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As the partial government shutdown stretches into its third week its effects are starting to surface. Elected leaders’ inability to agree on a funding plan has furloughed thousands of Bureau of Indian Affairs employees and suspended some Indian Health Service operations. The main disagreement is over funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, one of President Donald Trump’s priorities. We’ll talk with employees and Native organizations about how the shutdown affects Native America.
Guests:
Verlon Jose (Tohono O’odham Nation) – Vice Chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation
Dr. Aaron Payment (Tribe of Chippewa Indians) – chairperson of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and first vice-president of the National Congress of American Indians
Stacy Bohlen (Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa) – executive director of the National Indian Health Board
Francys Crevier (First Nation Algonquin) – executive director of the National Council of Urban Indian Health
Break 1 Music: Keep It Hopping Remix (feat. Cris Derksen) (song) Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie (artist) Round Dance & Beats (Powwow) (album)
Break 2 Music: Solstice feat. Alexandria Rose Holiday (song) Neon Nativez (artist) Hózhó EP (album)
