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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – The imbalance of parole and probation » Native America Calling
There are many more people on parole and probation — almost double — compared to those incarcerated behind bars. And just as Native Americans are overrepresented in jails and prisons, they make up a disproportionate number of those on supervised release. Criminal justice advocates point to policies ..
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Drive to dismantle college inclusion adds another barrier for Native students » Native America Calling
Following August’s U.S. Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action, several states are rushing to rid their higher education institutions of recruitment and inclusion programs that benefit Native students. On top of that, the botched update to the FAFSA process has many families confused about..
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Monday, May 13, 2024 – Illinois’ first Native reservation » Native America Calling
A tribe once targeted for termination has established the first reservation in the state of Illinois. The U.S. Department of Interior transferred 130 acres of Northern Illinois land to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. The action comes 175 years after the federal government illegally sold the trib..
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Friday, May 10, 2024 – Charting the future of Native jazz » Native America Calling
A big band made up of Native musicians is headlining a jazz festival at the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital this weekend. The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band is billed as the only all-Native jazz band in the world. It’s made up of 16 of the music disciplined genre’s most notable and talented ..
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Monday, May 6, 2024 – Native Bookshelf: 'Moon of the Turning Leaves' by Waubgeshig Rice » Native America Calling
Ten years since a world-changing blackout, an Anishinaabe community must embark on a mission of discovery if they’re going to survive. First Nations author Waubgeshig Rice revisits the survivors from his first novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, as they search south for sustainable future in his next n..
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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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Today at 11am call 1-800-99-NATIV & talk w/
- 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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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 ..
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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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