re-election, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) warned about tribes setting up “abortion-on-demand” clinics to subvert the states new ..
Native Americans enjoy Mandalorians just like everybody else.
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 – Indiginerds descend on Oklahoma City » Native America Calling
It’s the time of year when Native nerds, cosplayers, comic geeks, and gamers assemble for the first and biggest convention devoted to them. Indigipop X is back at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City for the second year, featuring panel discussions, vendors, musicians, a glowstick ball match,..
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Friday, April 5, 2024 – Protecting the night sky » Native America Calling
Most tribes have important traditional connections to the stars and other celestial bodies in the night sky. But increasing encroachment from artificial lights is diminishing those connections. A handful of tribes are supporting a dark skies initiative to preserve what night sky visibility is left a..
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 – Breaking 100 years of silence over ‘the Posey War’ » Native America Calling
A crime spree by two Ute youths in 1923 escalated into a mob of settlers bent on suppressing the nearby Ute and Paiute populations in what is now Utah. The conflict led to the deaths of two Paiute men, including William Posey, a leader who was vilified in the press for his resistance to oppressive s..
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – The Great Alaska Earthquake 60 years later » Native America Calling
The most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America struck 75 miles south of Anchorage in March 1964. More than 130 people lost their lives in the temblor and the subsequent tsunamis. The state’s largest city endured major damage to buildings, property, and infrastructure. Kodiak, Seward, Va..
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Monday, April 1, 2024 – Native Bookshelf: 'The Angel of Indian Lake' by Stephen Graham Jones » Native America Calling
Bestselling Blackfeet writer Stephen Graham Jones (Blackfeet), author and English professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, caps off his horror trilogy with his new novel, The Angel of Indian Lake. It’s the usual rough ride for protagonist Jade Daniels, a slasher movie buff who keeps finding ..
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 – A major boost for salmon restoration in the Pacific Northwest » Native America Calling
Two recent events are major wins for tribes in Washington State fighting to restore natural salmon runs. A federal judge just sided with the Puyallup Tribe in their lawsuit aiming to remove a dam on the Puyallup River because it harms endangered salmon and other fish. And a coalition of a half-dozen..
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 – Super Tuesday: The Day After » Native America Calling
Even though the presidential frontrunners are all but decided, there are some other substantial decisions coming out of the biggest single day of the primary election campaigns. We’ll see which way the political winds are blowing and what it could mean for Native voters. GUESTS Allen Wright (Choct..
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – Native Bookshelf: "Wandering Stars" by Tommy Orange » Native America Calling
Wandering Stars, the new novel by Tommy Orange (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma), weaves together the complex history of the Boarding School Era as witnessed by the ancestors to the characters in his best-selling debut novel, There, There. The story takes us from the devastating Sand Creek M..
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Monday, March 4, 2024 – Demand for a Japanese staple sparks treaty fishing disputes in the West » Native America Calling
Overfishing in Japan, a thriving black market, and even the Fukushima nuclear disaster are all fanning the flames of fishing disputes involving tribes in Nova Scotia and Maine. Eels cannot reproduce in captivity. So juvenile glass eels, known as elvers, are a valuable commodity for Japanese aquacult..
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Friday, March 1, 2024 – Finding Sasquatch » Native America Calling
Sasquatch, also called Bigfoot, has captured the popular collective imagination around the globe for decades. But in addition to their pop icon status, Sasquatch have a deeper meaning for many Native American cultures. The name that’s often used most likely comes from the Coast Salish word “Sasq’ets..
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 — The Menu: Native ag producers cash in » Native America Calling
Native American agriculture sales nearly doubled from 2017 to 2022. That’s one of the takeaways from the most recent Census of Agriculture. It is now a $6.4 billion industry despite a global pandemic and a slight decrease in the number of Native farmers across the board in those five years. Also on ..
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – Native Playlist: Scott George and Mali Obomsawin » Native America Calling
On a typical day, Scott George is making sure elders and others at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation have safe and secure housing. Now, he’s headed to the Academy Awards for the song, “Wahzhazhe,” he and other Osage traditional singers perform that appears on the film “Killers of the Flower Moon”. And a..
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Monday, February 26, 2024 – Native in the Spotlight: Brian "The Hurricane" Jackson the "I Believe" Guy » Native America Calling
Before he was dubbed “The Hurricane” by Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, Brian Jackson (Cherokee, Muscogee, and Seminole) started out making animal balloons for a community church event. That small beginning has led him to breaking world records and traveling the world. He holds 12 Guinness World Record..
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Friday, February 23, 2024 – High profile Alaska murder trial fans past MMIP trauma » Native America Calling
A jury convicted Brian Steven Smith on all counts in the murders of two Alaska Native women, Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. The trial, lasting just over two weeks, made international headlines, at least in part because the killer recorded graphic video of one of the murders. The trial expo..
Thursday, February 22, 2024 – How Land Grant universities cash in on broken promises » Native America Calling
The University of Wisconsin system takes in more than $1 million a year from lands given them by the federal government a century and a half ago. They are among the institutions that reap what a new investigation by the online publication Grist says is more than $2.2 billion dollars in 2022. The ong..
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024 – The spirit of Aloha » Native America Calling
"Aloha" is a more than a word for Native Hawaiians — and its elevated importance in how people approach their own lives and wellbeing is invoked in one of society’s most controversial debates. The Hawaii Supreme Court upheld that state’s restrictions on carrying guns in public, in part say..
